Blogs
ODC’s second GIS workshop: Data collection and application of GIS
In the previous blogpost we kicked off the first series of QGIS workshop in which we highlighted the activities and results of the successful 24 participants which have been attended and awarded with a certificate during the three-day workshop. After we introduced the principle of the geographic information system with the application of QGIS software, this time the data collection and application of GIS are in the focus.In three days running from 07th to 09th May at ODC’s office in Phnom Penh, 21 participants – who are working in government, private sectors, NGO institutions and universities including Ministry of Mines and Energy, Ministry of Planning, Smarter Solutions, Sustinat Green, Rising Phoenix, Green Environment Group, East-West Management Institute, Maddox Jolie Pitt Foundation, Fisheries Action Coalition Team, Highlanders Association, BirdLife International Cambodia Programme, Royal University of Phnom Penh, World Vision Cambodia, Institute of Technology of Cambodia, and Open Development Cambodia – learned how to use geographic information system and open source application ...
From data to a news story: ODC hosts workshop about data-driven journalism
Data is everywhere! Since the rise of the Internet the amount of data has exploded significantly. Everything we see online is - after all - digital data. Knowing this, it is no surprise that not only data scientists, bankers and scholars make use of this ...
Digitalization affects us all - ODC attends conference hosted by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
“When I first arrived in Cambodia, I was impressed of the digitization process here,” Dr. Daniel Schmücking remembers his first days in Phnom Penh, and continues: “I thought ‘how can I survive here?’ but then someone told me about PassApp.” The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) ...
ODC meets NCDD for the second time
On the 4th of May 2018 the ODC team met representatives of the National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development (NCDD). This meeting was second in a series of consultations and negotiations with NCDD, as both organisations have mutual goals and objectives. Here, NCDD’s intention to ...
Transparency day: ODC visits local fashion enterprises
More and more small local companies attempt to oppose the conventional garment and fashion industry in Cambodia. Instead of producing cheap clothes and paying low wages, the fashion startups choose a different path, one that provides better conditions for the workers and yields creative products ...
Liger meets Open Development Cambodia: Liger talents receive GIS certificates
The Liger campus lies hidden behind some residential buildings in the outskirts of Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh. You wouldn’t expect the little oasis amidst the busy urban life with its countless motorbikes, tuktuks, street vendors and construction sites. However, when you enter the gate of ...
Success stories from seed grant innovation awardees of the 5th Mekong ICT Camp 2017 (cont.)
In the last blogpost we kicked off our two-articles blog series in which we show the results of the five projects which have been awarded with the Seed Grant Innovative Award” during the Mekong ICT Camp 2017. After we introduced the teams from Cambodia, Myanmar ...
Success stories from seed grant innovation awardees of the 5th Mekong ICT Camp 2017
One of the highlights of last year’s edition of the 5th Mekong ICT Camp 2017 hosted by Open Development Cambodia was the “Seed Grant Innovative Award”, endowed with 3,000$ for each of the five awarded teams. About half a year after the grant receivers were ...
ODC team participated in the Regional Conference on Mekong-Japan Cooperation: Progress and Challenges since 2015
Organised by the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, the conference on the topic of regional cooperation in the Mekong region took place at the Raffles Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh on the 23rd of March. In his welcoming remarks, H.E. Ambassador Pou Sothirak, ...
ODC team attended the ‘7th National Consultation Workshop on the Draft of the Environment and Natural Resource Code of the Kingdom of Cambodia’
The event held at Sofitel Phokeethra Hotel on Thursday, 22 March 2018, was the final workshop of the public consultation process to develop the Code prior to its enactment. This workshop was cooperatively organized by Ministry of Environment and the Vishnu Law Group Approximately 400 ...
ODC joins the 2018 Cambodia Outlook Conference
“We want Cambodia to be a high-income country by 2050,” PM Hun Sen affirmed the ambitious prospect of Cambodia’s economy at the 2018 Cambodia Outlook Conference which Open Development Cambodia attended. The conference took place on Thursday, 15 March 2018 at the Hotel Sofitel Phnom ...
First step to fundamentals of QGIS workshop with ODC
For the first time, Open Development Cambodia hosted a workshop on fundamentals of QGIS for the public. The workshop about the principle of the geographic information system with the application of QGIS software took place between ...
Open Data Day 2018: Open contracting for sustainable development
From Cape Town to Helsinki, between Wellington and Sao Paulo: Some 400 events took place during this year’s Open Data Day. Of course, Open Development Cambodia was part of the global event. For the Cambodian edition of the annual celebration of the international open data, ...
A collaborative training workshop for citizen journalists on ‘News report writing on public service delivery’
Open Development Cambodia in collaboration with the Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) hosted a two-day training workshop in Siem Reap. On 28 February and 1 March, 16 citizen journalists from across the country learned to write stories covering public services in their communities. ODC ...
Open Data Day 2018: You are invited again!
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) in collaboration with Open Data Communities, Open Data Activists, Open Source Enthusiast and Educator, representative of the Advocate for Free Culture & Open Knowledge in Cambodia and CSOs in both national and international, the organizer team members team is enthusiastic ...
Joint workshop on SERVIR and climate services support activity in Cambodia
On 20 February 2018, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) and The Asia Foundation (TAF) have organized a joint workshop on “SERVIR and climate services support activity in Cambodia” at Himawari Hotel, Phnom Penh, funded by the Chemonics International. The purpose of this workshop is to share ...
Meeting on collaboration between ODC and NCDD
On 26 January 2018, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) team joint a meeting with the National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development (NCDD) at Ministry of Interior to discuss the possible collaboration between ODC and NCDD. ODC team was warmly welcomed by H.E. Cheam Pe A, Director of the Monitoring and ...
ODC joins consultation workshop on verification result of reviewed forestry and protected area laws
On 16 January 2018, Open Development Cambodia is invited to participate in the consultation workshop on verification result of reviewed Forestry and Protected laws at Himawari hotel. This workshop is attended by 24 international and national non-governmental organizations representatives, technical officers from Ministry of Environment ...
ODC team join the field visit on the Implementation of the Social Accountability Framework (I-SAF)
On 08 December 2017, STAR Kampuchea invited ODC to join the field visit on the Implementation of the Social Accountability Framework (I-SAF) for Sub-national Democratic Development (SNDD) of the Social Accountability Steering Committee, organized at Prey Korky commune, Chantrea district, Svay Rieng province. There are ...
ODC joins 11th National Conference on “Governance of Land and Natural Resources”
On 06 December 2017, Open Development Cambodia is invited to join the 11th National Conference on “Governance on Land and Natural Resources”, co-organized by 61 Civil Society Organizations at the Tonlebasac 2 Restaurant, Phnom Penh. This national conference brings about 290 participants from representatives of Ministry of ...
ODC joins "Digital Agriculture Forum"
On 06 December 2017, Open Development Cambodia is invited to join the Digital Agriculture Forum, hosted by USAID at the Himawari Hotel in Phnom Penh. This forum brings together members of USAID, partner organizations, implementing partners, research institutes, and the private sector to share experiences ...
ODC annual staff reflection 2017
From 25-29 November 2017, after the BarCamp event at Battambang province, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) team has continued to Siem Reap province to celebrate Annual Staff Reflection 2017. On the first and second days of the Annual Staff Reflection, ODC team spent two whole days ...
Workshop on ODC website and information on access to public services
On 23 November 2017 at the office of Open Development Cambodia (ODC), Phnom Penh, ODC team has organized a workshop on “ODC Website and Information on Access to Public Services”, funded by Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (SPIDER), under a project theme of “Public Awareness of ...
Workshop on ODC website and information on access to public services with local authority, NCDD and NGOs
On 31 October 2017, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has organized a workshop on “ODC Website and Information on Access to Public Services” at Tonle Bassac II Restaurant, Phnom Penh, funded by Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (SPIDER), under a project theme of “Public Awareness of and ...
Stakeholders meeting on social land concession profile page
On 30 October 2017 Open Development Cambodia (ODC) cooperated with Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has organized a Stakeholder Workshop on “Social Land Concession Profile Page” at Tonle Bassac II Resturant. The purpose of this workshop is to discuss and input ...
