Yearly Archives: 2013
BarCamp Sihanoukville 2013 Recap
On December 7th and 8th, a small team from ODC jumped in a bus and traveled to Kampong Som to participate in BarCamp Sihanoukville. The conference was held at Build Bright University. The day-and-a-half-long event featured presentations from specialists of many fields and interests, including information technology, mapping and GIS, writing and journalism, UX and design, and photography. ODC presented on three different topics.On Saturday morning Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator Penhleak Chan ran a session on “data journalism” to a room of interested youth. Data journalism was defined, its uses were explained, and many examples of successful contemporary data journalism were shown. The presentation wrapped up with a description of the DW Akademie-hosted data journalism workshop to be offered in January in partnership with ODC, Women’s Media Centre of Cambodia (WMC), the Department of Media and Communication (DMC) at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, the Club of Cambodian Journalists and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), Cambodia Office. You can view Penhleak’s slide ...
ODC Resources at Work & Honorable Mentions
By making information accessible to anyone with an internet connection, ODC facilitates rational, fact‑based dialogue, improved communication, strengthened policy making, and better development planning across all sectors. The ODC website has been featured on Le Petit Journal, an online French newspaper, as a case of ...
និស្សិតស្រីកម្ពុជាជើងឯកផ្នែកព័ត៌មានវិទ្យា នៅមជ្ឈមណ្ឌល Passerelles Numeriques កម្ពុជា
PN Cambodia Students Visiting ODC Team’s WorkplaceODC Design Team Leader Huy Eng Presenting ODC Site Development Passerelles Numeriques (PN) គឺជាមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលមួយបណ្តុះបណ្តាលផ្នែកព័ត៌មានវិទ្យា មិនគិតពីកម្រៃហៅកាត់ថា PN។ PN មានកម្មវិធីជាភាសាបារាំង ខ្មែរ វៀតណាម និងហ្វីលីពីន។ PN កម្ពុជាបាន ចាប់ផ្តើមដំណើរការនៅឆ្នាំ២០០៥។ ការធានារ៉ាប់រង ត្រូវ ...
Data Journalism & ODC: A LepetitJournal's Featured News Report
If you read French, below is what LepetitJournal, a French online newspaper, has to say about ODC: DATA JOURNALISME – Open Developpement Cambodia : les développeurs du développement. Voici le premier site de « data journalisme » du Cambodge. D’abord décidées à cartographier les ressources naturelles, les petites mains ...
PPMM #21: Monitoring Forest Degradation Using Satellite Imagery | When Mapping Meets Arts
You’re invited to the PPMM #21, which is scheduled for Tuesday, October 29. Please mark your calendar and extend the invite to your friends. We have two very exciting presentations/discussions: 1. Paul, from Aruna Technology, is giving a presentation on remote sensing, using forest degradation monitoring as an ...
Celebrating the October 2013 ODC Open House
On Monday, October 21st, Open Development Cambodia opened its doors to a group of wonderful supporters here in Phnom Penh. During the open house Terry Parnell welcomed guests to the space, Thy Try introduced himself as ODC Director, and Chunly Serey Vicheth and Chan Penhleak led ...
Taking ODC's Data Collection Ethos to BarCamp Phnom Penh
On Saturday, October 19, ODC Research & Volunteer Coordinator Chan Penhleak gave an interactive presentation session on “How to Locate, Fact-Check, and Share Cambodia’s Development Data” at the BarCamp Phnom Penh, which was held at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC). In attendance were a group of ...
Making Digital Maps Using Free and Simple Mapping Applications
“There may be times when you want to explain things through maps, but you don’t know how to create the maps. With the currently available technology, creating map has become relatively easy. You no longer need to be an expert to develop maps, provided that ...
Happy Pchum Ben Day!
Wishing you a great holiday with religious festivities and celebrations. From the management and staff of ODC. ...
Introducing ODC Director Thy Try
ODC Director Thy TryWe are happy to introduce Thy Try, Open Development Cambodia’s new director as of today. Try has been involved with ODC as a member of the advisory board since 2011. He previously coordinated a project of Development and Partnership in Action (DPA). ...
ODC Participated in TechCamp Phnom Penh
Greg Bem and Penhleak ChanOn September 25-26, ODC representatives Penhleak Chan and Greg Bem attended TechCamp Phnom Penh at the Royal University of Phnom Penh’s Cambodia-Korea Cooperation Center. Part think tank and part networking party, TechCamp brought minds from all sectors to work together and ...
PPMM #20: Quantum GIS 2.0 & Geo-Tags
PPMM #20 AdvertGreetings,You’re invited to a special edition of the Phnom Penh Mapping Meetup, which is scheduled from 6:00 – 7:30pm on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 at Equinox.Members of the PPMM group are fans of the open movement, especially open source mapping applications. In honor ...
Happy Birthday, ODC!
Members of the ODC Team and John WeeksIt’s Open Development Cambodia’s Second Birthday! We have grown tremendously since our soft launch on August 16, 2011. Some of you have been part of our development over the past two years! Others of you have been dedicated ...
Driven by data: Open Development Cambodia turns two and goes viral
— MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT — Phnom Penh, 15 August 2013 – Open Development Cambodia (ODC), the innovative open data website that brings together a treasure trove of economic, environmental and social data on the Kingdom in one place, is celebrating its second birthday tomorrow, 16 August. And ...
PPMM #18: Mapping Election Data, Garment Factories, and More
Hello Everyone! The upcoming Phnom Penh Mapping Meetup #18, which is scheduled for Tuesday (July 30, 2013) at Equinox, will feature presentations and a panel discussion on “Mapping Election Data.” The ODC Team will speak about the ODC Election Page and related election maps. The Sithi.org Team ...
ODC Organized Mekong Region’s Open Data Workshop
From July 18 to 20, ODC successfully organized a regional workshop on collaborative open data opportunities in the Mekong Region. The workshop aimed to stimulate discussion on open data approaches, build relationships around the region, and identify possible ways forward together. In attendance were representatives ...
ODC’s Governing Board Installed and By-Laws Promulgated
On July 10, ODC’s governing board was installed in a reception and meeting held at the EWMI’s office. The board, comprising seven members with a vast range of knowledge and experiences in Cambodia’s development, particularly in IT field, signed on to adopt the ODC’s by-laws. ...
Press Release: Open Development Cambodia Launches Election Page
An Election Info SmorgasbordOpen Development Cambodia (ODC) Posts a Wealth of Data on the Kingdom’s Upcoming Vote For an increasingly tech-savvy generation of Cambodians, Open Development Cambodia’s newly launched Khmer-language Elections Page, cambodia.opendevelopmentmekong.net/election offers a one-stop shop for Cambodians to learn about elections. The page ...
Phnom Penh Mapping Meetup #17 is Happening!
You’re invited to a very special edition of the Phnom Penh Mapping Meetup! Typically, the mapping meetup is scheduled for the last Tuesday of each month. However, this very special occasion calls for a slight change to the tradition. Bernd and Paul will speak about their ...
PPMM#16 - Polling Station Density Maps and 'Election Page' Project
On May 28, the ODC team hosted a monthly Phnom Penh Mapping Meet-up (PPMM), in which ODC, Urban Voice of Cambodia, and John Weeks presented on recent project updates and results. Urban Voice presented results from the blackouts and road condition surveys in Phnom Penh. ...
ODC Presents at BarCamp Battambang!
A four-member delegation from the Open Development Cambodia team attended the two-day international technology conference BarCamp, held in Battambang. Through its theme “Empowering Youth through Technology”, BarCamp brings together information-technology enthusiasts, innovators, bloggers, students, community organizers, and data journalists such as ourselves to share our ...
កម្មវិធី Mekong ICT Camp ប្រទេសថៃ
លោកស្រី Terry Parnell អ្នកគ្រប់គ្រងគម្រោងនៅអូឌីស៊ីនៅក្នុងកម្មវិធី Mekong ICT Camp ប្រទេសថៃនាព្រឹកនេះ លោកស្រី Terry Parnell អ្នកគ្រប់គ្រងគម្រោងនៅអូឌីស៊ី បានធ្វើបទបង្ហាញអំពី “ទិន្នន័យបើកទូលាយ ការអភិវឌ្ឍសង្គម និងការអនុវត្តការយល់ដឹង ...
Phnom Penh Mapping Meetup #15
On April 30, the ODC team hosted a monthly Phnom Penh Mapping Meet-up (PPMM), in which ODC, Atlas, and Sahmakum Teang Tnaut presented on the recent project updates and results. As a result of ODC’s outreach activities, six students from the Royal University of Agriculture ...
