Women in Open Data
ShareTweetShare0 Shares What keeps Mekong women from accessing open data? Mekong Women in Data: Understanding barriers to women’s access to open data in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam Photo by Mimi Thian on Unsplash. Licensed freely on Unsplash. Gender inequality underscores the lives of women all over the ...
Call for applicants to COCONET: Southeast Asia Digital Rights Camp
EngageMedia, the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), and the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) are calling for applications to COCONET: Southeast Asia Digital Rights Camp, to be held on October 22-26 in Indonesia. Applications are open until August 10. Read the full release below, and apply on EngageMedia’s website.—When: 22-26 October ...
Mekong ICT Camp 2017 Seed Grant to support pilot project prototypes on social innovation for development
Mekong ICT Camp 2017 Seed Grant is a small grant aimed to support pilot project prototypes on Social Innovation for development. The support is USD3,000 per project. This year, the seed grant will be awarded for the 5 best prototypes (one for each country in ...
SDG 12 Responsible consumption and production
SDG 12 – “Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns” – has a monitoring framework of 11 targets and 13 indicators. Unmanaged consumption and production can contribute to depletion of natural resources.1 Sustainable consumption and production (SCP) requires a fundamental shift in the way we use services ...
Case Study: Chiang Khong Special Economic Zone
Chiang Khong SEZ is a district of the Chiang Rai SEZ, all of which is located about 785 km north of Bangkok.48 This SEZ was developed here, a logistical business center for trade, to make it easier for goods to flow from China to Laos.49 It was ...
Hydropower dams
With its vast, complex network of tributaries, the Mekong river system has been identified as a valuable source of hydroelectricity generation from as early as the 1960s. Today, the Lower Mekong Basin is a key site for large-scale hydropower dam development,1 and it is estimated ...
Innovation Community of Practice Edge Week: Exploring Data Sovereignty and the Data Governance Crossroads in Asia with the Open Development Initiative
Session 1 overview: Exploring Data Sovereignty and the Data Governance Crossroads in Asia with the Open Development Initiative Date: 29 September 2020, 1 pm ICT As societies become increasingly digital how do we ensure that they are socially just and inclusive too? What implications do emergent tech and ...
Urban administration and development
The Lower Mekong region is home to some of the world’s most dynamic cities. Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Yangon all have populations in excess of 5 million and are still growing. Phnom Penh and Vientiane are smaller but their growth has been ...
Towards Effective Advocacy in Mekong Region with Data Literacy
The Open Development Initiative (ODI) first began working with our constituents on data literacy in 2019, with a 3-month data literacy programme for journalists in Myanmar. Since then we have localized our Data Literacy Curriculum, adapted from the World Bank Certificate Program, to meet the ...
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Cumulative Impact Assessment on Lower Mekong Regional Water and Energy Infrastructure Development and Planning
The Lower Mekong Initiative – Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership, funded by the United States Department of State, and implemented by Pact, together with Mae Fah Luang University and partners will conduct a multi-disciplinary expert course: “Cumulative Impact Assessment on Lower Mekong Regional Water and Energy Infrastructure Development ...
IDI launches 'accountability hub' for land, housing and resource rights
Inclusive Development International has launched an online accountability hub to provide resources for advocates to conduct investigative research in support of communities whose rights and resources are threatened by investment projects. Visit ‘Following the money to justice’ to see what it’s all about, and see the ...
SDG 17 Partnerships for the goals
SDG 17 – “Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development” – is made up of 19 targets and 25 indicators. It covers the elements making up means of implementation: finance (17.1-17.5), technology (17.6-17.8), capacity-building (17.9), trade (17.10-17.12), and systemic ...
Call for National Researchers
Call for national researchers for the Global Data Barometer – Asia Region Open Data for Development Asia Hub (D4DAsia) is currently seeking independent, country-level researchers (individuals or institutions) for the following 14 countries: Indonesia; Philippines; Singapore; Cambodia; Lao PDR; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam; Sri Lanka; India; Nepal; Bangladesh; ...
SDG 10 Reduce inequality
SDG 10 – “Reduce inequalities within and among countries” – is made up of 10 targets and 11 indicators. SDG 10 will be reviewed at the High-Level Political Forum in 2019, along with SDGs 4, 8, 13, and 16. SDG 17 is reviewed annually. ...
The 5th Mekong ICT Camp 2017 call for applications is now open!
Applications are open for the 5th Mekong ICT camp 2017, to be held in Siem Reap, Cambodia. See the release below for details, and apply before May 25, 2017.—Mekong ICT Camp 2017:innovation, citizenship, and open technology for social change in Mekong subregion:A Hands-on Workshop on ...
Climate change
The last 35 years have seen significant warming of the earth’s atmosphere. This is closely linked to human activity, in particular an increase in the industrial emission of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. Climate change has already resulted in an increased intensity ...
Water-borne diseases, Dengue Fever and undernutrition
The Lower Mekong Region is one of the most vulnerable areas to climate change, which has the potential to jeopardize human health. The World Health Organization considers water-borne diseases, undernutrition and mosquito-borne diseases priority health concerns for the region, and climate change can transform those ...
MRC to host "Dialogue with Hydropower developers"
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) will host a “Dialogue with Hydropower developers” in Vientiane on 10-11 August, 2017, aiming to ‘to engage hydropower project developers and the private sector in discussion of aspects related to Hydropower planning and development in the Mekong Basin’.Read the full ...
[CLOSED!] Call for National Researchers for the Global Data Barometer – Asia Region: Deadline for applications extended to February 28, 2021
[Application is now closed!] Open Data for Development Asia Hub (D4DAsia) is currently seeking independent, country-level researchers (individuals or institutions) for the following 14 countries: Indonesia; Philippines; Singapore; Cambodia; Lao PDR; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam; Sri Lanka; India; Nepal; Bangladesh; Taiwan; and Japan. Selected researchers will act as national researchers ...
SDG 3 Good health and well-being
SDG 3 – “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages” – has a monitoring framework made up of 13 targets and 26 indicators. It covers maternal (3.1) and newborn/children’s health (3.2), communicable (3.3) and non-communicable diseases (3.4), substance abuse (3.5), traffic ...
