Open Access and Open Data gaining momentum in Nepal – Open Knowledge International Blog

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Summary:

"This blog is part of the event report series on International Open Data Day 2017. On Saturday 4 March, groups from around the world organised over 300 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data. 44 events received additional support through the Open Knowledge International mini-grants scheme, funded bySPARC, the Open Contracting Program of Hivos, Article 19, Hewlett Foundation and the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office. This event was supported through the mini-grants scheme under the Open Research theme.

For the 5th time in a row, the Open Knowledge Nepal team led the efforts of organising International Open Data Day in Nepal. This year it was a collaborative effort of Kathmandu Living Labs and Open Knowledge Nepal. It was also the first official event out of Kathmandu Valley of Open Knowledge Nepal. Organisations like Code for Nepal, Gandaki College of Engineering and Science and Open Access Nepal were the partners for the event."

Link:

https://blog.okfn.org/2017/03/17/open-access-and-open-data-gaining-momentum-in-nepal/

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Tags:

oa.nepal oa.data oa.access oa.new

Date tagged:

03/17/2017, 20:17

Date published:

03/17/2017, 10:59