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Lessons from KODI: Completing the Job

Al KagsGlobal, Government, Open Data, Thought Leadership, world viewMarch 1, 2013

My friend, Alex Howard from O’Reilly Radar, asked me a question in September last year that I have wrestled with since: “What are the lessons learnt from the Kenya Open Data Initiative experience?” I have wrestled with this question all of this time because …

Why not? Why can’t Kenya vote via SMS?

Al KagsGlobal, Government, Open Data, Thought Leadership, Uncategorized, world viewSeptember 11, 2012

In my last post, I promised to share my musings on the Kenyan elections. I did muse a little on this subject at the NDI Conference on Technology and Transparency and in general, the faces of my audience told me …

The Power of Open: my reflections

Al KagsGlobal, Government, Open Data, Thought LeadershipSeptember 24, 2011

I said yesterday that, I am likely to have more to say as part of the discussion started by Nathaniel Heller of Global Integrity Commons, wherein he wondered whether Open Data is a good idea for the Open Government Partnership. …

Open Africa: Kenya achieves another milestone

Al KagsEnvironment, Global, Open Data, Thought LeadershipSeptember 23, 2011

This week, as the world went through its annual routine of holding the UN General Assembly meeting in New York, a very significant global milestone was achieved: 38 governments of the world made known their strong explicit intention to adopt …

The value of Open Data

Al KagsOpen Data, Thought LeadershipSeptember 11, 2011

Today, I have been thinking a great deal about Open Data and the value that would – or should (or maybe must) be assigned to Open Government Data. This is especially because dealing with government officials in Africa, I have …

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Lessons from KODI: Completing the Job

Why not? Why can’t Kenya vote via SMS?

The Power of Open: my reflections

Open Africa: Kenya achieves another milestone

The value of Open Data

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Lessons from KODI: Completing the Job

Why not? Why can’t Kenya vote via SMS?

The Power of Open: my reflections

Open Africa: Kenya achieves another milestone

The value of Open Data

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