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Kenya: Open Data as a Platform for Development by Kevin Merritt of Socrata
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Kenya: Open Data as a Platform for Development
Transforming Data into Enabling Infrastructure for Communities
Open Kenya - Objectives
• Create enabling infrastructure to accelerate human and economic development throughout communities in Kenya
• Engage Kenyans in the development of their communities and to give them unfettered access to data that affects their daily lives
• Foster an innovation ecosystem around government data
• Gain new insights with data analysis
Open Kenya – From Concept to Reality
• Socrata-powered Open Data Site featuring– An accessible interactive online experience for
finding, exploring, visualizing and sharing data– Location-aware data exploration using newly-
created geospatial boundaries for 47 counties– Open, uniform programmatic access to all datasets
using Socrata Open Data API (SODA)– Finely customized publishing experience
based on topics and counties
Results
http://opendata.go.ke
Results• The first fully interactive, API-enabled Open Data site
in the developing world• 452 interactive datasets, maps and charts covering
47 counties and a wide range of topics– Health, education, energy, population, poverty, water and
sanitation• 150 suggested datasets by the community• 6 registered community apps including – Msema Kweli: mobile app that keeps track of Community
Development Fund projects– Huduma/Ushahidi: social app to amplify constituent voices
• Enthusiastic global coverage
International Press - Highlights“Kenya's move will likely be replicated in many other African countries currently receiving funding from the World Bank for the implementation of e-governance programs.”
“Kenya opens its books in revolutionary transparency drive…powered by Socrata, a Seattle-based startup that has worked on open data projects with partners such as the City of Chicago and Medicare.”
“The launch of Open Kenya suggests government as a platform is growing. Open Kenya is powered by Socrata, the Seattle-based startup that has been instrumental in standing up open data platforms at the state, city and federal levels in the United States.”
About SocrataContact/Follow Us:
www.socrata.comKevin MerrittFounder & CEOTelephone: (425) 301-8142Email: [email protected]: @kmerritt
Representative Socrata-powered Open Data sites:
Data.Gov – http://explore.data.govMedicare – http://data.medicare.govChicago – http://data.cityofchicago.orgIllinois – http://data.illinois.govEdmonton – http://data.edmonton.caSeattle – http://data.seattle.govOklahoma – http://data.ok.govCook County – http://data.cookcountyil.govOregon – http://data.oregon.govKenya – http://opendata.go.ke
