Open Knowledge Foundation
For A Project To Develop And Expand The School Of Data
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Amount$158,500
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Program
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Date Awarded7/17/2012
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
The Open Knowledge Foundation is dedicated to promoting the creation of open-source technologies, government open-data portals, and encouraging stakeholders to make use of government data to improve citizen demands on government performance. This grant is for the School of Data, an online course to train non-experts in accessing, analyzing, and using data. This project will support a mentorship program to guide participants through the course, an assessment and accreditation program, and anchor the initiative with partner organizations in Mexico, Africa, and Latin America. The grant also will support the translation of course materials into Spanish and other languages.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.okfn.org
Address
86 - 90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE, United Kingdom
Grants to this Grantee
for a project to support the Global Open Data Index
The Open Knowledge Foundation promotes open-source technologies and government open-data portals, and encourages stakeholders to use government data to increase the ability of citizens to make informed demands on government. This grant will support the Global Open Data Index to enable civil society organizations that use open data to improve community monitoring, advocacy, and journalism. Support will also be provided to strengthen the global network of Open Knowledge Communities.
for legal assistance
This grant will allow the Open Knowledge Foundation to contract legal assistance to establish public charity status.
for a project to support the School of Data and OpenSpending initiatives
The Open Knowledge Foundation promotes open-source technologies and government open-data portals, and encourages stakeholders to use government data to increase the ability of citizens to make informed demands on government. This grant would strengthen their School of Data program, which provides basic technology training to a broad audience. Support would also be provided to the OpenSpending project, a one-stop shop for budget information for many countries.
