We will be leading a two hour introduction to TileMill, our open source map design studio, here in Kabul on Monday, specifically looking at how NGOs can tell better stories with their data by visualizing it on beautiful, fast maps.
This afternoon Eric will preview TileMill, our full-featured map design studio that will go beta next week, at the Tech@State conference.
The final results from Septembers's Wolesi Jirga elections in Afghanistan have been released on 2010.afghanistanelectiondata.org.
TechCamp Santiago is taking place today in Chile, and Eric is attending to show some examples of the efficiency gains that can come from opening up data, as well a
We're working on adding fast interactivity to data-heavy maps.
The National Democratic Institute's launch of a dedicated open data catalog around yesterday's elections in Afghanistan shows how open data is starting to be implicitly integrated into USAID programs operating on the ground abroad.
This morning the Afghan government announced that it will give approved researchers access to the raw data it collects in its demographic and economic surveys, expanding access from the prepared data sets it provides now. This is a good first step toward creating an open data plan in the country.
National Democratic Institute's conference on Citizen Technology and Election Accountability here in Nairobi just wrapped up. The two days brought together election experts and technologists from all over the region.
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