Announcements
Corruption Perceptions Index 2018
The index, which ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and businesspeople, uses a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean. More than two-thirds of countries score below 50 ...
Mini-grants for Open Data Day
Open Data Day is an annual celebration of open data all over the world. For the ninth time in history, groups from around the world will create local events on the day where they will use open data in their communities. It is an opportunity ...
The Intellectual and Cultural Property Rights of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Asia
A new book titled: “The Intellectual and Cultural Property Rights of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Asia”, written for Minority Rights Group International (MRG) based in London, discusses issues that indigenous and tribal peoples of Asia are facing, including complex threats to their survival as ...
Land, Gender and Migration Consultation
On Thursday January 31st 2019, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, and the Regional Centre for Social Sciences and Sustainable Development, Chiang Mai University (RCSD) will be holding a public workshop in Bangkok under the title Migration and Women’s Land Tenure Rights and ...
Public Good or Private Wealth? - Oxfam Briefing Paper
Billionaire fortunes increased by 12 percent last year – or $2.5 billion a day – while the 3.8 billion people who make up the poorest half of humanity saw their wealth decline by 11 percent. ‘Public Good or Private Wealth’ shows the growing gap between rich ...
The Vietnam Sustainability Forum
The Vietnam Sustainability Forum (Jan 17-18, 2019) aims at providing an international exchange platform for global leaders and stakeholders (policymakers, academics, businesses, entrepreneurs, and NGOs) to present and discuss worldwide initiatives, practices and visionary trends about sustainability. The ultimate goal is to achieve the long-lasting ...
"Advancing Sustainability Together? Citizen-Generated Data and the SDGs" Report
Open Knowledge International has announced the launch of our latest report Advancing Sustainability Together? Citizen-Generated Data and the Sustainable Development Goals. The research is the result of a collaboration with King’s College London, Public Data Lab and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data. More details ...
APNIC HACKATHON
The 1st APNIC Hackathon at APRICOT 2018/APNIC 45, with support from RIPE NCC, was a great success, with 24 participants from eight different economies working collaboratively on IPv6. The 2nd APNIC Hackathon, with the theme “A DRUM” (Addressing Delegation, Routing and Usage Measurement), will be co-located ...
Forging Careers in Human Rights Information Security Today
The survey aimed to get a clearer picture of the systemic infrastructure within which information security trainers and capacity builders work today. Research was structured around consultations with practitioners supporting human rights organizations, in different professional roles, circumstances and contexts. The investigation focused on identifying existing resources and frameworks ...
A study on land dynamics in the periphery of Hakha
The research provides a holistic overview of the key changes that affected Northern Chin society from pre-colonial times up to now in villages close to Hakha town where State penetration was stronger than in more remote areas. The study sheds light on the overlapping and ...
