Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Kenya Launches Government Data Portal

On transparency...

Kenya is the first developing country to have an open government data portal. This brings into focus the supply and demands sides of government information that other countries may take for granted. 

The Kenya government data portal makes public data which includes national census, government expenditure, parliamentary proceedings, education, health, poverty, water, sanitation, energy and public servicesThe goal of opendata.go.ke is to make core government developmental, demographic, statistical and expenditure data available in a useful digital format for researchers, policymakers, ICT developers and the general public and enhancement of universal access to information..

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