OPEN DEVELOPMENT CAMBODIA (ODC)

Organizational Development Transformation from a program into

NGOs; Launch of the Generation II; Migration of content Development of new content.

ODC in Development Work

Website that serves as a one-stop shop on Cambodian data

---SciDevNet“… help people plan better, organize the economy, and plan for disasters. …”

---Mekong Consultants

Platform system of open sources◦CMS (Wordpress Multiple Network)

◦CKAN (Data Hub Management)◦Geoserver (Spatial Data Management)

Usability of the system: simplicity for low-tech staff to “add, update and manage” easily

Platform Development

The integration◦ Components will be integrated side-by-side in the

architecture.

Technical Challenges

Support the languages localization ◦ All the functionalities on the site must develop to

be able to support multilingual content. The multi-platform challenge (Compatibility)

◦ The web apps must adapt to the device on which it’s viewed that including cross-browser compatibility, screen sizes, ratios and pixel density vary between devices. Otherwise, non-responsive platform will impair to the user experience

Technical Challenges (Conts)

Search Engines Functionalities on the site◦ Have a lot of datasets and contents on the sites◦ Enhance the searching function to be effective

Present and Manage Spatial Dataset/Database◦ Limited characters of Shapefile’s attribute (255)◦ Publishing the larg size of map layers◦ Loading the large size of layers on Map explorer

Technical Challenges (Conts.)

Non-technical challenges

Nouveau concept of Open Data movement in Cambodia, and GMS countries;

Limited availability and access to the open data: Gov’t, IOs, INGO/NGO and private sector;

Constraints by legal and political environment.

Partners & Projects

*Spider*Open Society Foundation (OSF)*American Jewish World Services*Winrock International---SFB*Global Forest Watch (GFW)*People in Need (PIN)*GIZ …

Public health servicesSocial land concessionsDevelopment aid and assistance Infrastructure and road networksRice production policy , exports and food securityAgricultural land useWater management and irrigation systemsElection databasesOne-shop compendium: of laws, regulations and policy …

Some Potential Projects

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