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Youth Engagement in�Open Data

Open Data, Open Mind

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About Mardy

  • Maintain open data portal
  • Train & mentor on data & digital literacy
  • Technical support on data-related tasks

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What is Data?

Definition · Characteristics · Accessibility

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Rooftop BBQ?

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Travel to Exam Center

  • Save Time
  • Reduce Energy Consumption
  • Avoid Traffic Jam

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D2D: Data to Decisions

DATA

INFORMATION

INSIGHT

INFORMED DECISION

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Traffic Data

  • Save Time
  • Reduce Energy Consumption
  • Avoid Traffic Jam

“What if…

ONLY a few people can access this data….”

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Open Data

FREELY USED

FREELY RE-USED

FREELY RE-DISTRIBUTED

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Creative Commons License

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Open Data 5 Stars

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Open Data Application

Beyond Transparency and Accountability…

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Open Data for Mapping & Navigation

  • OpenStreetMap
  • Create accessible detailed map with open data and crowdsourcing data

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Open Data for Innovative Healthcare

  • TTCare
  • Mobile app to analyze pet’s disease symptoms
  • This AI model was trained on about 500K pieces of open data from government-led AI Hub.

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Open Data for Journalism: �Fisheries in Cambodia

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Fisher Families & Aquaculture

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Open Data, Open Science

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Challenges to Open Data

Lack of incentives to share data

Legal regulatory risks

Limited awareness and access to publicly available data

Limited skills and data literacy

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Youth Agent of Change

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Opportunities

Open Data Portal

Data Literacy & Skill Development

Conference / Workshop

Youth-led projects

Hackathon / Datakathon

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1. Open Data Portals

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2. Data Literacy & Skill Development

  • Data Literacy Training
  • Learning Platform

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3. Workshops / Conferences / Webinars

  • Open Data Day
  • National Open Data Conference

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4. Youth-led Projects

  • Apply data and ICT into social and economic solution
  • Prototype

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5. Hackathon / Datakathon

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Recap

  • Open Data is the data that is freely accessible, usable, and sharable by anyone.
  • Beyond transparency and accountability, Open Data can contribute to multiple sectors: map, navigation, innovation, healthcare, journalism, and so on.
  • Youth is the agent of change, especially in Industry 4.0
  • Despite the challenges, there are multiple opportunities for youths to get stated in contributing to data and open data for social and economic development.

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Empowering Youth in Open Data

  1. Explore and use open data portals
  2. Attend in-person and online training on data literacy & skills
  3. Participate in workshops and conferences on open data
  4. Collaborate with peers to implement data-driven projects
  5. Try out your idea in hackathon and datakathon

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Forward

“By empowering youth to use and contribute to open data, we can create a more informed, engaged, and empowered generation of citizens who can drive positive changes in Cambodia.”

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Thank you for your attention!

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Q & A Session

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References

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Not all data need to be opened…

Non-Sensitive

Personal

Sensitive

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Youth Engagement

  • Take part in community
    • YIGF, connect with peer to learn
  • Join online community:
    • Reddit, GitHub, Stack Overflow, Discord, Twitch
  • Participate in workshop & webinars
    • Learn about data skills
  • Collaborate with others
    • Team up with peers to work on open data project
  • Experiment and learn

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  • Empowering youth through open data
    • Data Literacy & Skill Development
    • Youth-Led initiatives & Project
    • Collaboration & Partnership
  • Future Engagement of Youths in Open Data
    • Emerging trend and technologies
    • Vision for the future
      • Youth as forefront in open data movement
      • Setting goals and target

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References