Announcements
International Open Data Day 2019 : Thailand Data Innovation Awards (DIA by DGA)
The Digital Government Development Agency (Public Organization) or GDA will be holding a meeting under the title “Thailand Data Innovation Awards (DIA by DGA)” in Bangkok. This meeting aims to develop innovation, support Data Community Engagement, encourage public sectors, the private sectors and civil society ...
Civil Society in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Preparation and Response
Grasping the opportunities and managing the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution require a thriving civil society deeply engaged with the development, use, and governance of emerging technologies. Following interviews, workshops, and consultations with civil society leaders from humanitarian, development, advocacy and labor organizations, the ...
The Freshwater Health Index
The Freshwater Health Index (FHI) is a web-based tool and open-data resource that measures system health by making clear connections between freshwater ecosystem vitality, the water-related benefits they provide to people, and the governance systems. Since healthy ecosystems and sustainable water supplies are inextricably intertwined ...
Workshop “Migration and Women’s land tenure rights and security in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region”
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 beholding a public workshop in Bangkok under the title Migration and Women’s Land Tenure Rights and Security ...
“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 ...
MEKONG FROM ABOVE
The Mekong From Above Photo Contest is the first of its kind in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) covering Thailand, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Viet Nam, plus Yunnan and Guangxi Provinces of China. It is co-organised by the Knowledge Media Group Thailand (KMG) and the ...
Global Meeting on Big Data Analytics and Data Processing
Conference series LTD cordially invites all participants across the globe to attend the Global Meeting on Big Data Analytics and Data Processing which is going to be held during January 30-31,2019 in Bangkok,Thailand to share the Future Technologies for Knowledge Discoveries in Data” and technology. ...
Connecting the Dots: Measuring and Increasing Data Use for Better Governance
There are many steps between producing and using data for policy making and more effective governance. Most of the efforts to increase data use, historically, has been placed in opening more datasets without thought to how people measure the uptake and use of such datasets. ...
Asia-Pacific AI Social Impact Summit
Organised by ESCAP and hosted by the Government of Thailand, the Summit will explore how to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to promote social and economic impact and meet the Sustainable Development Goals. It will showcase research and spark discussion on creating an enabling environment for ...
Hydropower dams of the Mekong River basin: A review of their hydrological impacts
Hydropower production is altering the Mekong River basin’s riverine ecosystems, which contain the world’s largest inland fishery and provide food security and livelihoods to millions of people. This paper aims to synthesize and critically review existing knowledge regarding observed and projected hydrological alterations caused by ...
