Windhoek2015

About Open Data
The open data concept is not new, but one that has been gaining momentum over the past few years due to the opportunities and benefits it presents to citizens. Open data is believed to be the solution to the question of access, dissemination of information and corruption. Open Data Day is a gathering of citizens in cities across the world to write applications, liberate data, create visualizations and publish analysis using open public data to show support for and encourage the adoption of open data policies by the world's local, regional and national governments.

Organisers
1 Billion Africa in collaboration with Southern Africa Innovation Support (SAIS) Programme and Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII) will be hosting the first ever open data hackathon in Namibia to create open data awareness, use of open data to solve local challenges/problems.

Hackathon
The first-ever open data hackathon in Namibia is anticipated to bring together people from diverse professions that have an idea of using open data, want to find an interesting project to contribute towards or to learn about how to visualise or analyse data or simply want to see what’s is happening. The hackathon aims to promote, advocate and exploit the endless opportunities that open data presents to citizens, and how developers can use open data to develop innovative solutions that can help overcome social challenges, increase access to information, promote transparency and accountability. The hackathon is open to developers, designers, librarians, statisticians and most of all the citizens of the country whom the whole open data initiative is intended to empower.

The hackathon expects to achieve the following:

•	Learn more about open data.

•	Engage local NGO’s and companies on the uses of open data for products and solution development.

•	Create long-lasting networks.

•	Establish an open data community in Namibia.

•	Above all, solve a local problem.

Venue & Time
The first open data hackathon in Namibia will be hosted over the duration of two days, from the 20th to the 21st of February 2015. Venue: Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII) Innovation Village, Windhoek, Namibia.

Day 1 Time: 17h30

Day 2 Time: 08h00

Contacts
Mr Lameck Amugongo : lameck.amugongo@1billionafrica.org

Mr Silas Newaka : silas@saisprogramme.com

Mr Leonard Imene : limene@polytechnic.edu.na