[Okfn-pk] Open Knowledge Pakistan

[Fouad Bajwa]

Hi all,

Good to know that Noman pushed this bit for Pakistan. Rahma, we've already
met at that Fulbright event at FCC.

As far as I know, anyone can do their own thing in open data and this list
is there to share out experiences. I've met some OKFN people in the past
that invited me to follow other lists where amazing stuff is happening.

Anyone can deploy CKAN and I've got demo instances running and there are
other platforms for OD. The only govt body generating some form of OD or
OGD is PITB and the LUMS STI lab. Rahma may already know that and we should
all meet up as their lots of work that needs to be done.

So far there are nearly a dozen activities going on in Lahore, Karachi and
Islamabad.

OKFN lists and events are free for all to join and it's good to have one in
Pakistan.

We have already launched an open data initiative that is publicly available.

Best

Fouad

On Monday, 9 March 2015, Nouman Nazim <nouman.nazim at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Rahma,
>
> Thank you for reaching out to me regarding Open Knowledge Pakistan
> <http://pk.okfn.org>. I hope you are fine and doing great. It's good to
> know about you and your professional acquaintances.
>
> Well, I am based in Islamabad and will be visiting Lahore soon to attend a
> family gathering. I will be delighted to meet you there and discuss in
> detail about Open Knowledge Pakistan with you. Meanwhile, if you get to
> visit Islamabad then do ping me.
>
> At present, we are working on Pakistan Data Hub
> <http://pk.okfn.org/projects/> by deploying CKAN <http://ckan.org/> to
> collect and disseminate all available public data in Pakistan.
>
> You can subscribe to Open Knowledge Pakistan discussion list
> <https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-pk> to stay updated on all
> the proceedings of Open Knowledge Pakistan. To post a message to the list
> write to okfn-pk at lists.okfn.org
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','okfn-pk at lists.okfn.org');>. Don't forget
> to introduce yourself when you join the list so that we can say hello to
> you. It is also worth mentioning that we are discussing about initiatives,
> suggested by one of the members of the list, which are reproduced as under:-
>
> i) Ask corporations, specially dealing with food and health care
> products, to open their manufacturing & raw material policies [data] so
> that consumers can make rational choices rather than emotional following of
> brands under the influence of advertisement.
>
> ii) An online platform / forum / wiki to raise public awareness about how
> Government works in Pakistan and provide answers to frequently asked
> questions about Government functions / services.
>
>
> Your views as well as suggestions on the above mentioned initiatives
> proposed by Mr. Mohsin will be highly appreciated. You can give your views
> / suggestions on the discussion list by writing at okfn-pk at lists.okfn.org
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','okfn-pk at lists.okfn.org');>
>
> Thanking you in anticipation.
>
>
> *Nouman Nazim*
>
> Ambassador / Group Lead
> Open Knowledge Pakistan
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> On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 1:24 PM, Rahma Mian <rmian at icfj.org
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','rmian at icfj.org');>> wrote:
>
>> Dear Nouman,
>> Hope this note finds you well.
>>
>> I am working in Pakistan on a Knight International fellowship
>> <http://www.icfj.org/about/profiles/rahma-mian> creating partnerships
>> between the open data, technology and journalism communities. I am working
>> on various data-driven media projects and hacks/hackers Pakistan
>> <http://hhpakistan.tumblr.com/>.
>>
>> Got your email off Code for Pakistan who I partnered with on the
>> Islamabad Civic Hackathon for which OKFPakistan also partnered.
>>
>> Are you based in Lahore? Would like to meet and chat with you about your
>> plans for OKF's local chapter here.
>>
>> Please let me know,
>>
>> Rahma
>>
>>
>>
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