In recent years Data Literacy has become a global issue and many data literacy initiatives have been documented throughout the world, particularly in the field of Higher Education.

Open knowledge Somalia introduces an initiative for Data Literacy to assist researchers, data journalists, scholars, Liberians, and other Professions. This initiative intends to enhance and improve soft skills and information literacy of the Somali community. This Initiative aimed in bringing to light to homemade research publications.

This program will accommodate students, Liberians and other professionals from different disciplines who are working on research projects or academic publications. The beneficiaries will be acquainted with open data and open access and how to utilize it in their work. They will acquire information and resources in their disciplines, use different search tools effectively.

The Training 

Our first training was held on the 14th of August. The 1st session of the training was mainly discussed on Understanding of data, data gathering methods,  the available data on the web and data validation. While the 2nd session was discussed data analysis, data visualization, selecting a visualization method, design for visualizing data and storytelling with data. The participants who mostly are in the field of using data showed how is important to their daily work. 

We learned that upskilling of data usage is essential for the improvement of the creativity of the social workers, researchers, and innovators.  

Open Data Day is a yearly celebration of open data all around the world. 2019 OPEN Knowledge Somali organized for the 1st time Open Data Day event in Mogadishu for the local community. The event has been discussed the key issues about open data, open Education and open mapping. The participants learn about the importance of open data and how it can be game-changing.

Open knowledge Somali is a member of OK international and it is community driven open data advocate and Developer for open data tools. Open Knowledge  Somalia advocates open access for everyone.

The first session has been discussed the open library and open access repositories presented by the director of ICT of SIMAD University Abdifitah. Mr. Abdifitah converse about the digitalization of the research output and how open data provides free, and permanent access to research results for anyone to use and distribute. Several open repositories platforms have been shared and discussed by the participants.

The second session was discussed about open mapping and the available digital platforms. The objective of this session was to introduce the participants about the location-based technologies that uses location oriented web-based information and mapping enabling functions.

At the end of the event, open discussions and Q&A  session were conducted.

Open Knowledge aims to provide adequate advances on training the public, education communities and the private sector the significance of Open data and open access for advancing our communities.

Muhiimada Xogta

Xogtu (DATA) waxay leedahay awooda balaaran oo saameeyn xoogan ku yeelankaro habka bulshadu u nooshahay. Dunida maanta waxaa loo yaqaana (Information Age ) Casriga Macluumaadka maxaayeelay waxaa maalintii oo qur ah la abuuraa xog kabadan 2.5 Quintillion bytes (Domosapiens, 2019).

Xog Hufan (Open data) waa xogta si xor ah u isticmaali karo, u wadaagi karo, oo u dhisi karo cid kasta, meel kasta, ujeeddo kasta.

Ujeeda xogta furan waa in bulshadda loo siiyaa fursad ay kaga faaiideystaan xogta si ay u hormariyaan noloshooda ayadoo lagu saadaalin karo fursadaha iyo isbadalada soo socdo.

Faa’iidooyinka Xogta Furan waa ay kala duwan yahiin, waxaana ka mid ah faa’iidooyinka Xogta:

• waxtarka hagaajinta maamulka dowladaha,
• kobaca dhaqaalaha good iyo waaxaha gaarka loo leeyahay (private sector)
• Hormarinta Halabuurka Ganacsi bulshadeed (social entrepreneurship)

(Open Knowledge Somalia ) OK Soomaliya waxay qayb ka tahay Shabakadda Cilmi-baarista Caalamiga ah ee Open Knowledge International. Shabakada waxay diiradda saartaa xogta furan. OK Waxay u ololeysaa caawinta bulshada rayidka si ay u halaan, una isticmaalaan xogta, si ay u xaliyaan dhibaatooyinka bulshada. OK International waxay bixisaa aalado iyo Technologies si loo furo xogta, lafaguro oo loo adeegsado taxliilinta iyo turxaanbixinta xogta.

Open Knowledge Somalia

Open Knowledge (aka OK) Somalia is part of the Open Knowledge International non-profit network focused on open data. OK, International advocates helping civil society to access and use data to solve social problems.  OK, International provides tools and Technologies to open data, analyze and visualize data.

OK, Somalia is started by a group of Tech savvies passionate about Semantic web, big data and openness of data. We advocate through community forms, awareness campaigns, training to solve social issues and enable people to understand open data and create, manage and share knowledge. We promote the openness of data and its fair use to increase citizen participation in the decision-making process.