BE RDN -OPEN DATA CHAMPION 2017
"Make data easily accessible, freely used, re used and redistributed by anyone"
It is our great pleasure to announce the forthcoming WORLD OPEN DATA DAY on March 4,2017. In Tanzania World Open Data Day organized by the College of ICT Data lab - UDSM will take place on March 4, 2017 at Postal Ground Kijitonyama. RDN as key stakeholders in making innovative ideas easily accessible, will participate in the exhibition of WORLD OPEN DATA DAY locally in Tanzania and internationally via online. As our contribution to the World Open Data Day, RDN will run RDN OPEN DATA CHAMPION COMPETITION to make data or publications that are not easily accessible to be easily accessible, freely used, re used and redistributed by anyone. This is eight (8) days competition will run from February 25,2017 to March 4, 2017.
Who can participate?
RDN- OPEN DATA CHAMPION COMPETITION is open for any one. Both RDN Platform members or non members can participate in this competition.
How to participate?
Simply visit www.rdnplaform.com and then:-
- Log in if you are already RDN Member or Sign up if you are not RDN Member
- Upload data that are not easily accessible in the database (https://rdnplatform.com/rdn-statistic.html
- Submit your most recent publication in e-library (https://rdnplatform.com/e-library-service-2/1445/books.html)
What categories of data to be included?
Any category of data can be included for example statistics and publications.
A: Statistics
The data can be from various sectors as outlined below:-
- Health
- Agriculture & Rural Development
- Aid Effectiveness
- Infrastructure
- Climate Change
- Poverty
- Economy & Growth
- Private Sector
- Education
- Public Sector
- Energy & Mining
- Science & Technology
- Environment
- Social Development
- External Debt
- Social Protection & Labor
- Financial Sector
- Trade
- Gender
- Urban Development
B: Publications
Data from the following publication categories can be accepted:-
- Book
- Chapter In Book
- Journal Article
- Major Creative Work
- Patent
- Review
- Working Model
- Technical Drawing
- Conference Publication
- Designs
- Computer Software
- Contract Report & Consultant's Report
- Theses Accepted For Higher Degree and
- Other Creative Work
Learn more about our publication guideline
Evaluation Criteria
The following will be considered during evaluation to select RDN Champions.
- Quality of data
- Newest of the data
- Accessibility of data
- Demand of data
- Relevance of the data
- Usability and Reliable of the data.
Awards to RDN- Open Data Champions 2017
Overall open data champion(cross sector champion)
- One(1) year Free Business Plan in RDN Platform with value equivalent to 396$.
- Open Data Champion Certificate.
Open Data Champions by Sector
- One(1) year Free Premium Plan in RDN Platform with value equivalent to 116$.
- Open Data Champion Certificate.
Terms and Conditions
- All data uploaded and shared must indicate data source
- Only data uploaded from Saturday, 25 February 2017 to Saturday, 4 March 2017 at 23:59hrs
- Membership plan cannot be changed or converted into cash.
- Evaluation for champion will be based on RDN Platform statistics and information collected during the competition duration.
- RDN Terms of Service also apply
Contact Details
Telephone: +255 22 2781 294
Mobile: +255 755 219 607 & +255 717 866 694
Physical Address:
C&G Plaza, 1st Floor, Mwai Kibaki Rd, Mikocheni, P. O. Box 7915, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Email: info@rdnplatform.com & agape@rdnplatfom.com
Website: www.rdnplatform.com
Useful Information
OUR CROWDSOURCED DATA MODE https://www.rdnplatform.com/crowdsourced-data.html
OUR DIVERSIFIED PUBLICATIONS https://www.rdnplatform.com/diverse-publications.html
