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Civic Tech in Malaysia
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An Open Lecture of Sinar Project
Ng Swee Meng <[email protected]>
sinarproject.org
I am….
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Sweemeng: Resident Tech Person
Sinar Project involve in...
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Opening parliament
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Open government
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Open Data
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Digital Rights
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Civic Tech is..
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We focus on….
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Can it work?
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Open Spending
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EveryPolitician
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How do we do civic tech
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Popit with over 4000 People & Organizations
Mapit with all electoral and administrative boundaries
Poplus Components
Fair Elections NGOS contribute boundaries
Issue reporting sites lookup boundaries
Able to map issues to constituencies and therefore hold elected representatives accountable
People & Org Issue tracking sites use Popit ID and information
Parliamentary Monitoring site uses Popit & Mapit information to show info and help users find representatives
Transparency InternationalForest Watch
BetterPenang Local Councils
Aduanku.myFixMyStreet
tindak.org
Common Popit ID allows easy mapping of other sites to MPs
Accountable
Representatives / MyMP
CuttleFish for email requests
foi.sinarporject.org
Alaveteli FOI site helps us keep track of requests for information
MALAYSIA, Sinar Project, http://sinarproject.org, @sinarproject
Open Database/API Popolo/OCDS international open government data specifications
Media
CSOCSO
In constrained environments info/data is hard to get & often lost
Get organizations to share info and stored as structured open data accessible via public API
Parliamentarian Website MP Statistics (Age/Gender)
Influence NetworksReusable, continuously updated,increasingly complete
Construction Contracts
Legislative Proceedings
Link PEPs to other datasets fortransparency & accountability
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What’s the road block
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Lack transparency
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Data not always available
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Need better process
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Media law means things can bite
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Tools alone does not fix problem
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Skills and knowledge needed
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What next
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Expand current project
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More research
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More research redux
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Question?