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Resources – Karnataka Elections 2023
Here’s a list of resources, both in OpenCity.in and outside that you can use to find information regarding the elections. These resources are for Bengaluru Urban district polling information, and likely do not apply for the rest of the state. 2023 polling Your MLA’s performance Past elections These are some of the important resources that…
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Bengaluru Constituencies Datajam – April 2023
Bengaluru Urban district currently has twenty eight assembly constituencies (ACs) in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Can public data be used to analyse, rate and rank how these 28 constituencies are doing in terms of different parameters like health, public transport, education, environment, access to water, economy or civic engagement? Can such an exercise yield outcomes…
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Bengaluru Traffic Datajam – Feb 2023
Can open data help solve a city’s challenges? What if the challenges are as complex as Bengaluru’s infamous traffic? Can a random cohort of people with diverse backgrounds and skills get together and come up with solutions? The Bengaluru Traffic Datajam held on the 4th of February, 2023 in the verdant campus of the Indian…
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Bangalore Floods – A Call for Open Data
A few days of rains in the first week of September and India’s IT capital, Bangalore, got the attention of the international media. The Wall Street Journal headline read – India’s Silicon Valley Flooded by Rains, Exposing Infrastructure Woes. BBC was more dramatic – Boats and tractors replace cars in India’s Silicon Valley. A week…
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Ideas from diverse lenses: Facilitating an ideation workshop for OpenCity
“Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when it’s the only one we have .” — Émile Chartier Just like in many areas of life, this famous quote by French philosopher Émile Chartier holds a lot of truth when it comes to the design and development of technology. While ideas are the life-breath of any…
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#Covid-19 explainer: Guide to documenting migrant workers in need
Even as NGOs and government agencies are involved in providing immediate relief (cooked food or dry ration) to the most vulnerable, the gap in their efforts is in the last-mile delivery of services. Janata audits can be a way to fix this. It is important to document local conditions of the community to which you…
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Bangalore Metro Phase 1 Tracker
Is Namma Metro on a safe track? Experts and officials respond to questions and concerns around the safety and design controversy surrounding the Bengaluru Metro’s construction. Metro work chugging along But rather wearily, and with many hiccups. Recent update is that 11 cases against land acquisition on CMH Road were dismissed in just three days.…