Open Data for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Course

Courses

Expert: GURT Resource Center

1.5 – 2 hours

Free of charge

GURT Resource Center is an innovative accelerator of democratic transformations. Since 1995, we have been committed to better Ukraine developing and utilizing the potential of changemakers. GURT operates as a social business reinvesting its income into improvements of products and services for our valued customers.

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Welcome to the Open Data for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) online self-paced course!

The goal of the course is to equip civil society practitioners with up-to-date knowledge and skills essential for data analysis, creating data-based, digital campaigns, or measuring the effectiveness of the Internet-based interventions bringing about a positive social change.

Enjoy the course and do remember to spread the word about your learning experience with your professional network!

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For who?

Civil society practitioners interested in learning more about the best practices of the Open Data application in the field ranging from global perspective to specific local cases and practical tips.
Trainers and educators motivated to deepen and/or assess their knowledge and skills in this subject.
All interested learners curious about the Open Data and its application in the initiatives related to change management and/or positive changes in the society.

Key features

to understand the difference between “data” and “information”;
to explain what “Open Data” is;
to list the principles of Open Data;
to outline the Open Data policy guidelines;
to give examples of Open Data services;
to describe different data types and formats;
to choose the appropriate format for different types of data;
to illustrate how to choose the right text encoding format in order to avoid the incorrectly displayed data.