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WHO WE ARE

The Caribbean Open Institute (COI) is a regional coalition of individuals and organizations that promotes open development approaches to inclusion, participation and innovation within the Caribbean, using open data as a catalyst. Our focus is on: Advocacy, awareness, and engagement with public sector stakeholders on Open Government and Open Data; Evidence of the potential impacts of Open Data initiatives through demand-side research initiatives in various thematic sectors; Capacity building in data literacy, competence and application as an essential component of Caribbean development

Our Stories (Blogs)

Envisioning a Caribbean Data Revolution

The Caribbean is often described as "data poor" due to: Limited access to high quality, locally relevant, openly accessible data. Cultural and institutional... read more
  • HarvestAPI: A Building Block to Better Agriculture Data Interfaces
  • Reimagining Jamaica’s Agriculture Data Infrastructure
  • Visualising the Structure and Linkages in the Jamaican Economy Using National...
  • Jamaica joins OGP
  • Caribbean Gateway to Open Data
  • A Hidden Gem: August Town Tour Comes to Life!

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Caribbean Open Data News

  • 2 Caribbean projects win the 2017 FRIDA Regional Fund for Digital Innovation
    The FRIDA 2017 edition announced three innovative initiatives designed to address different educational and environmental challenges in the LAC region. Winner  in the program's...
  • Data: the new oil for T&T?
    As Trinidad & Tobago seeks to diminish the country’s dependence on hydrocarbons, efforts are being made to emphasize access to data services as a source for economic growth. At a conference...
  • Open Data Barometer - The Caribbean Snapshot
    This regional snapshot covers the five Caribbean countries assessed in the fourth edition of the Barometer: Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Trinidad & Tobago, Saint Lucia and Haiti
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Open Data Resources

Caribbean Open Data
Initiatives

  • Towards a Data-Driven Agriculture Sector in Jamaica
    Over the last two years, the Rural Agricultural Development Authority, the SlashRoots
  • Establish the Caribbean School of Data
    Building sustainable open data infrastructures and enabling the effective use of Open
  • Visualizing the structure and inkages in the Jamaican economy using National...
    The sectors of the economy are all linked together as portions of the output in one
  • Open Data and Interactive Community Mapping: Empowering Local Community Tourism
    As the global tourism landscape evolves, there is an emerging market for an alternative
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International Open Data
News, Events, Blogs

  • Unveiling the new Frictionless Data documentation portal
    Have you used Frictionless Data documentation in the past and been confused or wanted
  • Take part in EU Open Data Days, an event focused on the benefits of open data and its reuse in the EU
    Open Knowledge Foundation are partnering with the Publications Office of the European
  • 3 reasons why you need to revisit your security settings in light of the recent Facebook data leak
    In 2019, Facebook experienced a major breach, with the personal data for hundreds of
  • Open Data Day 2021 – it’s a wrap
    On Saturday 6th March 2021, the eleventh Open Data Day took place with people around the
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Open Data Research
& Documents

  • Tourism Sector Study
    The Caribbean tourism sector can benefit from Open Data initiatives to bring value to the
  • Executive Summary Report The Caribbean Open Data Conference & Code Sprint - 2012
    Regional Executive Summary and Individual country reports for the The Caribbean Open Data
  • DevCA 2015 Conference Report
    The Developing the Caribbean Conference & Code Sprint is a product of a unique
  • Exploring the Potential Impacts Of Open Data In The Caribbean Through Participatory Budgeting
    This project will seek to build on the Open Data capabilities and initiatives currently
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Regional and International Partners

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