October
18 - 20, 2012.
Tanzania's first data journalism bootcamp is offering free seats to 20 journalists, 20 coders, and 20 members of civil
society who are interested in
building apps for civic media / open data audiences.
The 3-day
event will launch in downtown Dar es Salaam between October 18 -20, 2012, and
is underwritten by the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology
(COSTECH), The World Bank Institute, Google, and the African Media Initiative.
Venue
details & agenda will be sent shortly.
The
Bootcamp will be led by senior trainers from Google, the Open Knowledge
Foundation, and The Guardian (UK).
The Bootcamp
will bring together journalists with and developers / coders to work in teams
to build news-driven mobile apps and civic engagement websites using readily
available resources, plus data from the World Bank Institute and the Open
Knowledge Foundation in Germany, and other global organisations.
The best
project from the bootcamp will qualify for a USD
$2000 seed grant, to allow the team to build a fully-functional
prototype.
Some of the
news-driven civic apps and 'utility news' sites built in similar data
journalism initiatives elsewhere in the world include Where
Did My Tax Dollars Go and the Lord's Resistance Army Crisis Tracker and Country Sin
Rankings.
Bootcamp
participants will also be invited to join the local Dar es Salaam HacksHackers chapter, so that they can continue to expand their digital
literacy skills.
To confirm
your seat, you must commit to attend all three days of the Bootcamp. You should
reserve your seat by sending mail to (pkariuki@africanmediainitiative.org),
confirming the following information:
confirming the following information:
[1] Your
name
[2] Your
email address & mobile number
[3] Your
organizational affiliation & job title
[4] An
indication of whether you've got any open data / civic media / data journalism
experience. You must also fill out this 10-question online survey for your application
to be considered.
Seats
will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. You should therefore
reply as soon as possible. Again, information on venue will be forwarded to
those who apply.
Please
respond to: chammer@worldbank.org by Monday, October 15.
Phares
Kariuki
| Digital Projects | African Media Initiative |T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki@