Stockholm World Water Week: Unlocking the hidden potential of open WASH data

WASHWeb and openwashdata will be hosting a highly interactive workshop session at World Water Week in Stockholm this year, titled โ€œUnlocking the hidden potential of open WASH dataโ€. We welcome you to join us, either in-person or online. The speakers are highly cross-sectoral, spanning from public and private sector, local and international NGOs, and multilaterals.

๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ Welcome!

There is a hidden potential is WASH data that is unlocked when data is used and shared effectively. This event looks at the potential of open WASH data and how it can be used more appropriately. In particular, the event brings together partners across the public and private sector, local and international NGOs, and multilaterals to discuss how our community and partnership can have a greater impact through open WASH data.There is a hidden potential is WASH data that is unlocked when data is used and shared effectively. This event looks at the potential of open WASH data and how it can be used more appropriately. In particular, the event brings together partners across the public and private sector, local and international NGOs, and multilaterals to discuss how our community and partnership can have a greater impact through open WASH data.

๐Ÿ“† Event Details

  • Date: Thursday, August 29, 9:00 - 10:30 PM (CET)

  • Stockholm World Water Week Registration: https://www.worldwaterweek.org/attending

  • ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 1:00 AM (MST - Boulder, USA)

  • ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง 8:00 PM (GMT - London, UK)

  • ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ 8:00 PM (WAT - Katsina, Nigeria)

  • ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช 10:00 PM (EAT - Nairobi, Kenya)

  • ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ 12:30 PM (IST - New Delhi, India)

  • ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ 14:00 PM (WIB - Jakarta, Indonesia)

Agenda

Time Title Speaker Affiliation
09:00 - 09:05 Workflows and education: openwashdata community Elizabeth Tilley Professor, Global Health Engineering, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
09:05 - 09:15 Facilitation and theme of session: WASHWeb Merel Laauwen WASHWeb Coordinator, The Netherlands
09:15 - 09:18 WHO WASH: Defining impactful global indicators with better data. Fiona Gore Technical Project Manager, World Health Organization, Switzerland
09:18 - 09:24 BASEflow Malawi: Collaborative data sharing for improved services. Muthi Nhlema Managing Director, BASEflow, Malawi
09:24 - 09:27 University of KwaZulu-Natal: Overcoming capacity constraints in open data practices. Susan Mercer Acting Director: Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Research & Development (WASH R&D) Centre, South Africa
09:27 - 09:30 Cooperative Governance, South Africa: Data ownership and public sector data sharing. Sandile Mbatha National Chief Data Officer, Departments: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, South Africa
09:30 - 09:33 DigDeep: Coordinating WASH data and ensuring availability for underserved communities in high income settings. Kimberly Lemme Executive Director, DigDeep Labs, USA
09:33 - 09:36 IRC: Increasing trust in open data for investment decisions. - IRC WASH, The Netherlands
09:36 - 09:39 SOIL: Balancing client privacy with donor data expectations. Sasha Kramer Co-founder and Executive Director, Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL), Haiti
09:39 - 09:45 Time to move to one one of the break-out discussion tables - -
09:45 - 10:05 Discussion round - -
10:05 - 10:10 Time to get back to your seat - -
10:10 - 10:12 Summary of online discussion Colin Walder -
10:12 - 10:14 Stand-out comments: SOIL Sasha Kramer Co-founder and Executive Director, Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL), Haiti
10:14 - 10:16 Stand-out comments: IRC - IRC WASH, The Netherlands
10:16 - 10:18 Stand-out comments: DigDeep Kimberly Lemme Executive Director, DigDeep Labs, USA
10:18 - 10:20 Stand-out comments: Government of South Africa Sandile Mbatha National Chief Data Officer, Departments: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, South Africa
10:20 - 10:22 Stand-out comments: UKZN WASH R&D Centre Susan Mercer Acting Director: Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Research & Development (WASH R&D) Centre, South Africa
10:22 - 10:24 Stand-out comments: BASEflow Muthi Nhlema Managing Director, BASEflow, Malawi
10:24 - 10:26 Stand-out comments: WHO / GLAAS Fiona Gore Technical Project Manager, World Health Organization, Switzerland
10:26 - 10:30 Closing Merel Laauwen WASHWeb Coordinator, The Netherlands

Slides

Will be shared following the event.