MAMPU, AOPG INVITE PUBLIC TO COMPETE IN BIG OPEN WRANGLE

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) – The public is invited to participate in the Big Open Wrangle (BOW), an online open data competition which began on Oct 5, 2017 and will end on April 4, this year.

The competition is organised by Asia Online Publishing Group (AOPG) and supported by the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU).

Vibrant use of open data is seen as one of the ways for nations to become truly data-driven and take advantage of the global digital economy.  

MAMPU deputy director-general (ICT), Dr Suhazimah Dzazali said the competition was aimed at drawing beneflts from open data to spur growth of the digital economy.

“Our intention is to promote the open data portal, www.data.gov.my to the people. We want to get them involved by using the open data available in their own apps and projects or to get their ideas on how we can make the open data we have even better.

“Globally, we have seen open data used to give remote communities better and cheaper access to medicine and healthcare, reduce traffic congestion and help with public security.

“We want to harness the creativity of our own local data experts and challenge them to use the open data we have today in new and innovative ways,” she said in a statement, today.

To participate in the competition, just sign up for the Big Open Wrangle at http://bigcommunity.net/events/big-openwrangle/

-- BERNAMA