ABOUT US
Open Data Collaboratives is a diverse global team of data scientists, educators, policy experts, and community organizers committed to a better and more prosperous world through increased collaboration with open data.
We help governments open up data for economic growth, innovation, and civic engagement. We create custom training programs for regions and organizations that encourage digital literacy and technical training through classes, virtual training, hackathons, large conferences, and events.
If you are an organization wanting to expand and diversify your networks to create better outcomes, Open Data Collaboratives can help you.
MEET THE TEAM
JEANNE hOLM
Leader in civic innovation and technology. Former Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles, architect for U.S. open data and Data.gov, Africa open data lead for the World Bank, NASA’s Chief Knowledge Architect, and instructor at UCLA.
kATHERINE tOWNSEND
Multi-stakeholder partnerships and operationalizing policies. Interim Director of Policy at Web Foundation, Director of mLab, COO of data.org, US Gov Special Advisor for Transparency and Engagement and convened USAID’s open data policy.