Education research data data were intended to provide a solid foundation against which change in Pakistani education could be tracked, and detailed analysis of the drivers and constraints of reform identified. On behalf of HTSPE, the lead contractor on this programme, Accadian appointed Whythawk and the Open Knowledge International to build the data platform and provide guidance and support in how data are procured and managed.
Our solution
Whythawk collaborated with stakeholders in Pakistan, Alif Ailaan and SDPI, to develop and offer appropriate training sessions on management and tools for an open data portal, licensing, curation, versioning and quality control for data, and other matters.
These training sessions took take place in Islamabad to ensure that personnel were well prepared for the launch of the open data portal. Whythawk project managed the development of the open data portal by leveraging free, open source open data software (CKAN), prior to undertaking a training and final scoping visit to Pakistan. A custom dashboard system was developed for the platform in order to present data in an engaging visual format.
Outcomes
The portal collated data from numerous different research organisations, public and private. The visual dashboards were used to support education advocacy efforts by Alif Ailaan, a Pakistani organisation dedicated to improving education outcomes in Pakistan.
