Building Stronger Governance, Empowering Citizens.

Open Cities Lab is a non-profit organisation that creates tools and interventions that strengthen capacity within government, empower citizens and improve trust and accountability in the civic space.

Explore our products and services

Custom designed to support specific needs of each of our areas of impact

Driving Change Impact Solutions in Civic Spaces Since 2015

OCL’s core initiatives

Through collaboration with other powerful organisations, we have been part of developing a number of action based initiatives that make up a key component of what we do at OCL.

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Supporting journalists to tell the stories that matter with the data they need. Explore our latest dashboards, training, blogs and datasets that support telling stories.

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With foundational support from the UK government, MijiBora brings together city leaders & officials, grassroots innovators, tech experts, policy shapers, and investors to co-create better cities rooted in community and context. 

DPI

Digital Public Infrastructure for African Cities. Building trusted, locally-owned systems that power better services and opportunities.

Passionate Minds, Building a Better Civic Future.

Meet the passionate team that make up our ever growing organisation

Some of the organisations we have worked with