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Nikesh Balami

Nikesh Balami

Open Government Data and Open Development Team Lead

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Civic entrepreneur, open data advocate & tech researcher🇳🇵

  • Education

    • Acme Engineering College (Purbanchal University)

      2016 - 2020
      Bachelor's degree Computer Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Research, Coding, Projects, Practicals, Robotics, Hacking, Thesis Pursuing Bachelors degree in computer engineering from Acme Engineering College, Sitapaila affiliated with Purbanchal University. Go through Website: http://acme.edu.np/

    • Acme Engineering College (CTEVT)

      2010 - 2013
      Diploma Computer Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Acme Open Source Community (AOSC), Community Innovation, Computer Networking and Security, Hacking, Projects Holds Diploma in computer engineering form Acme Engineering College affiliated to Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT). Go through Website: http://www.acme.edu.np/

    • Precious National Academy Higher Secondary School

      1997 - 2010
      School Leaving Cretificate (SLC) Education

      Activities and Societies: Sports, Essay, Basketball Read 13 years and got my School Leaving Certificate (SLC) with First division under Nepal Government. Go through Website: http://www.pnc.edu.np/

  • Experience

    • Open Kowledge Nepal

      Aug 2013 - Dec 2016
      Open Government Data and Open Development Team Lead

      Leading the working group of Open Government Data and Open Development. Collaborating with others communities, developing open data resources, running events and workshops, starting new projects.

    • FOSS Nepal Community

      Aug 2013 - Mar 2019

      FOSS Nepal Community is a team of volunteers who believe in the usage of Free/Open Source Software (FOSS). The primary objective of the community is to promote, develop and diversify the usage of Free/Open Source Software in Nepal. Managing and coordinating with others open source community of Nepal, Planning and organizing global events and regular meetups.

      • Executive Committee Member

        Mar 2018 - Mar 2019

      • Coordinator

        Aug 2013 - Feb 2018

    • Mozilla

      Aug 2013 - Oct 2015
      Firefox Student Ambassador

      Organizing different kinds of mozilla event at Nepal and spreading about Mozilla between the People of Nepal with the coordination of Mozilla Nepal.

    • BOLD School Of Entrepreneurship

      Jul 2014 - May 2015
      Director of Web

      Development and management of BOLD School of Entrepreneurship website, checking vulnerabilities, replying emails and frequently updating content of website.

    • Code for Nepal

      Oct 2016 - Apr 2021

      Manages and promote all kinds of Code for Nepal projects. Code for Nepal is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the U.S. Manage and Coordinate all the works of AskNepal initiative. Ask Nepal helps you find information about the Nepal government and its public bodies. Ask Nepal helps access information about local government, central government, parliament, state funded schools, universities, hospitals and other public authorities.

      • Project Coordinator

        Oct 2017 - Apr 2021

      • AskNepal Lead

        Oct 2016 - Oct 2017

    • Open Knowledge Nepal

      Jan 2017 - now
      Chief Executive Officer

      Open Knowledge Nepal is as a non-profit civic tech organization comprised of openness aficionados. We believe that openness of data is powerful in order to have a participatory government with civil society, eventually leading to sustainable development.

    • U.S. Embassy Youth Council - Nepal

      Jul 2017 - Jul 2018
      Council Member

      US Embassy Youth Council, a community of Nepalese Youths established to inform the U.S. Embassy about the challenges young Nepalese face and what can be done to address them along with encouraging the participation of council members in their communities and the larger civil society.

    • Artificial Intelligence for Development

      Feb 2018 - Dec 2022
      Co-Founder

      Artificial Intelligence for Development (AID) is a not-for-profit organization established to promote research and development in Artificial Intelligence in Nepal to tackle local and community based problems and provide solutions using AI technology.

    • AngelHack

      Mar 2018 - Apr 2019
      Ambassador

      AngelHack Global Hackathon series is the bridge between a massive global developer ecosystem and the innovative companies trying to reach them. Angelhack - the best and largest developer ecosystem is at your fingertips; the potential for innovation is endless.

    • Open Knowledge Foundation

      Mar 2022 - Dec 2023
      International Open Data Lead

      Open Knowledge Foundation is a global, non-profit network whose mission is to develop and promote open knowledge (information that can freely be used, reused and redistributed) to foster better governance through transparency, provide greater access to culture, and to spur research and innovation.

    • Youth IGF Nepal

      Mar 2022 - now
      Founding Member

      Youth Internet Governance Forum (yIGF) Nepal is a youth Initiative formed to encourage and involve the young people in the substantive discussion on the Issues of Internet Governance.

    • Nepal US Alumni Network (NUSAN)

      Dec 2023 - now
      Secretary

      Nepal-US Alumni Network (NUSAN) is a network of U.S. exchange alumni who are committed to bring ideas, leadership, and innovation together to create positive impact in the society.

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Nikesh Balami
      Shuttleworth Flash Grantee 2016 Shuttleworth Foundation Sep 2016 Twice a year we award a number of small grants to a collection of social change agents, no strings attached, in support of their work. We call these Flash Grants and recipients are selected based on nominations from our Fellows. Each award is worth $5,000.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Event Coordinator

      Issued by Information Technology Security Emergency Response Team, Nepal on Nov 2015
      Information Technology Security Emergency Response Team, NepalAssociated with Nikesh Balami