Health
Public health, health services and wellbeing.
Planned categorySODI
Somalia’s data should
be easier to find—and
easier to trust.
SODI is a nonprofit platform being developed for free access to well-described datasets from Somalia and beyond, for research, learning and informed decisions.
Discover SODI- Clear metadata
- Reusable formats
- Free access
Somalia Open Data Initiative
Open knowledge.
Shared possibilities.
The Somalia Open Data Initiative (SODI) is building a searchable home for data that supports research, learning and informed decisions.
Somalia is our starting point. We also aim to connect people with useful datasets from other places, giving local questions a wider context.
Access will be free. Each dataset will include its source and reuse license so you can understand where it comes from and how it may be used.
Explore data categories
Find data around
the questions that matter.
Explore the subject areas we are building towards. Published datasets and category links will become available on the SODI platform.
Education
Schools, access to education and learning indicators.
Planned categoryAgriculture & Food
Crops, farming, livelihoods and food security.
Planned categoryClimate & Environment
Rainfall, temperature, drought and environmental change.
Planned categoryEconomy & Business
Prices, trade, businesses and economic indicators.
Planned categoryPopulation & Society
Population, demographics and social conditions.
Planned categoryGovernance & Public Services
Public institutions, governance and service delivery.
Planned categoryInfrastructure & Connectivity
Transport, energy, infrastructure and telecommunications.
Planned categoryWhat you’ll find on SODI
More than a file.
The context to use it.
The platform is being designed to help you discover a dataset, understand its context and decide whether it fits your work.
Clear descriptions & metadata
Understand what a dataset contains, how it was collected and what its fields mean.
Sources & coverage
Check the publisher, geographic scope and time period before using the data.
Reusable files
Find the available formats and choose the file that fits your workflow.
Licenses & attribution
See the reuse terms and how to credit the original source.
Updates & versions
Know when a dataset was updated and what changed.
How we prepare data
From source to shared data.
Useful open data needs care at every stage. This is the workflow we are building around each dataset.
- 01
Collect
Identify useful sources and datasets.
- 02
Review
Check quality, permissions and sensitive information.
- 03
Document
Describe the source, fields, coverage and license.
- 04
Publish
Make approved datasets discoverable and accessible.
- 05
Maintain
Record updates and preserve version history.
Different doors.
One shared mission.
Each program tackles a different part of Somalia’s data and AI ecosystem.
01
SODI
Open, well-described Somalia-related data.
You’re hereExplore or contribute
Explore the data.
Or help make it available.
Have a dataset or know a useful source? Help build a stronger foundation for research, learning and public knowledge.
Contribute a dataset
Prepare a source link, a short description, the geographic and time coverage, and information about permission to share it.
The SODI platform is in development.