11 ways to rethink open data and make it relevant to the public
It’s time to transform open data from a trendy concept among policy wonks and news nerds into something tangible in the everyday life of citizens, businesses and grassroots organizations.
Open contracting format can clean up government procurement
New standards can shine light on how trillions of dollars of public money are spent each year.
N'demo explores both the new Open Contracting Data Standard, and steps Kenya must take to establish FOI and Data Protection Laws to regain early progress on opening up data.
Liz Carolan from the Open Data Institute presents at the ODI Summit 2014 on their work supporting open data in developing countries, with an emphasis on innovation and economic aspects of open data.
The Open LGU Research Project in the Philippines interviewed Atty. John Titus Vistal, Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator who underscored the importance of opening data to the public in ensuring a democratic society.
Developing Data Journalism in the Developing World
Growing an open data community is a key first step to promoting data journalism, especially in the developing world.
Manual de Periodismo de Datos Iberoamericano
The Handbook of Journalism Latin American Data is a free and open project, written voluntarily by dozens of journalists, programmers and designers and media organizations in Latin America, Spain and Portugal. Its aim is to understand the state of the Data Journalism in Latin America and be a useful tool for developing Data Journalism tool in our countries. This project is an initiative of the Poderomedia Foundation in partnership with the School of Journalism at the University Alberto Hurtado, supported by Hivos and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ). Available under Creative Commons 3.0
UN Data Revolution - Consultation
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked an Independent Expert Advisory Group to make concrete recommendations on bringing about a data revolution in sustainable development. Here you can find out more about the work of the group, and feed into the process by adding your comments to this site or sending a private consultation submission
The road to hell is paved with brightly coloured bubble maps
Across the global development sector, the idea of opening up data and becoming more transparent is taking hold…
Evidently, opening data is nothing without dialogue and consultation around the data: the aim is to create the conditions for an active, informed, and responsable citizenry.
