The concept that sold open data was: “open all the data, people will do wonderful things, and the world will be a better place”. Has open data been sold as something more simple than it actually is? Hello everyone. If…
In a political climate where ‘fake news’ and ‘alternative facts’ have become buzzwords, there is no better time than now for governments to embrace open government data. But that’s not what’s happening, according to the latest edition of the Open…
Many governments, international agencies and civil society organisations support and promote open data. The Open Government Declaration states that “people all around the world are demanding more openness in government”. But what kind of openness and what kind of open…
Ukraine’s open data journey started in 2015 but has roots dating back to the historic events of 2014 when thousands of Ukrainians came together on the Maidan, Kyiv’s central square, to demand greater transparency of government and economic development. These…
This post originally appeared on the Open Knowledge International Blog. This Saturday 4 March marks the 7th International Open Data Day. Groups from around the world are organising events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data. It…
Carleton University undergraduate students in Ottawa, Canada, are studying the link between communication and open government. In the class, the students examine how communication can be used to improve governance and to foster a more collaborative relationship between governments and citizens. This…
Using indicators and data to strengthen accountability for the SDGs Summary note of consultation workshop[1] This note draws upon a consultation on 6 December 2016, which focused on whether and how the indicators and data linked to the Sustainable Development…
Carleton University undergraduate students in Ottawa, Canada, are studying the link between communication and open government. In the class, the students examine how communication can be used to improve governance and to foster a more collaborative relationship between governments and citizens.…
This blog is a part of a series of posts on the importance of information integrity. Click here to read the introductory post. Data becomes more powerful when it has context. When we can say that data was transmitted by…
This post originally appeared on the Natural Resource Governance Institute’s blog. The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment and the World Bank, in partnership with Tunisia’s Ministry of Energy, Mines and Renewable Energies, are implementing…
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