Open Data for Development (OD4D) / Données ouvertes pour le développement (DOD)
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Open Data for Development (OD4D) is a global network committed to advancing the understanding, use, and impact of open data. Our projects support critical research and the evolution of open data ecosystems in developing countries in order to spur social change, increase government transparency, and support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For more information, visit us at www.od4d.net or contact us at info@d4d.net
Le programme Réseau de données ouvertes pour le développement (DOD) a comme objectif de faire progresser les données ouvertes, et de comprendre leur incidence. Ses projets soutiennent la création d’écosystèmes de données ouvertes dans le monde entier pour stimuler des changements sociaux, accroître la transparence des gouvernements et appuyer la réalisation des objectifs de développement durable (ODD). Pour en apprendre davantage, visitez notre site web au www.od4d.net/fr/ or contact us at info@d4d.net
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Item Open Access Assessing open governance data in South Cotabato(2014)The Province of South Cotabato is located in the southern part of the Philippines with a long tradition of participatory governance processes. The impact of providing information to citizens through the government website is still very low at this stage. South Cotabato’s website focuses more on tourism and investment promotion. Apart from information on local government leaders and on recent activities of the government published as news articles, there is little governance information contained in the website. This one-page brief reviews available open governance data.Item Open Access Case study report on investigation of the use of the online national budget of Nigeria(2014-07) Mejabi, Omenogo Veronica; Azeez, Adesina L.; Adedoyin, Adeyinka; Oloyede, Muhtahir Oluwaseyi; McNaughton, MauriceThis case study investigates the use of online government budget data in Nigeria, and the availability of government open data. It looks at both the supply side (government officials making data available) and the demand side of open data (intermediaries and end users who access, process and make use of it). Key findings indicate that there is a growing awareness of open data and its uses. Media and social media use of budget data can generate interest and engagement with budget issues. Licensing requirements for open data are unclear and there is significant potential for greater use of open budget data.Item Open Access Emerging impacts in open data in the judiciary branches in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay : case study(2014-08) Elena, Sandra; Aquilino, Natalia; Pichón Rivière, AnaThis study focuses on the openness of judiciary branch data and its impact, analyzing the context and configuration of governance in general terms in Latin America, and in particular the countries included in the study. Consideration is given to the relevant characteristics and actions adopted by executive and legislative branches, with focus on the political and governance context of the judiciary. The purpose is to obtain evidence and methods of approach that contribute to informed debate among decision-makers, towards enabling actions based on evidence, including concrete actions that might be possible through publicizing and use of data.Item Open Access Feminicide & machine learning : detecting gender-based violence to strengthen civil sector activism(2020-08) D’Ignazio, Catherine; Val, Helena Suárez; Fumega, Silvana; Suresh, Harini; Cruxên, IsadoraAlthough governments have passed legislation criminalizing feminicide, it is unaccompanied by relevant policy or robust data collection. This participatory action research project is designed to help sustain activist efforts to collect feminicide data through partially automated detection using machine learning. As a way to counter the impunity surrounding feminicide, activists have taken upon themselves to do the work that states have neglected. Partially automating detection supports efforts to systematize and sort data collection across contexts, and helps to inform policy advocacy through standardizing definitions and taxonomies. The ability to prioritize articles by likelihood of feminicide will make this intense research less gruelling.Item Open Access Full disclosure policy is nice but not enough(2014) ODDCThe Philippines is one of eight pioneering countries that founded the Open Government Partnership (2011). The partnership calls for greater availability of government information to the public as well as implementation of standards of transparency and accountability. This one-pager finds that while the Full Disclosure Policy made possible provision of information, it failed to acknowledge the awareness, interest, needs, and capabilities of its intended audience. Supplying information to the public is only meaningful when the information complies with the needs of citizens in a format that they are able to understand.Item Open Access Guide to open government and the coronavirus : open response + open recovery(2020-10-14) Open Government Partnership (OGP)The coronavirus pandemic requires exceptional government responses in terms of new policies and approaches, that are being tested in real-time. Organized by different policy areas, the guide explains the relevance of each topic to COVID-19 response and recovery, summarizes key recommendations, includes examples of real-time projects and policies, and provides embedded links to more information. The guide is targeted towards open government researchers and reformers who are looking for practical ideas, tools and resources that can be adapted to their particular context. Many in the open government community are deeply involved in their country’s response and recovery.Item Open Access Harnessing open data to achieve development results in Latin America and the Caribbean(2016-08) Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)Through research and innovation in open data, this project worked to strengthen the accountability and legitimacy of public institutions, improve public services, and fuel economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean. It supported two initiatives: the Latin American Open Data Institute (Instituto Latinoamericano de Datos Abiertos - ILDA) and the Caribbean Open Institute. These acted as innovation hubs to explore opportunities and challenges of using open data. The report provides a summary of activities, outputs and outcomes of the project. A toolkit was developed for the assessment of open data programs in the region.Item Open Access Indigenous peoples' data during COVID-19 : from external to internal(2021-03-29) Carroll, Stephanie Russo; Akee, Randall; Chung, Pyrou; Cormack, Donna; Kukutai, Tahu; Begay, ReneThis paper explores the particular issues that COVID-19 has highlighted for Indigenous Peoples, focusing on governance. While Indigenous Peoples need timely, relevant, high-quality data to inform their own pandemic response, the collection and use of such data are not without risk. Global disease trackers quantifying the size, spread, and distribution of COVID-19 illustrate the power of data during the pandemic. There are dual concerns about the availability and suppression of COVID-19 data: due to historic and ongoing racism and exclusion, publicly available data can be both beneficial and harmful. Indigenous Data Sovereignty draws upon the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.Item Open Access Investigating the impact of Kenya’s open data initiative on marginalised communities(Jesuit Hakimani Centre, Nairobi Kenya, 2014-04) Mokua, Elias; Chiliswa, Zacharia; Tendet, Emmanuel K.; Sharif, Raed M.Aspects of the Kenyan Open Data Initiative (KODI, 2011) are reflected in objectives of this study: to investigate the landscape of open data and its impacts in lives of Kenyan people, particularly those in marginalised areas. The study was conducted in two urban slums and a rural settlement. Findings show there is a mismatch between the data citizens demand and the data the Kenya portal and other intermediaries have provided. Most people go to local information intermediaries instead of government data portals. Crucial to success and sustainability is attention to local contexts when designing and implementing open data initiatives.Item Open Access Measuring open data’s impact of Brazilian national and sub-national budget transparency websites and its impacts on people’s rights(INESC, 2014-07) Craveiro, Gisele; Tavares, Marcelo; Beghin, Nathalie; Zigoni, CarmelaThe study analyzes provision of data and transparency of information regarding budget execution through portals of Brazilian capital cities, as well as on the websites of the Office of the Comptroller General and the Senate “Siga Brasil” site. The research has two specific agendas: developing and conducting a survey designed to check the quality of budget data made available through open data government portals and; making a quantitative comparison based on open data principles, applicable codes of practice, regulations and laws. In Brazil, availability of data on public management has increased since the Access to Information Act (2011).Item Open Access Mekong women in open data in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam : overall trends, case studies, what next?(Open Development Initiative, 2020-10) Chung, Mia; Chung, Pyrou; Chung, Pyrou; Purohit, Manali; Zenoff, AlexandraThe research highlights significant inequalities in the open data landscape and in the development sector where data reflect existing privilege, class and race. In Mekong countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Vietnam) the means to collect, consolidate, and maintain data collection have been developed within male dominated, bureaucratic, hierarchical systems. Equitable access to meaningful data and information is at the core of the Open Development Initiative mandate. The pervasiveness of lived impacts of gender inequalities requires cross‐cutting changes at a systemic level, from multiple perspectives at once. All four countries face challenges due to poverty and inequality, low accountability, transparency and lack of governance.Item Open Access Monitoring the impact of Covid-19 on civil society organizations in data ecosystems across Sub-Saharan Africa : highlights from a survey of CSOs in data ecosystems across Sub-Saharan Africa(2021-03) Werimo, VictorCivil society organizations (CSO) within data ecosystems have been affected due to measures put in place to contain/lockdown the COVID-19 pandemic. Data Ecosystems are complex networks, infrastructure, analytics and applications in which various actors interact and collaborate with each other to find, capture, archive, analyze, publish, consume, or reuse data as well as to foster innovation. There have been disruptions in CSO activities and stakeholder engagements, most of which were previously face-to-face, resulting in delays in program implementation, as well as challenges in accessing consistent up to date data on the pandemic and its impacts. The presentation provides details.Item Open Access Open data and sub-national governments : lessons from developing countries(2015-06) Canares, Michael; Shekhar, SatyarupaThis synthesis paper aims to refocus the discussion of open government data in sub-national contexts (provinces, cities, municipalities) by analyzing nine country papers produced through the Open Data in Developing Countries research project. Study findings show there is substantial effort on the part of sub-national governments and local level governance to proactively disclose data, however, the data quality and quality of access delimits citizen participation and use. Data quality remains a critical challenge in developing countries and tempers the potential impact that open data is able to generate.Item Open Access Open Data and Sub-national Governments: Lessons from Developing Countries(World Wide Web Foundation, Washington, D.C., 2015-06) Canares, Michael; Shekhar, SatyarupaIn decentralized contexts, the local is where data is collected and stored, where there is strong feasibility that data will be published, and where data can generate the most impact when used. This synthesis paper analyzes nine country papers produced through the Open Data in Developing Countries (ODDC) research project. It is structured in four parts: introduction to ODDC; literature review; summary of findings; conclusions and recommendations. Some critical questions explored are: Who are the users of government data? What data do users need? What mechanisms are in place for data access? How are these mechanisms established and implemented?Item Open Access Open data barometer : a snapshot(World Wide Web Foundation, Washington, D.C., 2015-10)Produced by the World Wide Web Foundation, the Open Data Barometer aims to uncover the true prevalence and impact of open data initiatives around the world. Already covering 92 jurisdictions and expanding to 120 in future editions, the Barometer ranks nations on: Readiness for Open Data initiatives; Implementation of Open Data programmes and; Impact that Open Data is having on business, politics and civil society. The 2014 Barometer reveals that governments are failing to properly use open data– in more than 90% of countries surveyed, data that could help beat corruption and improve government services remains in inaccessible or closed formats.Item Open Access Open Data Barometer : global report : fourth edition(World Wide Web Foundation, 2018-11) Brandusescu, Ana; Iglesias, Carlos; Robinson, Kristen; Alonso, Jose M; Fagan, Craig; Jellema, Anne; Mann, DillonFindings from the fourth edition of the Open Data Barometer (ODB) show that while some governments are advancing towards openness in governance, open data remains the exception, not the rule. The ODB ranks 115 governments in terms of openness, readiness, implementation of initiatives, and impact in alignment with the principles of the Open Data Charter. In most cases, the right policies are not in place, nor is the breadth and quality of the datasets sufficient. Only 7% of the data is fully open; only one of every two datasets is machine readable; and only one in four datasets has an open licence.Item Open Access Open data in developing countries : understanding the impacts of Kenya open data applications and services(2014-08) Mutuku, Leonida; Mahihu, Christine M.The Kenya Open Data Initiative was launched in 2011 and received great government support to provide access to and utilization of open datasets by the population. Technology tools have also been built to synthesize and visualize the data in simple formats in order to improve access to this government information. Three years later, there has not been substantial documentation of level of use of these datasets or of technology applications built using this data. Further, there is little or no recorded evidence to support consequential social impact of these initiatives and technologies or the way grassroots citizens engage with government data.Item Open Access Open data in developing countries : understanding the impacts of Kenya open data applications and services(World Wide Web Foundation, Washington, D.C., 2014-07) Mutuku, Leonida; Mahihu, ChristineThe research explores the extent to which open data applications affect access to and use of government information in relation to service delivery within the sectors of Water, Health and Education. The Kenya Open Data initiative (KODI) was launched in 2011 to make key government data freely available to the public through a single online portal. Skilled data technologists were embedded in civil society organizations (intermediaries) to build local tools and applications that would increase usability and consumption of data. Findings measured the extent to which technology intermediaries have increased accessibility and utilization of open data in Kenya.Item Open Access Open data in legislative : the case of São Paulo City Council(World Wide Web Foundation, Washington, D.C., 2014-07) Matheus, Ricardo; Maia Ribeiro, ManuellaThis paper is part of the multi-country study “Opening the cities: Open Government Data in local governments of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay” and highlights the local initiative of São Paulo City Council. The City Council adopted an open data policy in 2011 with all decisions about open government data (OGD) flowing top-down: data and how it is supplied are defined by the government. Although it was found that members or organizations from civil society appeared to be crucial for open data development, Sao Paulo City Council has not created any official forum for them to contribute to open data policy.Item Open Access Open data in the governance of South African higher education : case study(OpenUCT, 2014-08) Schalkwyk, Francois van; Willmers, Michelle; Czerniewicz, LauraThe Centre for Higher Education Transformation (CHET) has an online, open data platform providing institutional-level data on South African higher education. CHET’s role can be described as an “intermediary” brokering data between the primary centralised data source and end-users. Intermediaries are explored in the open data ecosystem to assess their contribution to the fluidity of data and to the evolution of information and communication technologies (ICT) ecosystems. Provision of open data by government has greater importance as business intelligence becomes entrenched in university planning practices (for strategic decision-making in a marketized system) –- where data may become increasingly proprietary rather than open.