Open data and sub-national governments : lessons from developing countries

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2015-06

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This 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.

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OPEN GOVERNMENT, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, LEGISLATION, GLOBAL SOUTH, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, QUALITY STANDARDS, CASE STUDIES, LEADERSHIP, LOCAL LEVEL, INDIA, URUGUAY, BRAZIL, DATA QUALITY

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/55345

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Research Results (I&N) / Résultats de recherches (I&R)
Research Results (OD4D) / Résultats de recherche (DOD)