What do we understand by open data? Considering the various interpretations that exist regarding the concept of open data, we can say that, to a greater or lesser extent, they define open data as data published under certain technical (machine-readable) and legal (having a license that allows free use, reuse, and dissemination) characteristics. However, beyond this … [Read more...] about Open Data: More Than Just Publishing Data.
Open Government
What are the 5 axes of government digital transformation ?
What is government digital transformation? For the Inter-American Development Bank, Government digital transformation is the change in corporate culture, organizational models, methods, and processes that takes advantage of information and communication technologies (ICT) to enable public institutions to meet the needs of citizens and businesses in an efficient, transparent, … [Read more...] about What are the 5 axes of government digital transformation ?
Online Courses
Course on “Open Government Strategies, Ed.1” In partnership with CEPAL, CLAD, OAS and the OGP, the IDB has organized two courses on Open Government: a Virtual Course on “Open Government Strategies, Ed.1” to be given at the OAS’s Virtual Campus, between November 10-21, and an International Course on “Strategies for Open Government at the Americas” offered in a blended mode … [Read more...] about Online Courses
Open Government – Costa Rica
The demand for effective, efficient and open governments around the world has never been greater. The Open Government Partnership, OGP, which was created on this basis, offers a unique opportunity to reinvent the citizen-State relationship. With this in mind, the OGP Regional Meeting for the Americas, to be held in Costa Rica on November 18-19, 2014, is aimed at developing … [Read more...] about Open Government – Costa Rica
Montevideo’s Hackathon (Uruguay)
Within the framework of the activities included in its Open Government agenda, the IDB collaborated with the Agency for the Development of e-Government Management and the Information and Knowledge Society (AGESIC in Spanish) of Uruguay to demonstrate its commitment to the action plan presented before the Open Government Partnership (OGP). The DateIdea 2014 project is a … [Read more...] about Montevideo’s Hackathon (Uruguay)