At the IDB we are motivated to learn how open source tools for text analytics and other technology can help guide the task of finding relevant knowledge. With that in mind, we teamed up with the Institute for the Future to create SmartReader, a tool to share with others interested in open source collaboration and artificial intelligence. If you have ever worked on a literature … [Read more...] about Meet SmartReader, our open-source text analytics tool
Open Source at the IDB
The latest posts related to working in open source for social and economic development as well as stories about how governments and citizens are developing and reusing software for the public in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Also, read more about the IDB's open-source initiative Code for Development.
Free software? Open source? We answer your questions
What is open-source software? Is it different than Free Software? And can we trust something "open" to support public services? In our experience promoting the IDB’s Code for Development initiative, we have heard these and similar questions. The dynamic and collaborative nature of the technological ecosystem sometimes contributes to confusion. That is why we seek to clarify … [Read more...] about Free software? Open source? We answer your questions
Share your code to improve tax administration
One of the main sources of municipal government income is the property tax or real estate tax, although in most of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) the value collected has a low relative weight with respect to GDP, on average 0.39% of GDP vs 1.1% in OECD countries. In more than 16,000 municipal governments throughout LAC, there is a strong demand for … [Read more...] about Share your code to improve tax administration
(Re)use that code! Join the IDB Code Expedition
What if code and digital tools that the IDB and others have created were published and made freely available for governments and citizens to use, repurpose, and adapt to address our Region’s development challenges? Imagine, for instance, an app built to digitalize administrative processes in Chile could be used by … [Read more...] about (Re)use that code! Join the IDB Code Expedition
Open-source Solutions to Improve Children’s Lives
Leer blogpost en español By Cynthia Jaggi, Founder, GatherWell The term open source refers to the process of developing software and making it free and available for everyone to contribute on writing its code or adapt it for reuse in a different context. As some developers argue, the “open source way” is all about exchanging ideas and collaborating with others who can improve … [Read more...] about Open-source Solutions to Improve Children’s Lives