UrbanPy is a python-based tool offered in an open-source fashion as part of the Open Urban Planning Toolbox. It was designed to support urban planning by bringing together specific local data focused on geographic regions defined by municipal authorities, making it useful across various contexts. The tool was developed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in … [Read more...] about Open-Source technology and AI-powered Data to strengthen Urban Planning
Code for Development
Code for Development (C4D) is an initiative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which allows governments, civil society and citizens to explore, reuse and contribute open source digital tools to support programs and projects aimed at social and economic development.
This tag brings together all the articles that have been written in Abierto al Público about "Code for Development", including explanatory articles about some tools in the C4D catalog, results and other updates.
Code for Development: three years of open-source solutions without borders
Code for Development is the IDB Group's effort to catalog open-source software that meets the needs of governments and citizens. As we celebrate the accomplishments of its third year, the world is now a very different place. Facing a worldwide pandemic has emphasized the magnitude of many development challenges, and highlights the urgency of the changes necessary to meet them. … [Read more...] about Code for Development: three years of open-source solutions without borders
Responses in 3D: Opening up the production of critical medical supplies
The response to the coronavirus crisis has revealed the shortage of personal protective equipment and critical medical devices. According to the WHO, the worldwide capacity to supply needed items through traditional suppliers is under stress. To produce and provide supplies directly in the service of local first responders, maker communities across Latin America, the Caribbean, … [Read more...] about Responses in 3D: Opening up the production of critical medical supplies
Presenting the Open Urban Planning Toolbox
These open-source tools leverage machine learning and crowdsourced data for urban development in Latin America and the Caribbean “We don’t have data on that.” We hear these words repeatedly while working on urban development projects with cities and countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. This is problematic when we consider the region’s population is already 80% … [Read more...] about Presenting the Open Urban Planning Toolbox
How Veracruz replicated the platform that opens public works
In the city of Veracruz, Mexico, the City Council implemented an open source platform that originated in the city of Buenos Aires. In this post, the team from Veracruz recounts their learning from adapting the tool to their local needs during implementation. Veracruz Obras has become yet another open-source digital tool for the Veracruz City Council that contributes to … [Read more...] about How Veracruz replicated the platform that opens public works