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
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.
(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
Three ways crowdsourcing is being used to demand government transparency
Corruption remains a serious development challenge for Latin America and the Caribbean. For instance, according to a 2016 survey by Ipsos Public Affairs titled, “What Worries the World”, in Mexico, corruption is the second-most pressing concern for citizens, behind violent crime. Facing this context, in an effort to identify innovative ways to promote transparency and combat … [Read more...] about Three ways crowdsourcing is being used to demand government transparency
The IDB is committed to the open source model for development
In recent years, the Inter-American Development Bank has stepped up its efforts to open and share its knowledge about Latin America and the Caribbean. This is so that anyone can access and take advantage of our publications, data and courses from the Bank's website. Continuing with this strategy of openness, today, I am pleased to introduce a new knowledge-based product from … [Read more...] about The IDB is committed to the open source model for development