By Jeremy Bowers, David Eads It could be a new day, for your election data. (Kheel Center) “End the elections arms race” has become a rallying cry in American data journalism. Many newsrooms spend tremendous resources writing code to simply …
Introducing Elex, a Tool to Make Election Coverage Better for Everyone Read more »
This post was written by Stephen Abbott Pugh from Code for Africa Rwanda’s jump in the Global Open Data index rankings from 74th to 44th comes at a time when the open data conversation is gathering pace in the country. …
We are excited to announce that we have published the third annual Global Open Data Index. This year’s Index showed impressive gains from non-OECD countries with Taiwan topping the Index and Colombia and Uruguay breaking into the top ten at …
The Global Open Data Index 2015 is live – what is you country status? Read more »
Partner & Co. 21c Open Data Vision for Saudi Market (web page) via ODI_Riyadh_Node
By: Blair Glencorse, Hammad Siddiqui and Fayyaz Yaseen. This blog post was originally published by the Open Government Partnership. “We support open government not just because it is good for business but because is central to human rights and dignity” …
Marianne Bouchart, communications director and Data Journalism Award Manager at the Global Editors Network, shares her list of tools and tips for sourcing data online
Open Data can fundamentally change government and the way we govern says John Jackson, CIO at Camden Council. Being ‘open data by default’ puts councils in the shoes of their customers and incubates fresh thinking and innovative service delivery he …
Guest blog: Open Data in government, inspiring better and cheaper services Read more »
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is now releasing data on officer encounters in a new open data portal. (Wikimedia Commons) In a bid to build trust among its citizens, Indianapolis announced it released information about potentially controversial police incidents in a new open …
Indianapolis launches open data portal for police incidents Read more »
One must think of government data like matchstick; it must be taken out of its box and lit. The first step to generating public trust in a government institution is to show it has nothing to hide. The disclosure of …
Interview: Wendy Carrara and Dinand Tinhold, leads of the EU Data Portal project, talk about the lessons from two new studies on open data