In March this year we reported how our open data team in Africa has rolled up its sleeves to find out how open data can change lives for the better on the continent. One of the projects supported was the…
Open Data Aha!
Signposting to open data being used in 'real life'
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4 open data lessons from reporting the Panama Papers in Africa
Posted in Benefits of open data, Data Journalism, democracy, Informing Decision-making, Journalism, Posts from feeds, Saving money, Transparency Tagged with: Africa, Data Journalism, Data stories, journalism, Panama Papers, Web Foundation
2015: triumphs, setbacks and the way forward for the Web in Africa
As we say farewell to 2015, Africa Regional Director Nnenna Nwakanma reflects on the state of the Web in Africa. What a year for the Web in Africa. Here at the Web Foundation, I’ve watched events unfold across the continent impacting…
Omidyar Network Invests $2m in Web Foundation Open Data Programme
Today, we’re delighted to announce that Omidyar Network, the philanthropic investment firm, has invested $2m into the Web Foundation’s Open Data programme. Over the next three years, we’ll be using this grant to enhance the scale and ambition of our…
Posted in Benefits of open data, Commercial opportunities, Data, Education, Environment, Greater efficiency, Informing Decision-making, Innovation, Open Government, Posts from feeds, Public safety, Saving money, Smart communities, Transparency Tagged with: Data Revolution, funding, Omidyar Network, open data, Open Data Barometer, Sustainable development, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Web Foundation
Three critical success factors to turn an African Open Data Revolution from vision to reality
In March, Africa formalised its intention to become an open data leader, when ministers from across the continent inked the African Data Consensus, declaring that “official data belong to the people and should be open to all. They should be…
Freedom of information and open government data communities could benefit from closer collaboration
Silvana Fumega, PhD researcher and independent consultant, writes on the relationship between the Freedom of Information (FOI) and the Open Government Data (OGD) communities as part of our second phase of Open Data in Developing Countries research. Download the full…
Open Data and Sub-national Governments: Lessons from Developing Countries
WebFoundation: “Open government data (OGD) as a concept is gaining currency globally due to the strong advocacy of global organisations as Open Government Partnership. In recent years, there has been increased commitment on the part of national governments to proactively…
Posted in Benefits of open data, Commercial opportunities, Greater efficiency, Informing Decision-making, Innovation, Posts from feeds, Public safety, Saving money, Smart communities, Transparency Tagged with: data, developing, developing countries, Government, Govlab, open data, open government, Open Government Partnership, research, Stefaan Verhulst, Web Foundation
Open data has major impact at the local level – new research
Michael Cañares, Open Data Lab Jakarta’s Regional Research Manager for Asia, writes on why his latest research as part of our Open Data in Developing Countries Phase 2 underlines the need for greater involvement of local governments in open data…
Posted in Benefits of open data, Greater efficiency, Informing Decision-making, Posts from feeds, Smart communities, Transparency Tagged with: developing, infrastructure, Kenya, Local Data, Michael Cañares, open data, open data portal, Philippines, radio, research, Rural, spending, toilets, Web Foundation
Are UN member states ready to unleash a digital revolution to achieve the SDGs?
This September, world leaders will ratify the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), an agenda to “transform our world” by 2030. After months of wrangling, the final SDGs text, which will go to the UN General Assembly for ratification, has just…
Posted in Benefits of open data, Greater efficiency, Informing Decision-making, Innovation, Posts from feeds, Public safety, Saving money, Smart communities, Transparency Tagged with: affordability, Communication, digital revolution, Digital Transformation, freedom, obstacles, open data, People, poverty, privacy, rights, Sustainable development, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), tools, Web Foundation, women
Five ways Addis was different from Doha and Monterrey
Our Africa Regional Director, Nnenna Nwakanma, shares her reflections from the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD3) in Addis Ababa. In 2008, it was the sandy city of Doha, Qatar, that hosted the second International Conference on Financing…
Posted in Benefits of open data, Informing Decision-making, Posts from feeds, Transparency Tagged with: Addis Ababa, Civil Society, development, Doha, Ethiopia, Financing, funding, Monterrey, Nnenna Nwakanma, open data, Transparency, Web Foundation
Two reasons why the EU should join the Open Government Partnership
Today, a group of civil society organisations, including the Web Foundation, launched a call to the European Union to join the Open Government Partnership – the world’s leading alliance for transparent, accountable and responsive governance. There are two big reasons…
Posted in Informing Decision-making, Posts from feeds, Transparency Tagged with: Europe, European Union (EU), Open Government Partnership, Transparency, Web Foundation