A guest blog by Joel Gurin, The Center for Open Data Enterprise — Over the past several years, the benefits of open data for the private sector have become more and more evident. Private-sector companies are using open data to improve their operations, launch new products and services, and innovate in many ways that have economic benefits. At the same time, it’s now…

The partnership will help advance the open data efforts in more than 60 OGP countries that have committed to implement ambitious open data principles. Since the creation of the Open Government Partnership, Open Data commitments have been at the core of open government initiatives aiming to empowering government and civil…

Next week, hundreds of policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and technologists will be gathering in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the fifth International Open Data Conference. Under the banner, ‘The Future is Open’, the conference and it’s many fringe events will share learning, explore ideas, and plan actions that can move work on…

Thanks for all those who joined us at the Consultation on Feminist Open Government Research (Open Gov Week)! View slides View recording The consultation was held on May 9, 2018, and moderated by Portia Taylor of the Government of Canada and Mor Rubinstein of Open Heroines, began by setting expectations: …

The Edo AgriHub team engaged local communities in the data collection process. By: Gillian Whitworth, Open Data Institute (ODI) The context Farming provides a significant source of revenue for the population of Edo State in Nigeria, and the state government prioritises the growth and sustainability to this sector. However, government…