Published in opendatacharter·PinnedFinding The ‘Rights’ Balance:7 ideas to harmonize debates surrounding open data and privacy — by Renato Berrino Malaccorto, Research Manager, Open Data Charter (ODC) Data is a key part of the fabric of today’s societies and economies. How we access, use and regulate data is more important than ever. Used effectively, open data makes governments more efficient and transparent and empowers citizens to participate…Data Rights7 min readData Rights7 min read
Published in opendatacharter·PinnedUruguay 2100: ganador del concurso que fomenta el uso de datos abiertos climáticos en UruguayDesde el 27 de julio, el concurso Datos Climáticos Abiertos ha ido desarrollándose en Uruguay con 5 interesantes proyectos. — Por Open Data Charter y Microsoft Para evitar los peores efectos del cambio climático, los gobiernos y los responsables de la toma de decisiones necesitan acceso a datos climáticos confiables. Democratizar el acceso a los datos es fundamental, pues tienen el poder de desbloquear proyectos de adaptación y resiliencia para…Open Data5 min readOpen Data5 min read
Published in opendatacharter·PinnedFirst Five with Nikesh Balami, co-founder of Open Knowledge NepalWe ask each of Open Data Charter’s newly appointed Board Members five questions in this special series: — 1. How did you discover open data and/or the work of the Open Data Charter? I was introduced to open data by my mentor Prakash Neupane back in 2013. It was a year, when the momentum of openness was at a high peak in Nepal, with lots of activities happening…Open Data4 min readOpen Data4 min read
Published in opendatacharter·PinnedBizkaia adopts the international Open Data Charter principlesThe Provincial Council of Biscay joins the greater open data community — Bizkaia adopts the charter and joins the network for community peer exchange In 2018, the Provincial Council of Biscay announced that they will implement open data policies to promote transparency, fight corruption, empower its citizens and ensure a more effective and responsible government. …Open Data3 min readOpen Data3 min read
Published in opendatacharter·PinnedIn the event of a pandemic — READ ME.by Nati Carfi, Andres Aguilera and Cat Cortes The Open Data Charter embarked on creating a data taxonomy for pandemic preparedness after hearing testimonial after testimonial from our Network and the broader open data community — COVID-19 data needed to be structured. With support from CAF, we then partnered with…Coronavirus2 min readCoronavirus2 min read
Published in opendatacharter·6 days agoEn búsqueda del balance:Cómo se complementan el acceso a la información pública y los datos abiertos — por Renato Berrino Malaccorto, Research Manager, Open Data Charter (ODC) El acceso a la información pública es entendido internacionalmente como un derecho humano fundamental (por ejemplo, El Comité de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas lo reconoce en sus observaciones generales al artículo 19 de la Declaración Universal de Derechos…Datos Abiertos10 min readDatos Abiertos10 min read
Published in opendatacharter·Jan 19Finding The ‘Rights’ Balance:How access to public information and open data complement each other — by Renato Berrino Malaccorto, Research Manager, Open Data Charter (ODC) Access to public information is internationally understood as a fundamental human right (for example, the United Nations Human Rights Committee recognizes it in its general comments on article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights when analyzing freedom of…Data Rights9 min readData Rights9 min read
Published in opendatacharter·Jan 2[Spotlight] Open Data for Climate ActionHarnessing tools and data to address our climate emergency — By Magd Sora, ODC Volunteer World Health Organization (WHO) data shows that almost all of the world’s population (99%) is breathing air that contains higher levels of pollutants than the WHO’s own guideline limits, with low- and middle-income being disproportionately affected by the highest levels of exposures. Air pollution is…Cllimate Change3 min readCllimate Change3 min read
Dec 29, 2022Happy Holidays 2022!The Open Data Charter offices will be closed from Dec 24 — Jan 2, 2023. — Dear Network, 2022 was a year of growth for the Open Data Charter. We expanded our team and received funding to work in new focus areas, like in Artificial Intelligence. We also welcomed new government adopters: 4 sub-national adopters: the Municipality of Cuenca, Municipality of Valencia, Baja California States, Provincial…Open Data2 min readOpen Data2 min read
Dec 20, 2022Uruguay 2100: winner of the Open Climate Data Challenge that promotes the use of open climate data in UruguayThe Open Climate Data Challenge kicked off in July and sparked 5 innovative projects in Uruguay — By Open Data Charter and Microsoft To avoid the worst effects of climate change, governments and decision makers need access to reliable climate data. Democratizing access to data is critical, as it has the power to unlock adaptation and resilience projects so that available resources are directed to where they…Open Data4 min readOpen Data4 min read
