The 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. …

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…

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Catherine Woteki, Board Chair and new members: Barbara Ubaldi, Nikesh Balami, Katherine Townsend and Patricio Lloret — The Open Data Charter is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Board Chair, Dr. Catherine Woteki, professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State University and Visiting Distinguished Institute Professor in the Biocomplexity Institute of the University of Virginia and member of President Biden’s Council of…

A Recap of ODC’s Implementation Working Group meeting on May 24, 2022 — by Wilfreda Edward-Dolcy, ODC’s Implementation Working Group Co-chair There’s no question that building a healthy, thriving, and resilient digital democracy requires governments to open data to the public. However, focusing on increased access to greater amounts of open data without consideration for usability can limit the potential for sustainable open…

A series where we get to know people within ODC’s network — We put out an open call a couple months ago for a new co-chair for our Implementation Working Group. We’re so pleased to introduce Wilfreda Edward-Dolcy, from the Government of Canada as our new co-chair and get to know her better through a mini Q&A: 1. Where are you on…

Cuenca se suma a los 151 gobiernos y organizaciones que son parte de “Open Data Charter” y se convierte en el séptimo municipio de Sudamérica en adoptarla — Por Dirección de Desarrollo Estratégico Institucional del Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado Municipal del Cantón Cuenca Desde el inicio de la Administración 2019–2023, liderada por el Ing. Pedro Palacios Ullauri, hemos trabajado por fortalecer nuestras capacidades institucionales con el fin de brindar servicios públicos de calidad, con calidez, excelencia y transparencia.

Building a global community of data practitioners — by Flor Serale, Implementation Working Group co-chair Hola, we are back! We have been busy planning our 2022 and searching for a new government co-chair to join us. This blog summarized two inspiring sessions and presents our Action Plan and Agenda for this year. Our plans for 2022 In the past years, we made…

Closing gender gaps with 4 solutions and 1 data challenge — By Mercedes de los Santos, Project Manager, The Open Data Charter Earlier this month was International Women’s Day, so those of you reading this blog today may have heard, read or hopefully participated in a discussions with colleagues, friends and family where somebody brought up the fact that one of…

Full-time remote position: $36,000 — $42,000, depending on experience — The Open Data Charter is still seeking a Research manager to take a leading role in the organisation’s work on data rights. We have had to re-open this vacancy as we have not found the right person to fill the position. …