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Napodano

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16 thoughts on open data for economic development
« on: January 19, 2013, 11:24:28 GMT »
This entry makes an interesting reading:
http://lindaraftree.com/2013/01/16/16-thoughts-on-open-government-and-community-and-economic-development/?goback=%2Egde_137043_member_205902391 

I like the thought no.7: Open data needs to become open data 2.0. Open data is still mostly one-way information delivery. In some cases there isn’t even any delivery – information is opened on a portal but no one knows it’s there or what it refers to or why it would be useful. When will open data, open government and open aid become more of a dialogue?

Of course you know the opendata pages of the WB. Just in case you not, here the links:
http://data.worldbank.org/ http://data.worldbank.org/topic/public-sector
https://finances.worldbank.org/
« Last Edit: January 19, 2013, 11:47:21 GMT by Napodano »

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Re: 16 thoughts on open data for economic development
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2013, 11:58:35 GMT »
"One of the obsessions of the classical Athenian democracy was public accountability.  In pursuit of openness and transparency in government, they put on display the records of all kinds of official decisions and financial transactions, laboriously inscribed on stone, 'for anyone who wanted to see' (how many of the intended audience in fifth century Athens could actually read, even supposing they were interested in this arid bureaucratese, is quite another matter)"

Beard, M.  The Parthenon 2010 Profile Books p.42

I found this recently and nearly posted it anyway, but this on open data prompted me to do so.

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Re: 16 thoughts on open data for economic development
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2013, 11:18:17 GMT »
Some modern applications of that Athenian democracy:

 '8 Ways To Open Up Civic Data So That People Actually Use It' at http://www.fastcoexist.com/1682405/8-ways-to-open-up-civic-data-so-that-people-actually-use-it

1. Open Gov for the Rest of Us, a project that gives residents of low-income Chicago neighborhoods the tools to ask for better data about foreclosure, immigration, crime, and schools. This isn’t just an app--it’s an entire engagement campaign for low-income parts of the city.
2. OpenCounter, a team that makes it easier for residents to navigate the tricky world of business permitting, which too often turns off burgeoning entrepreneurs.
3. Civic Insight: Providing up-to-date information on vacant properties so that communities can find ways to make tangible improvements to local spaces.
4. Outline.com: Launching a public policy simulator that helps people visualize the impact that public policies like health care reform and school budget changes might have on local economies and communities.
5. Oyez: Making state and appellate court documents freely available and useful to journalists, scholars and the public, by providing straightforward summaries of decisions, free audio recordings and more.
6. Procur.io: Making government contract bidding more transparent by simplifying the way smaller companies bid on government work.
7. GitMachines: Supporting government innovation by creating tools and servers that meet government regulations, so that developers can easily build and adopt new technology.
8. Plan in a Box: Making it easier to discover information about local planning projects, by creating a tool that governments and contractors can use to easily create websites with updates that also allow public input into the process.

 

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