Posts tagged Open Data Watch
Improved Governance and Meaningful User Engagement to Expand Data Use: A Case Study of Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography

In Fall 2022, SDSN TReNDS and Open Data Watch released the report, Overcoming Data Graveyards in Official Statistics: Catalyzing Uptake and Use, which aimed to provide conceptual clarity around the challenges of improving data use and a way forward for research by sourcing best practices from countries. This blog series spotlights insights and best practices from the countries profiled.

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Understanding User Needs to Improve Data Use: A Case Study of the United Kingdom’s Office for National Statistics

In Fall 2022, SDSN TReNDS and Open Data Watch released the report, Overcoming Data Graveyards in Official Statistics: Catalyzing Uptake and Use, which aimed to provide conceptual clarity around the challenges of improving data use and a way forward for research by sourcing best practices from countries. This blog is the third in a blog series spotlighting insights and best practices from the countries profiled.

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Centralizing Data Governance For Improved Data Use: A Case Study of the Philippine Statistics Authority

Last Fall, SDSN TReNDS and Open Data Watch released the report, Overcoming Data Graveyards in Official Statistics: Catalyzing Uptake and Use, which aimed to provide conceptual clarity around the challenges of improving data use and a way forward for research by sourcing best practices from countries. This article is the second in a blog series spotlighting insights and best practices from the countries profiled.

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New ODIN Results Highlight the State of Open Data in 187 Countries Worldwide

Open data has not only played a key role in mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic and will continue to be crucial for the dissemination and uptake of the new vaccines, but it’s also been a core component of the data revolution since its inception. But just how many countries around the world are actively making their data open? Last week, we received a snapshot of countries’ progress with the release of the fifth edition of Open Data Watch’s 2020/21 Open Data Inventory (ODIN 2020/21).

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Shaping the data governance landscape: A multi-sectoral approach to use, protection, and inclusive digital transformation

COVID-19 is rapidly shifting perceptions, priorities, and needs as they relate to digital and data policy, and this has accelerated the urgency of discussions around data governance. In this blog post, Tom Orrell, TReNDS' expert member discusses four recommendations that came out of a recent UN World Data Forum virtual session on this issue.

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Is Open Data at Odds with Citizens' Privacy?

Open data isn’t a new concept. It’s been a conversation-starter in government circles for years, as we’ve seen more and more governments launch open data initiatives in countries, states and cities across the globe. But beyond the PR opportunity and desire to appear open, has data openness actually made a difference? Thankfully, the answer is a resounding yes. The evidence shows how both citizens and governments have benefited, as governments continue to open up their official statistics and datasets for public review.

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