California to Pilot Statewide Open Data Portal
Officials announce plans for a next-gen open data portal for agencies and departments. California is hatching plans to pilot a next-gen open data portal to house all of its public agency data under one roof. Next steps for the site are to add data sets from four additional departments by the end of February with the goal to replace the state’s aging open data site Data.ca.gov with a beta version by June.
New York City strives to add accountability to open data policy
New York City Council members are taking one more crack at improving the city’s open data policy, passing two more bills to improve agency accountability and bolster citizens’ access to the data made available under open records laws.
In 2012 the Government of the Republic of Moldova joined the Open Government Partnership, having implemented since then two action plans, which are based on initiatives of transparency, open data and civic participation. As a member of this global initiative, the Moldovan Government has the responsibility to develop and present in 2016 the third Action Plan for a period of two years (2016-2017). Any National Action Plan for an Open Government should be co-created with civil society and other stakeholders/relevant players as business, academic environment, citizens, etc.
Republic of Moldova ranks no. 22 in the Global Open Data Index 2015. Thus, compared to 2014, Moldova has climbed 21 positions in the world ranking of open data. The ranking is a methodology that evaluates open data sets available in 122 countries worldwide.
Moldova is followed in the ranking by advanced in eTransformation countries, such as Republic of Korea - ranked no. 23, Austria and Singapore - ranked no. 24 and 25. Taiwan is ranked no. 1 in the Global Open Data Index 2015, followed by the UK and Denmark.
Statul Indianapolis lansează portalul de date deschise pentru incidentele de poliție
În încercarea de a crește încrederea în rândul cetățenilor, autoritățile din statul american Indianapolis au anunțat că vor publica informațiile despre incidentele controversate în care sunt implicați și polițiștii.
Datele Deschise – element inovativ pentru Polonia
Primarul orașului Gdansk invită cetățenii să participe la un dialog deschis despre date deschise și utilizarea acestora. PIB-ul Poloniei a crescut cu 20% între 2008 și 2014, de aceea Pawel Adamowicz se arată vădit optimist în materia inovațiilor de date deschise pentru o dezvoltare durabilă.
The Open Government Institute in collaboration with the World Bank and e-Government Center organizes a working meeting dedicated to “Collaboration between Government and Civil Society in the context of the Open Government Agenda” on September 29th, from 16:30-18:30, within the premises of the World Bank Moldova office.
Scoția susține implementarea datelor deschise
Guvernul scoțian urmează să publice pachetul strategic menit să sprijine implementarea datelor deschise. Acesta va fi făcut public în luna februarie 2015 și are drept scop conștientizarea, dar și demonstrarea eficienței datelor deschise din sectorul public sau privat.
