In addition to its global network of regional hubs, OD4D leverages global initiatives to generate greater accountability and transparency, locally-driven innovations, and better delivery of key public services in areas such as gender equality, education, and health.
The Feminist Open Government (FOGO) initiative aims to advance gender equality and better governance through increased transparency, participation, accountability, and government responsiveness. The OD4D hubs work together with the Open Government Partnership (OGP) to map opportunities and challenges to advance FOGO initiatives.
The International Open Data Conference is designed to bring the global open data community together in order to learn, share, plan and collaborate on the future of open data and data for development. The unique nature of this event is that it gathers together in one location a diverse range of participants from both the northern and southern hemispheres to define strategies to advance open data locally and globally.
A global study of data for public good, tracking open data and data sharing policies and practices around the world through an expert survey and secondary data analysis. The goal is to take a broad look at the extent to which national and sectoral data ecosystems around the world are promoting the effective, well governed, use of data.
The State of Open Data reviews the development of the open data movement over the past 10 years. An assessment of successes or failures that looks back in order to look forward at how best to shape the future of open data around the world.
The Open Data Charter consists of six Open Data principles. The Charter emerged out of the third International Open Data Conference in 2015, in consultation with hundreds of participants from around the world.
OD4D in partnership with the Open Data Charter, Global Integrity, and the Open Government Partnership (OGP), and with the support of the OGP Multi-Donor Trust Fund managed by the World Bank, is working to integrate open data into anti-corruption strategies, policies, and practices. This initiative aims to strengthen OGP action plan anti-corruption commitments and overcome implementation challenges. More information to come soon.
A global study of data for public good, tracking open data and data sharing policies and practices around the world through an expert survey and secondary data analysis. The goal is to take a broad look at the extent to which national and sectoral data ecosystems around the world are promoting the effective, well governed, use of data.
The Open Data Index aims to measure the state of open government data around the world. This is completed through a crowdsourced survey to assess the openness of specific government data sets, allowing results from a citizen's perspective.
The Open Data Impact Map is a public database of organizations that use open government data from around the world. It was developed to provide governments, international organizations, and researchers better understanding the demand for, and application of, open data.
