ODB Report 2015

Why we need Open DataOpen Data Barometer Myanmar Report

Ravi Chhabra, Researcher for Myanmar, ODB Report 2015

"Now is the time to resource and implement open data throughout the world."Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web.READINESSAre goverments ready to open their data?

IMPLEMENTATIONHow well are governments fulfilling their open data promises?

IMPACTWhat impact is open data having on citizens’ lives?

55% of the 92 countries in the survey now have an open data initiaves

10% of the 1,380 datasets studied are open

The impact on transparency and accountability saw a 22% decrease, while impact on entrepreneurship climbed 15%

Open Data Barometer• Transparency and Accountability on the Decline• T&A Indicator: Data Protection & FOI/RTI• Company and Public Spending Data Least Open

(2%)• Contracting/Tenders 8%

Open Data Barometer• Over Half of Countries now have Open Data

Initiatives• T&A Indicator: Data Protection & FOI/RTI• Company and Public Spending Data Least Open

(2%)• Contracting/Tenders 8%

• D10 - Trade • D11 - Health • D12 - Education • D13 - Crime • D14 – Environment• D15 - Elections • D16 - Contracts

Sectors Studied/Researched• D1 - Map • D2 - Land • D4 - Census• D5 - Budget • D6 - Spend • D7 - Company • D8 - Legislation • D9 - Transport

• Completeness• Primacy• Timeliness• Ease of Physical and Electronic Access• Machine readability• Non-discrimination• Use of Commonly Owned Standards• Licensing• Permanence• Usage Costs

Principles

• isOpen()• aExists()• bAvailable()• cMachineReadable()• dBulkDownloadable()• eFree()• fLicense()• gUpdated()• hSustainable()• iDiscoverable()• iLinked()

Assessment Steps

Where does OpenData fit in?

• Socio-Economic Development.

• Poverty Reduction.

• Meet MDG & SDG Goals.

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References & Useful Links

https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/focussdgs.html

http://www.data4sdgs.org

http://opendatabarometer.org/3rdEdition/regional-report/east-asia-and-the-pacific/

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t3MuJ4IctIbVY4a7U52MxgLA6toDdaULdtY4PjwL81E/edit#

http://opendatabarometer.org/3rdEdition/data/

THE END. Thank You!