DAPP e OPEN Knowledge lançam índice de dados abertos para o Brasil - Instituto Millenium

From Google Translate: "The Public Policy Analysis Board of the FGV (DAPP) and the Open Knowledge Brasil (OKBR) have launched, in the last two weeks, the Brazilian editions of the Open Data Index (ODI). The survey is a tool for assessing and identifying bottlenecks, in order to guide public administration in relation to the improvement of its open data policies. Based on the joint work between the two institutions, three surveys were carried out for the country: the Open Data Index (ODI) Brazil, at the national level, and ODI São Paulo and ODI Rio de Janeiro, at the municipal level. These last two indicators are part of a pioneering initiative, since for the first time Brazil will have regional ODIs, in addition to the survey at the federal level.

The ODI Brasil, launched on April 27, revealed that the country is in 8th place in the world ranking, tied with the United States and Latvia, and it occupies the leadership among its neighbors of Latin America. In total, 15 dimensions related to themes such as public spending, environment and legislation were analyzed from nine criteria. The country reached a 64% overall score, which puts it in eighth place in the world ranking, a position before the United States. In a comparison between the countries of Latin America, Brazil leads."