Is the open data discussion open enough? | Oxfam America The Politics of Poverty Blog

abernard102@gmail.com 2015-08-14

Summary:

"The conversation around open data for development is expansive; but even with all the talk the discussion almost always lapses into a narrow dialogue between donors and transparency advocates. Advocates asking for more and better data, and donors responding with a laundry list of reasons why it’s challenging to provide it. And while these conversations are important, if the data revolution is really going to be revolutionary, it needs to be more inclusive. In recent years, Oxfam has worked with USAID to help ensure that civil society and media are part of the aid transparency conversation. But a critical actor is still missing: the implementers. The firms and NGOs that implement USAID-funded development projects – though key to any conversation on donor transparency – are often left out. So it was great to see and participate in a Twitter chat co-led by USAID and Chemonics last week on improving public financial management in developing countries.  Though aid transparency wasn’t the theme, per se, the chat brought its critical importance in the PFM discussion to light. In the days leading up to the live chat, Chemonics  posed a series of questions about what the donor priorities should be for #PFMforDev; and in every case, greater transparency and public participation topped the list ..."

Link:

http://politicsofpoverty.oxfamamerica.org/2015/08/is-the-open-data-discussion-open-enough/

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oa.new oa.comment oa.data oa.funders oa.third_sector oa.development oa.government

Date tagged:

08/14/2015, 08:13

Date published:

08/14/2015, 04:13