Photo credit: Whole Earth by NASA on The Commons via Flickr This week, hundreds of open data enthusiasts descended upon Washington DC as the World Bank Open Data Initiative and the Open Development Technology Alliance came together to host the second International Open Government Data Conference (IOGDC). Over 400 people from more than 40 countries
When the Ukrainian government decided to hold national consultations on the OGP plan – to fulfill the requirement for civil society input – by means of these civic councils and scheduled the meetings for right around Christmas, we realized that the government wanted to conduct pseudo-consultations and avoid any serious critique.
After reviewing over 57 applications, the OGP Support Unit and the Governance and Leadership Sub-Committee of the OGP Steering Committee made decisions based on the following criteria…