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‘Open washing’: Flawed Freedom of Information in the Philippines

September 28, 2017 by Michael Canares Leave a Comment

‘Open washing’: Flawed Freedom of Information in the Philippines

This post was written by Michael Cañares, regional research manager at our Open Data Labs Jakarta and was originally published by the Web Foundation. Photo © Newspaper Club, CC BY-NC-ND.   As a citizen of the Philippines, a country that has been without a right to information law for more than 20 years, I find today — the International Day for […]

Filed Under: Blog, Freedom of Information, Jakarta Lab, Web Foundation Tagged With: FOI, government, open washing, Philippines, surveillance, transparency

Building the Case for Open Data to Fight Corruption in Indonesia

March 20, 2017 by Open Data Labs Leave a Comment

Building the Case for Open Data to Fight Corruption in Indonesia

On 21 March, the Web Foundation’s Open Data Lab Jakarta, together with Transparency International Indonesia and Open Government Indonesia, and with the support of Ford Foundation is holding a roundtable discussion on “Open Data and the Fight Against Corruption in Indonesia”. The event will be held at the Office of the President in Jakarta, Indonesia, […]

Filed Under: Blog, Jakarta Lab, Presentations on Open Data, Workshops and Trainings Tagged With: financial transparency, TI report, transparency

The organisations open data can’t live without: Intermediaries

October 5, 2016 by Open Data Labs Leave a Comment

The organisations open data can’t live without: Intermediaries

As part of the Open Data Research Symposium, our Open Data Lab Jakarta’s Research Manager Glenn Maail will be presenting a draft paper looking at the value and role of ‘intermediaries’ in open data initiatives on 5 October at 11:15 CET. So, what’s an ‘open data intermediary’? Do they really help projects to succeed? And how […]

Filed Under: Blog, Conferences, Jakarta Lab, Open Data for Transparency Tagged With: intermediaries, IODC, ODRS, transparency

We had a blast at Rightscon 2015!

April 7, 2015 by Open Data Labs Leave a Comment

We had a blast at Rightscon 2015!

The conference area of Crowne Plaza Hotel Manila was buzzing with people attending Rightscon 2015. Representatives across various sectors—from journalists and activists, to major tech players such as Google, Mozilla, Microsoft, and more – were present for the two-day event. The Web Foundation was also present, with members of the Open Data Labs, Web We […]

Filed Under: Blog, Freedom of Information, Jakarta Lab, Open Data Barometer, Open Data for Transparency, Presentations on Open Data, Web Foundation Tagged With: affordable Internet, digital rights, FOI, freedom of information, Magna Carta for the Web, open data, rightscon, transparency, web foundation

How to ‘open’ data and more

April 2, 2015 by Open Data Labs Leave a Comment

How to ‘open’ data and more

Have you ever wondered how to properly ‘open’ data? What skills, background knowledge and software are needed and could be used for it? The Lab’s resident Data Analyst took to the challenge of explaining, training and showcasing his data expertise in mentoring workshops with our Open Data for Transparency partners, E-Net Philippines and INCITEGov. Last […]

Filed Under: Blog, Jakarta Lab, Open Data for Transparency, Presentations on Open Data, Projects, Workshops and Trainings Tagged With: E-net, INCITEGov, od4t, open data, open data tools, OpenRefine, PDFTables, Tabula, transparency

Why we need more open data advocates – and what we are doing about it

January 30, 2015 by Michael Canares Leave a Comment

Why we need more open data advocates – and what we are doing about it

In recent years, several stakeholders have pushed for the creation and implementation of programs related to open data especially in the context of governments, aid agencies, businesses, academics, civil society organizations, and civic hackers. It is argued that greater openness in data will address problems, issues, and challenges related to governance, economic growth, service delivery, […]

Filed Under: Blog, Jakarta Lab, Open Data for Transparency, Projects, Workshops and Trainings Tagged With: Jakarta Lab, open data, open data advocates, SEATTI, training, transparency

Financial transparency and information regimes: Initial lessons from OD4T project

January 28, 2015 by Michael Canares Leave a Comment

Financial transparency and information regimes: Initial lessons from OD4T project

With funding support from the Southeast Asia Technology and Transparency Initiative (SEATTI), the Web Foundation’s Open Data Lab Jakarta is implementing the ‘Promoting the Use of Open Data to Strengthen Fiscal Transparency in Indonesia and the Philippines’ (OD4T) project. The goal of the project is to improve local fiscal government transparency in the aforementioned countries. To […]

Filed Under: Blog, Jakarta Lab, Projects Tagged With: FDP, fiscal transparency, FOI, full disclosure policy, indonesia, open data, Philippines, transparency

Open Data Barometer highlights the need for governments to increase open data efforts

January 19, 2015 by Open Data Labs Leave a Comment

Open Data Barometer highlights the need for governments to increase open data efforts

Original post from the World Wide Web Foundation: The second edition of our Open Data Barometer, released today, shows that hard work lies ahead if Open Government Data (OGD) is to live up to its full potential and deliver truly transformative impacts. Governments worldwide have acknowledged the potential of OGD to reduce corruption, increase transparency, and […]

Filed Under: Open Data Barometer, Press Release, Web Foundation Tagged With: open data, open data barometer, transparency, web foundation

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