1. Speaker: Rusudan Mikhelidze
Director of Analytical Department
Ministry of Justice of GEORGIA
9 May, 2014
Dublin
Open Data in
Georgia
Challenges and Way Forward

2. Content
Challenges and
Recommendations
Examples of using Open Data
From transparency and
accountability to stimulus for
business and economic growth
Open Data Portal in Georgia
Development of Portal

3. DATA.GOV.GE

4. CSO effort – Opendata.ge

5. Everyone Sees Everything: E-Procurement

6. Development of Portal
Clear Roadmap
Hybrid Model
Mechanism for implementation and coordination
Survey of existing datasets
Administrative procedures, data formats, software

7. Coordination mechanism
Issues and Challenges
Distinction between PSI and Open Data
Well managed digitized datasets
Consensus and decision on need for
open data
Clear roadmap

8. From Transparency and
Accountability Tool
to Stimulus for Economic Growth
“New Objective” for Open Data

9. Solutions/Recommendations
Secure high level political commitment
Create clear roadmap and have everyone agree on it
Develop and launch the coordination mechanism –
make it operational and sustainable
Start small make it big in the end …
Strategize new objectives of open data and
raise awareness

10. rmikhelidze@justice.gov.ge