Moldova's open data program achieved significant milestones by launching a national open data portal and integrating open data into e-transformation initiatives, leading to over 20,000 downloads and compliance from 18 agencies. The program was supported by the World Bank, starting from a governance transformation vision proposed by the Prime Minister in 2011, and included the release of a public expenditures database. The initiative has fostered citizen engagement and innovation through co-creation events and the development of applications such as alerte.md for people with disabilities.

1. Moldova’s Open Data Program: Results
1st among Eastern Europe & CIS countries to launch a national Open
Data portal
Open data fully integrated into eTransformation & Open Government
programs
Elaboration of comprehensive OGD Program -- portal is just a part of it
Over 20,000 downloads, 10,000 visitors, over 250 datasets in 5 months
Open Data Directive covering all government, with 18 agencies complying
1st country to release full public expenditures database under BOOST
Co-creation events produced apps with real value
 Adoption by Municipality of Chisinau of alerte.md
 App for people with disabilities funded from AED

2. The Moldova Open Data Journey:
Catalytic Role of the Bank
• Started in Dec. 2009 and took 1.5 years to culminate in Open Data Directive and Portal
Launch in April 2011
• Moldova PM asked the Bank to (1) support his Governance eTransformation (GeT) vision
during visit to Washington DC in January 2011 and (2) mobilize a group of leading global
eGov experts.
• In March 2011 the GeT Project concept note was agreed based on the Govt's request to
go for "next practices rather than best practices“, including open data.
• A concept note on OGD for Moldova was put together by the Bank eTransformation team in
July 2010.
• President Zoellick visited Moldova in August 2010 and talked about WB Open Data
initiative at eTransformation Roundtable.
• A high level expert group of leading Gov CIOs (UK, US, Canada, EU, Singapore, Estonia et
al) advised PM office and Ministry of ICT on the value of Open Data in September 2010.
• the GeT project and relevant section was added to the PAD. A videoconferenced Workshop
on Open Data was organized in October 2010 for a large audience of civil society and
government stakeholders featuring recorded video by Tim Berners Lee, CheckMySchool
project in Philippines and a local pilot project.
• In November 2010 the Govt decided to launch OGD initiative and asked the Bank and
USAID for help  launch of OGD Directive and Portal in April 2011

3. Open Government Data Ecosystem
Leadership
Technology/
Infrastructure Policy/Legal Framework
Innovation
Financing Open
Data Institutions
Applications &
Citizen Engagement Co-Creation
Capacity Building

4. Moldova Governance e-Transformation Project:
Supporting the Open Data Ecosystem
• Approved in June 2011
•$20 million credit + Gov co-financing +
grants)
•E-Gov Center created, e-
Transformation and CIO Councils
• Open Data
initiative, broader Open
Government action plan under
preparation
• Cloud-based shared e-Gov
infrastructure (M-Cloud)
•Policies and standards
•Capacity building
• Exploring PPPs
•E-Services and Apps

5. Role of Leadership and Knowledge Sharing
4 consultations with HELP experts
on Open Data, Cloud
Computing, CIO role, e-Gov
Strategy, culminating in the Aug
12, 2010 eTransformation
Leadership Roundtable in
Chisinau, Moldova
with participation of Robert Zoellick,
the President of the World Bank
Group, Prime Minister Vlad Filat, most
Cabinet Ministers and Deputy Ministers