The document discusses open data initiatives in the Caribbean region sponsored by the Caribbean Open Institute and IDRC. It outlines the goals of increasing open data use, research communications, and measuring social impact. Barriers to open data adoption include cultural issues, limited local data access, and capacity challenges. Case studies are presented on potential economic and social benefits of open data in sectors like tourism. Current research focuses on mapping key sectors in 5 countries and 4 strategic initiatives to build evidence of open data's impact and foster collaboration between governments and civil society. The DevCA conference is highlighted as a platform to engage stakeholders and experiment with open data. Overall the document advocates that open data can help drive efficiency, participation, and innovation if barriers are addressed through capacity
Colombia's Colnodo has a strong network of partnerships that allow the organization to diversificate, increase its impact and leverage different technologies. Colnodo's leadership provides a detail explanation of the model, along with recommendations for implementation.
Open Government Data: What it is, Where it is Going, and the Opportunities fo...OECD Governance
Keynote presentation given by Ryan Androsoff (Digital Government Policy Analyst, OECD) at the 2015 EUROSAI-OLACEFS conference in Quito, Ecuador on 25 June 2015. Focus of the presentation is on Open Government Data and the opportunities for Supreme Audit Institutions presented by open data. Video of the presentation is available at: https://youtu.be/SlBfxmecJhI?t=1h50m19s
For more information on OECD's work relating to Open Government Data please see: http://www.oecd.org/gov/public-innovation/open-government-data.htm
Colombia's Colnodo has a strong network of partnerships that allow the organization to diversificate, increase its impact and leverage different technologies. Colnodo's leadership provides a detail explanation of the model, along with recommendations for implementation.
Open Government Data: What it is, Where it is Going, and the Opportunities fo...OECD Governance
Keynote presentation given by Ryan Androsoff (Digital Government Policy Analyst, OECD) at the 2015 EUROSAI-OLACEFS conference in Quito, Ecuador on 25 June 2015. Focus of the presentation is on Open Government Data and the opportunities for Supreme Audit Institutions presented by open data. Video of the presentation is available at: https://youtu.be/SlBfxmecJhI?t=1h50m19s
For more information on OECD's work relating to Open Government Data please see: http://www.oecd.org/gov/public-innovation/open-government-data.htm
Innovation platforms for information sharing, market access and nurturing of ...ILRI
Poster prepared by Kennedy Kago (Egerton University), Jo Cadilhon (OECD), Mary Maina (Egerton University) and Amos Omore (ILRI) for the Maziwa Zaidi Policy Forum, Dar es Salaam, 23-24 May 2017
Simona De Rosa from T6 Ecosystems presented the policy dialogue approach defined within the i3 project, aiming to support the development of policy recommendations on Convergence and Social Media to be addressed to the European Commision.
El-Iza Mohamedou (PARIS21): Why all actors should join the Data RevolutionElias Rådelius
This keynote presentation was held at Sida's Development Talk "Why all development actors should join the Data Revolution" on Friday February 6th, 2015.
Presented by Ms Bernadette Lewis, Secretary General, Caribbean Telecommunications Union at the LEARN Caribbean Research Data Workshop. http://learn-rdm.eu/en/workshops/eclac-mini-workshops/3rd-mini-workshop
HLEG thematic workshop on Measurement of Well Being and Development in Africa...StatsCommunications
HLEG thematic workshop on Measurement of Well Being and Development in Africa, 12-14 November 2015, Durban, South Africa, More information at: www.oecd.org/statistics/measuring-economic-social-progress
Innovation platforms for information sharing, market access and nurturing of ...ILRI
Poster prepared by Kennedy Kago (Egerton University), Jo Cadilhon (OECD), Mary Maina (Egerton University) and Amos Omore (ILRI) for the Maziwa Zaidi Policy Forum, Dar es Salaam, 23-24 May 2017
Simona De Rosa from T6 Ecosystems presented the policy dialogue approach defined within the i3 project, aiming to support the development of policy recommendations on Convergence and Social Media to be addressed to the European Commision.
El-Iza Mohamedou (PARIS21): Why all actors should join the Data RevolutionElias Rådelius
This keynote presentation was held at Sida's Development Talk "Why all development actors should join the Data Revolution" on Friday February 6th, 2015.
Presented by Ms Bernadette Lewis, Secretary General, Caribbean Telecommunications Union at the LEARN Caribbean Research Data Workshop. http://learn-rdm.eu/en/workshops/eclac-mini-workshops/3rd-mini-workshop
HLEG thematic workshop on Measurement of Well Being and Development in Africa...StatsCommunications
HLEG thematic workshop on Measurement of Well Being and Development in Africa, 12-14 November 2015, Durban, South Africa, More information at: www.oecd.org/statistics/measuring-economic-social-progress
Digital Social Innovation and the Impact of Data Analytics Cybera Inc.
This presentation reviews how emerging digital technologies are being used to enable social innovation. An ecosystem is growing worldwide that is utilizing advancements in hardware, networks, data and collaboration to accelerate initiatives for social good. Highlighted are examples of how groups like DataKind and Data for Good are helping nonprofit organizations enhance their social impact through data analytics and visualization.
Digitalisation of finance activities: Challenges and opportunities - Edwin L...OECD Governance
This presentation was made by Edwin Lau, OECD, at the 40th Annual Meeting of OECD Senior Budget Officials (SBO) held in Tallinn, Estonia, on 5-6 June 2019
Intro to Open data - presentation made as part of Food and Agriculture Organization meeting with Statistician Generals from around Nigeria + other government reps. **References are in the ppt notes
Radical Rethinking International development Soren Gigler
This presentation by the Innovations in Governance Team, Innovation Labs World Bank Institute, provides an overview about: (i) emerging framework for Open Development, (ii) experiences with Mapping for Results, (iii) the Open Aid Partnership which is a partnership of the World Bank, international donors, aidData, Governments and CSOs to enhance the transparency and accountability of donor-funded programs, (iv) experiences from the Kenya Open Data Initiative and (v) Experiences from our Citizen Feedback Loops Programs- OnTrack.
A Presentation made by A.H. Monjurul KABIR during XII International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) at the strategic session on sharing information and knowledge to fight corruption. The key presentation focuses on strtaegies deployed UN - UNDP in particular..
- challenges and opportunities
DELSA/GOV 3rd Health meeting - Barbara UBALDIOECD Governance
This presentation by Barbara UBALDI was made at the 3rd Joint DELSA/GOV Health Meeting, Paris 24-25 April 2014. Find out more at www.oecd.org/gov/budgeting/3rdmeetingdelsagovnetworkfiscalsustainabilityofhealthsystems2014.htm
Principles for co-creation of best practices with farmers: Stakeholder perspe...Sadie W Shelton
Presented by Ciniro Costa Jr., Alliance of Bioversity & CIAT, at the "Best practices for digital tool inclusiveness and farmer co-creation of practices with local stakeholders" workshop on 30 November 2022.
In this informal expert workshop, the TRANSITIONS Inclusive Digital Tools (ATDT) project reviewed and received feedback from stakeholders and experts on proposed guidance for smallholder farmer’s inclusion and co-creation of farm practices for agroecology and climate change action. Invited participants included digital resource specialists, farmer-support organizations, and agroecology and climate change experts. In 2023, we will apply the principles with our action partners in Brazil and Vietnam to guide digital innovations. In the workshop we sought input to the relevance, coherence and usability of the proposed principles to guide future work.
More on the ATDT Project: https://bit.ly/InclusiveDTs
100%Open - Autumn Union - feat. Department for Transport - "Digital Mobility:...David Simoes-Brown
On Wednesday 11th September, 100%Open and Department for Transport joined forces to present an open innovation topic in the transport sector - digital mobility. Our Speakers included, Meera Nayyar, Passenger Experience Team Leader at DfT, David Rajan, (Founder & Chairman at Centaur) Alex Shapland-Howes (Co-founder of Tandem) and Amit Tzur (Consultant at Deloitte), Warwick Goodall (Partner at PA Consulting) Craig Nelson ( Business Development Director at Swiftly) Richard Mason (Information Manager at Transport for the North) Ian Wright (Head of Innovation and Partnerships at Transport Focus) and Daniel Hobbs ( Principal Technologist).
Similar to Open Data Impact In The Caribbean- In Search of Evidence + Hackaton Electoral #Deva206 en Republica Dominicana (20)
La Escuela de Datos del Caribe (CSOD), es una iniciativa del Instituto Abierto del Caribe (COI), que busca desarrollar un programa integral y sostenible de alfabetización digital / de datos dirigido a poblaciones vulnerables en el Caribe, con el objetivo de contribuir a la construcción de una cultura de datos sólida en toda la región y el desarrollo de habilidades de empleo, esenciales para la economía digital emergente.
De maneta especifica el programa CSOD se propone capacitar al menos 1.500 jóvenes desfavorecidos/as o en riesgo, en siete (7) países de todo el Caribe, en un período de dos años. Las capacitaciones abarcan temas que van desde alfabetización de datos y habilidades básicas hasta habilidades avanzadas de gestión de datos, visualización e integración de datos y análisis de Big Data. El programa también busca conectar a los/as jóvenes capacitados/as con oportunidades de empleo.
Con el fin de garantizar mayor accesibilidad al programa, la CSOD ha sido diseñada en base a un modelo mixto de aprendizaje, que combina la formación a distancia, adaptada al ritmo del estudiante, y sesiones presenciales, facilitadas por tutores/as locales, haciendo uso de estrategias pedagógicas innovadoras. Para mayor posibilidad de acceso el contenido ha sido adecuado para usarse en teléfonos móviles o tabletas, con limitado ancho de banda.
La Escuela de Datos del Caribe (CSOD), cuenta con el apoyo financiero y respaldo de Google.org, brazo filantrópico de Google; el Registro de Direcciones de Internet de América Latina y Caribe LACNIC; y el Centro Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo (IDRC) de Canadá.
Potencialidad de los Datos Abiertos para la educación en República DominicanaFundación Taigüey
presentado a la Conferencia Regional de Datos Abiertos para América Latina y el Caribe, Montevideo, 27 de Junio 2013
http://confdatosabiertos.uy/inicio
Actividades de Información y comunicación proyecto capacidades locales para l...Fundación Taigüey
Actividades de Información y comunicación en el marco del Proyecto “Fortalecimiento de las capacidades locales para la reducción de riesgos de desastres y adaptación al cambio climático de la agricultura en zonas vulnerables de la República Dominicana, Haití y Jamaica”, OSRO/RLA/102/BEL y que contempla las 6 comunidades piloto de: Bahoruco, Bartolomé, El Limón, Mena, Los Fondos (Polo), Quita Coraza.
Ya me recordé el titulo del ligthining talk: "Open Data Educación y Hackaton ...Fundación Taigüey
Open Data Educación y Hackaton #Devca2013 en Dominicana: proceso y sinergia entre dos proyectos y sus alcances inesperados. presentado en la desconferencia Abrelatam2013 - www.AbreLatam.org
Catalogo de Oferta Ecoturismo Comunitario Guanventuras, cooperativa de mujer...Fundación Taigüey
Catalogo de Oferta Ecoturismo Comunitario "Guanventuras" que ofrece la Cooperativa de mujeres de la Ciénaga, Barahona, Republica Dominicana.
Paquetes "con de todo" incluyen alojamiento en casa de familia, gastronomía étnica, senderos en loas y a cascadas vírgenes, mina de larimar, salidas con pescadores artesanales, artesanía y bisutería orgánica, etc. 100% de los ingresos son para la mujeres, permitiendo crear desar3ollo sostenible y empoderamiento.
http://www.guanaventuras.com
vea también http://www.demisiembra.com
ENGLISH
Catalogue of community based ecotourism managed by from the women cooperative of la Ciénaga, southwest of the Dominican Republic. Bed and breakfast, jungle cascades tours, fishing in small local fisherman boats, larimar mine visit, unique ethnic food, organic handcrafts etc. 100% of the income is for the women, helps build sustainable livelihoods and their empowerment.
http://www.guanaventuras.com
see also http://www.demisiembra.com
Los Productos artesanales De Mí Siembra son hechos con alegría por las mujeres de la Cooperativa para el Desarrollo de La Ciénaga, Prov. Barahona, Rep. Dominicana.
Exquisitas Mermeladas a partir de pura fruta tropical y bisutería con conchas de coco y semillas recicladas. Todo con nuestras manos y a partir de insumos de nuestras comunidades, dando valor a nuestros recursos, buscando alternativas para bajar la presión ambiental en nuestras montañas y generando fuentes de empleo.
ver www.demisiembra,com
La Comunidad Dominicana de Centros Tecnológicos Comunitarios de Acceso a las TICs es un espacio de intercambio y apoyo mutuo entre operador@s y encargad@s de los Centros Tecnológicos Comunitarios de la Rep. Dominicana, con el propósito de trabajar juntos para facilitar la labor diaria de los centro y hacer de estos espacios sostenibles, que contribuyan al desarrollo integral de las comunidades. Es un espacio que vivo, que se va construyendo con la participación de TOD@S
El presente manual tiene como objetivo facilitar tu visita y movilidad dentro de la comunidad virtual, veras que es muy fácil. Nuestra comunidad esta basada sobre NING, una plataforma deredes sociales.
Presentación del proyecto de ecoturismo comunitario de la CiénegaFundación Taigüey
Presentación del proyecto de ecoturismo comunitario de la Ciénega, Barahona, Dominicana (www.guanaventuras.com), para solicitar apoyo al proyecto PROMAREN, que lleva la cooperativa de mujeres de la Ciénaga con el apoyo de la Fundación Taigüey www.taiguey.org
presentación de la Cooperativa para el desarrollo de La Ciénaga (CCOPDECI) que impula la fundación TAIGUEY (www.taiguey.org). Cooperativa de mujeres que opera servicios de Ecoturismo, agro procesamiento, y artesanías. Medio ambiente, ingresos, empoderamiento de las mujeres y desarrollo rural. Rep Dominicana
Soluciones Metodológicas TICs para Desarrollo: desde La Ciénaga de Barahona a...Fundación Taigüey
Soluciones Metodológicas TICs para
Desarrollo: desde La Ciénaga de
Barahona a la red CACT-DOM- Red de Telecentros o de Centros Tecnológicos en la República Dominicana, y la Academia de capacitación para operadores.as de estos centros: de www.guanaba.net a www.comunidad.cact.net.do
Los Centros de Acceso Colectivos a las TICs Impulsados desde el Estado en la ...Fundación Taigüey
Investigación monográfica sobre los telecentros, o Centros de Acceso Colectivos a las TICs Impulsados desde el Estado en la República Dominicana, realizada en 2007, encuestando a 300 centros, y publicado en 2008, realizado como colaboración con la Oficina Nacional De estadística de la Rep Dominicana, en el marco del Observatorio de la Sociedad de la Información. Para la versión completa del estudio: http://taiguey.org/cact-dom/docs/Monografia-sobre-los-CACs-en-RD-Version-Final-090908-1.pdf
Cual fue el proceso y cuales fueron las lecciones aprendidas de nuestro pequeño proyecto de sistema de información para la participación comunitaria en le gestión municipal. así fueron presentadas por Vicky Apolinario en 2 de Noviembre 07 en la Conferencia Latinoamericana de Usuarios ESRI 2007
Perpectivas sobre la investigación en TICs desde una organización de la socie...Fundación Taigüey
Perpectivas sobre la investigación en TICs desde una organización de la sociedad civil
De lo comunitario a las redes del conocimiento…
Por Yacine Khelladi, Fundación Taigüey
@ Winds Caribe – 05 Feb 2008
Opendatabay - Open Data Marketplace.pptxOpendatabay
Opendatabay.com unlocks the power of data for everyone. Open Data Marketplace fosters a collaborative hub for data enthusiasts to explore, share, and contribute to a vast collection of datasets.
First ever open hub for data enthusiasts to collaborate and innovate. A platform to explore, share, and contribute to a vast collection of datasets. Through robust quality control and innovative technologies like blockchain verification, opendatabay ensures the authenticity and reliability of datasets, empowering users to make data-driven decisions with confidence. Leverage cutting-edge AI technologies to enhance the data exploration, analysis, and discovery experience.
From intelligent search and recommendations to automated data productisation and quotation, Opendatabay AI-driven features streamline the data workflow. Finding the data you need shouldn't be a complex. Opendatabay simplifies the data acquisition process with an intuitive interface and robust search tools. Effortlessly explore, discover, and access the data you need, allowing you to focus on extracting valuable insights. Opendatabay breaks new ground with a dedicated, AI-generated, synthetic datasets.
Leverage these privacy-preserving datasets for training and testing AI models without compromising sensitive information. Opendatabay prioritizes transparency by providing detailed metadata, provenance information, and usage guidelines for each dataset, ensuring users have a comprehensive understanding of the data they're working with. By leveraging a powerful combination of distributed ledger technology and rigorous third-party audits Opendatabay ensures the authenticity and reliability of every dataset. Security is at the core of Opendatabay. Marketplace implements stringent security measures, including encryption, access controls, and regular vulnerability assessments, to safeguard your data and protect your privacy.
Techniques to optimize the pagerank algorithm usually fall in two categories. One is to try reducing the work per iteration, and the other is to try reducing the number of iterations. These goals are often at odds with one another. Skipping computation on vertices which have already converged has the potential to save iteration time. Skipping in-identical vertices, with the same in-links, helps reduce duplicate computations and thus could help reduce iteration time. Road networks often have chains which can be short-circuited before pagerank computation to improve performance. Final ranks of chain nodes can be easily calculated. This could reduce both the iteration time, and the number of iterations. If a graph has no dangling nodes, pagerank of each strongly connected component can be computed in topological order. This could help reduce the iteration time, no. of iterations, and also enable multi-iteration concurrency in pagerank computation. The combination of all of the above methods is the STICD algorithm. [sticd] For dynamic graphs, unchanged components whose ranks are unaffected can be skipped altogether.
As Europe's leading economic powerhouse and the fourth-largest hashtag#economy globally, Germany stands at the forefront of innovation and industrial might. Renowned for its precision engineering and high-tech sectors, Germany's economic structure is heavily supported by a robust service industry, accounting for approximately 68% of its GDP. This economic clout and strategic geopolitical stance position Germany as a focal point in the global cyber threat landscape.
In the face of escalating global tensions, particularly those emanating from geopolitical disputes with nations like hashtag#Russia and hashtag#China, hashtag#Germany has witnessed a significant uptick in targeted cyber operations. Our analysis indicates a marked increase in hashtag#cyberattack sophistication aimed at critical infrastructure and key industrial sectors. These attacks range from ransomware campaigns to hashtag#AdvancedPersistentThreats (hashtag#APTs), threatening national security and business integrity.
🔑 Key findings include:
🔍 Increased frequency and complexity of cyber threats.
🔍 Escalation of state-sponsored and criminally motivated cyber operations.
🔍 Active dark web exchanges of malicious tools and tactics.
Our comprehensive report delves into these challenges, using a blend of open-source and proprietary data collection techniques. By monitoring activity on critical networks and analyzing attack patterns, our team provides a detailed overview of the threats facing German entities.
This report aims to equip stakeholders across public and private sectors with the knowledge to enhance their defensive strategies, reduce exposure to cyber risks, and reinforce Germany's resilience against cyber threats.
Chatty Kathy - UNC Bootcamp Final Project Presentation - Final Version - 5.23...John Andrews
SlideShare Description for "Chatty Kathy - UNC Bootcamp Final Project Presentation"
Title: Chatty Kathy: Enhancing Physical Activity Among Older Adults
Description:
Discover how Chatty Kathy, an innovative project developed at the UNC Bootcamp, aims to tackle the challenge of low physical activity among older adults. Our AI-driven solution uses peer interaction to boost and sustain exercise levels, significantly improving health outcomes. This presentation covers our problem statement, the rationale behind Chatty Kathy, synthetic data and persona creation, model performance metrics, a visual demonstration of the project, and potential future developments. Join us for an insightful Q&A session to explore the potential of this groundbreaking project.
Project Team: Jay Requarth, Jana Avery, John Andrews, Dr. Dick Davis II, Nee Buntoum, Nam Yeongjin & Mat Nicholas
Chatty Kathy - UNC Bootcamp Final Project Presentation - Final Version - 5.23...
Open Data Impact In The Caribbean- In Search of Evidence + Hackaton Electoral #Deva206 en Republica Dominicana
1. Open Data Impact In The Caribbean
- In Search of Evidence
By Yacine Khelladi
Exec. Director Fundación Taiguey – COI Founding member
Open Parliament Workshop
Asuncion, Paraguay
May 26-27th, 2016
2. Caribbean Open Institute
• regional initiative conceptualized by a community of Caribbean stakeholders and
sponsored by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) that seeks to
facilitate the emergence of a Caribbean Knowledge Economy
• Three core pillars: Open Data - to foster the embracing of Open Data initiatives –
Research Communications - promoting evidence-based policy making and Impact –
new ways of planning, monitoring and evaluation in the information society
• Social Innovation – civic technologies – local business and competiveness – civic
engagement – participation and transparency – multi stakeholder communities -
impact research
3. OpenGovernmentData n. v.
“The proactive release of Government Data in
a format that can be freely used, reused and
redistributed by anyone for any purpose”
5. Post 2015 Data Revolution
“Transformative actions needed to respond to the demands of
a complex development agenda” - undatarevolution.org
• Data lifecycle: efficiency+ thru production, collection, use
• Data liberation: transparency, accountability, equity
• Capacity building: data literacy, small & big data & analytics
• Metrics: new targets and indicators
6. Barriers to Open Data in the Caribbean
• Cultural
– Limited access to high quality, locally relevant data
– Data produced using public resources is often considered the private property of the organization
which produced it
– Cultural and institutional habits that forego the use of data, and other forms of evidence, for
policy and decision making
– Capacity-building efforts are required to effectively use new technologies to investigate, analyse,
communicate and inform policy/decision-making
• Structural / Institutional
– Small Island Developing States with limited scalability & resource endowments
– Civil Society and Media Apathy towards Open Data, Governments slow to embrace
– Competing Policy and Political Agenda Priorities for Scarce Resources
7. In Search of Evidence of Open Data Impact Potential
• Required To:
– Identify Potential Value Impact Opportunities
– Inform Policies & Approaches
– Facilitate Targeted Interventions and Optimal Allocation Of Resources
• Mechanisms Used:
– Engagement and Experimentation through CodeSprints & Fellowship Models
– Capacity Building (intermediaries and consumers)
– Economic Value Analysis in targeted domains
– Sector Studies & Action Research
– Community Building
8. Efficiency & Effectiveness
• Improved quality of service delivery
in support services such as transportation,
entertainment and merchandising. eg. Open-
Data-enabled mobile Apps
• Enhanced tourism product information and
diversity of choices for discriminating visitors
with niche interests
• Enhanced Market analysis and selective
targeting through access to tourism origin data
to stimulate Apps development, and enhance
sector analysis and visualization
Participation & Collaboration
• Increased linkages between tourism
and other sectors such as Agriculture,
Manufacturing, arts & craft, self-employed
service providers
• Empower Community Tourism interests and
stakeholders with greater participation and
collaboration in the development of the
community tourism product; Open Data
initiatives can impact positively on the visibility,
inclusiveness and welfare of small operators
Transparency
• Increased transparency in the allocation and
disposal of resources/funds for the
development of the sector (i.e. Tourism
Enhancement fund; JSIF – community-based
tourism development
New Services & Businesses
• Increased visibility and clientele for
smaller hotel properties, attractions
• Enable product development and
market access for community-based tourism
initiatives
• Innovation opportunities for software
developers and other service entrepreneurs
Economics of Caribbean Open Data
eg. Tourism Levers/Drivers
9. Open Data Readiness Assessment in
Caribbean
DIMENSION RATING
Leadership Yellow
Policy/Legal Framework Yellow
Institutional Preparedness Yellow/Red
Data within Government Yellow
Demand for Data Yellow/Red
Open Data Ecosystem Green
Financing Yellow
Technology & Skills
Infrastructure
Green/Yellow
Dominican
Republic
Trinidad &
Tobago
Antigua
Barbuda
St. Lucia
Jamaica
√
√
Haiti
(soon)
10. Emerging Insights to inform “Theories of Change”
• Intermediaries will play a significant role both as catalysts and enablers
• Greater impetus and resonance will derive from increased efficiency of public
service delivery, and innovation leading transparency/accountability
• Innovation fellowships will provide an important mechanism for collaborative
government-civil society co-creation in key developmental areas
• The value sustainability of the open data initiatives in the region will ultimately rely
on the emergence of a vibrant Caribbean open data ecosystem of actors
• Governments’ role will require active participation on supply and demand sides of
the Caribbean open data ecosystem
• Multi-sector approaches will drive the greatest economic returns on open data
• Scale limits and resource deficits will require a common set of technology platforms,
tools, standards and code repositories for shared use i.e. the Caribbean Digital
Commons
11. Current Open Data Research
Sector Mapping Studies in
5 Caribbean Countries
- Agriculture
- Fisheries / MPAs
- Tourism
- Education
- National Statistics
4 x Strategic Initiatives
- Towards a Data-Driven Agriculture Sector in Jamaica
- Open Data and Interactive Community Mapping
- Visualizing the Structure and Linkages in the
Domestic Economy Using National Statistics
- Open Data and Improving Governance of Protected
Areas (BIOPAMA Gateway)
- Establish the Caribbean School of Data
COI Action Research Program
- Funded under OD4D
Network & Program
- Explore OGD Impact &
Sustainability through
regional case studies over 24
months
Build evidence of Open Data Impact Opportunities in the
Caribbean
- Catalyst for collaboration and co-production of public
service delivery
- Adoption of technical standards can contribute to the scaling
up, sustainability and impact of open data initiatives
- Build capacities of data entrepreneurs and public sector
- Identification of key policy issues in open data environments
12. Open Data Strategic Initiatives
Towards an Agriculture Digital Services Model for
Data-Driven Agriculture Sector in Jamaica
Sector: Agriculture
Target Impact: Explore the potential of emergent best
practice in government digital services to address
challenges in data accessibility, quality and data gaps
Open Data and Interactive Community Mapping:
Empowering Local Community Tourism
Sector: Community Tourism
Target Impact: effective engagement, capacity-building
& empowerment of local community participants
Visualizing the structure and linkages in the
Jamaican economy using Official Statistics
(Administrative Data)
Sector: National Statistics
Target Impact: increase the accessibility,
understandability & re-usability of national statistics
Open Data and the BIOPAMA Gateway: Towards
Improved Governance and Decision-Making of
the Caribbean’s Protected Areas
Sector: Marine Protected Areas
Target Impact: Greater alignment of data (biodiversity,
livelihoods, governance) to enhance governance and
decision-making affecting PAs
Establish the Caribbean School of Data
Sector: All
Target Impact: In general, building data literacy capacity will increase the impact of the various open data
initiatives across sectors. The emphasis of this initiative will be on sustainability through established regional
capacity-building institutions
20. The Caribbean Digital Commons
Imagining the Future Digital Caribbean
• Opencaribbean.org: Open Caribbean Datasets for Entrepreneurs and Innovators
• Caribbean School of Data: Building Data literacy and Digital Competency across the Caribbean
• DevCA: A Platform (Open Space) for convening multiple stakeholders around Digital Services-enabled
problem-solving
• Caribbean Mobile Innovation Program: Building the mobile Apps ecosystem
• Caribbean FOSS Ecosystem: Peer-Production model for Indigenous Solutions
• Caribbean Open Forum: communities of practice
21. Fundación Taigüey
#DevCa2012:
first OD event in
Dominican Republic
• Seminar on OD, and
hackaton on apps for
National development
strategy (END) using 2010
census data
31. Resultados al 18 de mayo 2016
entradas Aprobadas Rechazada
en proceso
verificacion
Inactiv
a
Pendiente
asignar
del web 392 113 27 134 6 4
del SMS 60 1 42 12 4 0
del bot
chat 45 1 15 20 3 1
total 497 115 84 166 13 5
% 100% 23% 17% 33% 3% 1%
32. International comparison
(by Amanda meng Georgia Tech)
Nigeria 2015
(third year of Aggie)
249 33% verified
Ghana 2012 358 Not verified
Argentina Ojo el Voto 3606 Not verified
#DevCA2016
In Dominican Rep.
497
23%
and more as we talk
33. Gracias - Thank you
Yacine Khelladi – yacine@yacine.net
Fundación Taigüey– www.taiguey.org
Caribbean Open Institute www.caribbeanopeninstitute.org
Editor's Notes
Four Freedoms :
Freedom 0 : The freedom to run the program for any purpose
Freedom 1 :The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do what you wish.
Freedom 2 :The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor.
Freedom 3 : The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits.
Argentina Australia Brazil Canada
China France Germany India
Indonesia Italy Japan Mexico
Russia Saudi Arabia South Africa Korea
Turkey United Kingdom United States European Union*
based on GDP shares across the G20 countries
- G20 output by around USD 13 trillion over the next five years. This would boost cumulative G20 GDP by around 1.1 percentage points of the 2% growth target over five years
DevCA engages:
Caribbean Leaders
International Visitors
Caribbean Technologists
Caribbean Countries
DevCA engages:
Caribbean Leaders
International Visitors
Caribbean Technologists
Caribbean Countries