IN RESPONSE to expressions of interest from World Bank country clients, we are pleased to announce a Global Dialogue on the role of Open Data in opening and transforming governance.
In 2011 50 countries made public commitments to the principles of Open Government: transparency, accountability, and citizen participation as part of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) -- a new global initiative for better governance. 41 OGP countries, including many World Bank clients, are in the process of defining the scope of their commitments and Open Data is expected to be key part of these country action plans. WE WILL HOST an exchange between two countries that have successfully embarked upon an Open Data agenda--Moldova and Kenya--and countries interested in the potential and challenges of such an initiative (including Albania, Honduras, Macedonia, Rwanda, Ukraine and others). OPENED by Sanjay Pradhan, World Bank Institute Vice President, the event will feature personal reflections from leaders in Kenya, Moldova and FYR Macedonia. Following these reflections, we will host a discussion on the importance of developing Open Government Data Ecosystems for the success of Open Government initiatives with participants in Washington DC and worldwide via video conference, live webcast and Twitter. Read summary of the event
View webcast recording or Live coverage by WB Live with lots of Tweets! AGENDA | 9:00 – 9:15 a.m. | WELCOME
Sanjay Pradhan, Vice-President, World Bank Institute
Moderator: Neil Fantom, Manager, Development Economics, World Bank
| | 9:15 – 9:40 a.m. | KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Victor Bodiu, Government Secretary General, Moldova Bitange Ndemo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communications, Kenya Ivo Ivanovski, Minister of Information Society and Administration, FYR Macedonia 
| | 9:40 – 10:20 a.m. | CASE STUDIES
Developing Open Data Ecosystems – Randeep Sudan, Lead ICT Policy Specialist, World Bank (download presentation)  
The Case of Kenya – Al Kags, CEO at Goode Communications
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The Case of Moldova – Irina Tisacova, Open Government Coordinator at eGovernment Center download presentation
Commentary:
Robert Hunja, Manager, Open Governance Practice, World Bank Institute 
Theresa Pardo, Director, Cente for Technology in Government, SUNY at Albany
| | 10:20 – 12:00 a.m. | Q&A AND CLOSING
Q&A Panel –All Speakers  
 
 
Closing and Key Takeaways
Randeep Sudan, Lead ICT Policy Specialist, World Bank
Aleem Walji, Manager, Innovation Practice, World Bank Institute
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Useful Open Data Resources
Join the Open Data Community of Practice on LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/n1BBOc
This event was organized by the Open Data Innovations Network (ODIN), a Community of Practice under the Open Development Technology Alliance (ODTA). ODTA is a joint initiative by the World Bank Institute and the Information and Communication Technology Unit of the World Bank and other internal and external partners created with the objective to enhance accountability and improve the delivery and quality of public services through technology-enabled citizen engagement, leveraging innovation, knowledge, and technology from social innovators, technology companies, and civil society. ODTA supports open development ecosystems and the integration of technologies to give citizens’ voice and improve accountability over public service delivery through knowledge products, applications and expert connections. Contacts: Oleg Petrov: opetrov@worldbank.org
Elena Kvochko: ekvochko@worldbank.org
Contact for country and webcast participation: mbunchuk@worldbank.org During this event Open Development Technology Alliance launched 6 reports for public consultation!   
Open invitation for feedback: The World Bank wants to hear your views on five new research papers launched under the Open Development Technology Alliance. The papers consider the relevance and transferability of Open Data for development and how to empower citizens through ICTs. Read the papers and join the discussion.  |
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