Having good data is a vital step to making progress on social goals. However, open data is only valuable insofar as it is relevant to the concerns of society, and actually being used to improve people’s lives. Open Knowledge International is a global non-profit organisation focussing on realising open data’s value to society - by helping civil society groups to take action on urgent societal problems using data.
Open Knowledge International addresses this in three steps: 1) we show the value of open data for the work of civil society organizations; 2) we provide organizations with the tools and skills to effectively use open data; and 3) we make government information systems responsive to civil society.
Articles
Open Budget Data: Mapping the Landscape
Type research-report
Technology for Transparent and Accountable Public Finance (TTAPF)
Type research-report
Joined-Up Data: Building Blocks for Common Standards
Type research-report
Beyond Access: Open Government Data & the Right to (Re)use Public Information
Type research-report
Changing What Counts: How Can Citizen-Generated and Civil Society Data Be Used as an Advocacy Tool to Change Official Data Collection?
Type research-report
Why Open Software Matters for Government & Civic Tech [and how to support it]
Type research-report
Where Does Europe's Money Go? A Guide to EU Budget Data Sources
Type research-report
OpenData.Innovation: An International Journey to Discover Innovative Uses of Open Government Data
Type research-report
