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Open data barometer global report
Get PDFHighlights the lack of open and accessible data on the performance of key public services. If the political and social impacts of open data are to be realised, work to increase the supply of datasets from right across government will be needed, alongside sustained investment in capacity building, training and support for effective data use.
Introduction
The core idea behind Open Government Data (OGD) is a simple one: public data should be a shared resource. Making data open is valuable not only for the government departments that collect and release the data, but also for citizens, entrepreneurs and other parts of the public sector.
The implementation of OGD takes dedicated and sustained policy attention. Affecting widespread impact through the release of OGD relies not only upon the supply of high-quality data, but also upon the capacity of users to work with the data, and the ability of government to engage proactively with those users.
In our complex world, access to OGD has the power to secure enhanced government accountability, empower coordinated action to improve public services and civil society, and inspire new business ideas. Yet far too often, access to data, along with the skills to understand and make use of it, are distributed unequally, and would-be users frequently encounter unnecessary technical and legal restrictions that prevent data re-use. Calls for a “Data Revolution” — led by the United Nations — have placed renewed attention on ensuring the collection and management of high-quality data around the world through strengthened statistical capacity, and are driving a focus on the use of new “big data” resources in policy making. Against this backdrop, questions concerning who has access to data, and whether citizens have the capability and freedoms to create, access, and analyse data about their own communities and concerns, become ever more important for securing a fair balance of power in our societies
Global partnership on open data for development : IDRC technical report
No full textThe report outlines work completed to date and draws attention to further steps needed to ensure that efforts will benefit the ongoing work of the International Open Data Charter as well as the Joinedup Data Alliance, as part of broader Open Data for Development (OD4D) programming. A key focus for future research would be the interoperability of these open data policy and technical standards
Delivering digital equality: the Web Foundation’s 2017-2022 strategy
No full text“This is for everyone.”
This simple message is what Sir Tim Berners-Lee — the inventor of the web, and founding director of the Web Foundation — shared with 900 million people during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics. It reflects the web’s past — in particular, Sir Tim’s decision to gift his invention to the world for free. More importantly, it summarises his hopes and desires for humanity’s future — that the web and other related technologies become equalising forces that benefit all of us.
True to this vision, the Web Foundation has chosen to focus our 2017 – 2022 strategy on delivering ‘digital equality’ — using the open web to build a more equal world. Why? Because despite the wave of creativity, innovation and collaboration unleashed by the web, the reality is that today, the web is not for everyone. In fact, the digital revolution is creating new patterns of privilege and discrimination. It is causing job losses and wage polarisation as well as productivity gains; it risks taking away our privacy and autonomy even as it gives ordinary citizens new powers; it is isolating us in filter bubbles as well as connecting us across borders; and it is amplifying voices of fear and hate just as much as voices for tolerance and rationality.
We must act now to close the divide between digital haves and have-nots or we risk losing the web’s potential to serve humanity forever. To do this, we must work harder to ensure that everyone has the access, skills, and freedoms to appropriate and control new technologies for their own benefit. We must also make sure that control of the web is not held by a few governments or companies.  
Open data barometer - World Wide Web Foundation - open data barometer 4th edition : self-assessment questionnaire
No full textThe Open Data Barometer (ODB) forms part of the World Wide Web Foundation’s work on common assessment methods for open data. The ODB global study aims to uncover the true prevalence and impact of open government data initiatives. The 4th edition of the Open Data Barometer seeks to repeat and review the analysis from previous editions along with updates. It distinguishes open data initiatives from related initiatives: open government, e-government, data sharing and open access. The material provides detailed question-by-question guidance
Women’s rights online: translating access into empowerment
No full textNew research by the Web Foundation shows that the dramatic spread of mobile phones is not enough to get women online, or to achieve empowerment of women through technology. The study, based on a survey of thousands of poor urban men and women across nine developing countries*, found that while nearly all women and men own a phone, women are still nearly 50% less likely to access the Internet than men in the same communities, with Internet use reported by just 37% of women surveyed. Once online, women are 30-50% less likely than men to use the Internet to increase their income or participate in public life.
Key Findings
Lack of know-how and high cost are the two main barriers keeping women offline. Women are 1.6 times more likely than men to report lack of skills as a barrier to Internet use, while one gigabyte of data costs as much as 76% of monthly poverty line incomes in the countries in the study.
Women’s access to education is a strong determinant of Internet use. Controlling for other variables, urban poor women with at least some secondary education were six times more likely to be online than urban poor women with lower levels of schooling.
Maintaining existing family and neighbourhood ties through social media is the main Internet activity for urban poor women, with 97% of male and female Internet users surveyed using social media.
Only a small minority of women Internet users surveyed are tapping into technology’s full empowering potential. Controlling for other variables, women are 25% less likely to use the Internet for job-seeking than men,and 52% less likely than men to express controversial views online.
However, the research also identified a group of women digital trailblazers. Women who are active in offline community life are three times more likely than others to speak out online on important issues, controlling for education, age and income.
Young people were most likely to have suffered harassment online, with over six in 10 women and men aged 18 – 24 saying they had suffered online abuse
Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries network meeting report, 24-26 April 2013, The Open Data Institute, London
No full textVersion 1.0The network meeting in London was an opportunity for project leaders to explore shared research issues in understanding emerging impacts of open data. For instance: Should open data be seen as a tool to address specific issues? Or as a public good that can support innovative problem solving? What criteria can be used to assess good quality of data? This report captures key discussions from the event while providing a record for participants. The Open Data Institute was established to build capacity and increased demand for open data, by furthering innovators, companies and skills in their work with open data
Open data barometer : getting started (reviewers guide)
Get PDFProduced by the World Wide Web Foundation, the Open Data Barometer aims to uncover the true prevalence and impact of open data initiatives worldwide. The Open Data Barometer Handbook introduces the assessment process of the Open Data Barometer, including information on methodology, a tutorial on using the platform, guidance on usable sources and how to cite them, and detailed question-by-question scoring guidance. As a peer reviewer the task is to verify information submitted by the researcher. The “brochure” covers website log-in, and the step by step process for entering responses, leaving comments, and resolving comments. Links are provided. See also http://hdl.handle.net/10625/5631
Open data, public budget and its relations to people’s rights in Brazil
No full textResults of a quantitative survey confirm findings of the qualitative research, regarding the need to improve the process of opening up data in Brazil. Accessible information is usually not complete, timely and/ or reliable. However, despite limitations of access to proper data, intermediaries believe that as a result of opening up data, progress has been made in the field of human rights. The Institute for Socioeconomic Studies (INESC) undertook the research to measure the impact on people’s rights of Brazilian national and sub-national budget transparency websites under the Open Data for Developing Countries (ODDC) initiative of the World Wide Web Foundation
Open data barometer : a snapshot
No full textProduced by the World Wide Web Foundation, the Open Data Barometer aims to uncover the true prevalence and impact of open data initiatives around the world. Already covering 92 jurisdictions and expanding to 120 in future editions, the Barometer ranks nations on: Readiness for Open Data initiatives; Implementation of Open Data programmes and; Impact that Open Data is having on business, politics and civil society. The 2014 Barometer reveals that governments are failing to properly use open data– in more than 90% of countries surveyed, data that could help beat corruption and improve government services remains in inaccessible or closed formats
Developing a Model of Mobile Web Uptake in the Developing World
No full textThis research was motivated by the limited penetration of the Internet within emerging economies and the ‘mobile miracle’, which refers to a steep increase of mobile phone penetration. In the context of the developing world, harnessing the ‘mobile miracle’ to improve Internet access can leverage the potential of the Web. However, no comprehensive model exists, which can identify and measure indicators of Mobile Web uptake. The absence of such a model creates problems in understanding the impact of the Mobile Web. This has generated the key question under study in this thesis: “What is a suitable model for Mobile Web uptake and its impact in the developing world?”In order to address the research question, the Model of Mobile Web Uptake in the Developing World (MMWUDW) was created. It was informed by a literature review, pilot study in Kenya and expert reviews. The MMWUDW was evaluated using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) with the primary data that consisted of the questionnaire and interview data from Indonesia. The SEM analysis was triangulated with the questionnaire results and interview findings. Examining the primary data to evaluate the MMWUDW was essential to understand why people used mobile phones to make or follow links on the Web. The MMWUDW has three main factors. These are Mobile Web maturity, uptake and impact. The results of the SEM suggested that mobile networks, percentage of income for mobile credits, literacy and digital literacy did not affect Mobile Web uptake. In contrast, web-enabled phones, Web applications or contents, and mobile operator services strongly indicated Mobile Web maturity, which was a prerequisite for Mobile Web uptake. The uptake then created Mobile Web impact, which included both positive and negative features; ease of access to information and a convenient way to communicate; being entertained and empowered; maintaining of social cohesion and economic benefits, as well as wasting time and money, and being exposed to cyber bullying. Moreover, the research identified areas for improvement in the Mobile Web and regression equations to measure the factors and indicators of the MMWUDW. Possible future work comprises advancement of the MMWUDW and new Web Science research on the Mobile Web in developing countries.<br/
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