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[email protected] Twitter: @OpenNotion Cairo- April 7-9
Fiscal Transparency:Lessons Learned from Open Finance& the Path Forward
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Why ‘Open Financial Data’ & Fiscal Transparency?
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Open About ‘What We Do’
Transparency & Accountability
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Information was not in re-usable format, static Driven by business requirements
• Open Data as one solution Makes data reusable, dynamic Tools make data accessible and understandable for average people
Beyond Financial Disclosure
Traditional model A new model
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Towards Citizen Engagement
TOWARDS RESULTS
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Start Small and Fast
• Started as an idea and 2 dataset proof of concept (now 35)
• Start with what is already public
• Keep iterating, adding, improving
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Launch - July 2011
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So what? Now what? What does engagement look like?
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If you build it…
no guarantees “they” will come.
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Gap between Supply & Demand
Is Open Government working? – the Reboot
“Demand-side open government initiatives assume that governments newly motivated by citizens’ demands will have the incentive and the capacity to respond.
Supply-side projects assume newly energized citizens will have the means and the desire to demand accountability from their government.”
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Civil Society Engagement & Partnerships
Opportunities for Informed Dialogue
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Participatory Approaches
“Suggest a Dataset”
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Demand Survey
http://bit.ly/OpenDataDemand
• Research project to understand the demand for and use of open financial data
• Results and response data will be shared throughan interactive dataset
• Please take the surveyShare with others
bit.ly/OpenDataDemand
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New Partnerships & Perspectives
Visualization Sprints & Data Dives
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Better Consumers of Our Own Data & Mobile Tech
Finance + Projects+ Mapping
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Putting it all together – More Context“World Bank Finances”
financesapp.worldbank.org
Legally Open, Technically Open, Practically Open January 2013
• 7 Languages• GPS Location Aware
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Project, Finance, & Contracts“World Bank Finances”
financesapp.worldbank.org
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Share, Data Accuracy, Report Fraud & Corruption
“World Bank Finances”
financesapp.worldbank.org
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Donor & Beneficiary Portfolio Views“World Bank Finances”
financesapp.worldbank.org
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Recap & What’s Next?
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Recap
• Flexible Iterative Approach• Civil Society Engagement &
Partnerships• Demand-Driven Approach• Contracts & Procurement Data• Be Better Consumers of Own Data• More Context – Legally Open,
Technically Open, Practically Open
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Will social media and innovation save the world?
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Questions & [email protected]
@OpenNotion
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Open Financial Data Website and Mobile Application
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Partner Expenditure Data
Pilot country: Moldova
Track World Bank funding beyond commitments and disbursements.
For the first time, expenditure data related to World Bank funding is open and available for the public.
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Procurement/Contracts Data in High Demand
From 3 months, 2 years, 7 years…
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Build Applications
Data Journalism
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Website | Mobile Application
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Different Approaches & Roles, Similar Goals
Kenya/Moldova
Slovakia - Procurement
Nigeria - Budgit