[OpenSpending] Fwd: [ninjas] IMF Fiscal Transparency Code: comment sought

Tue Jul 30 16:20:08 UTC 2013

I agree with Chye-Ching that we should be asking for machine readable
disclosures posted on the internet.  We should make a specific format
recommendation.  I see three options:  (1) CSV, (2) Spreadsheet (ODT/Excel)
or (3) XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language).  I prefer the last but
no taxonomy is available for government financial reporting.

If a lot of us are interested in this, it may be useful to create a shared
document that we could collectively edit.

Marc

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[mailto:openspending-bounces at lists.okfn.org] On Behalf Of George Adcock
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 8:18 AM
To: OpenSpending Discussion List
Subject: Re: [OpenSpending] Fwd: [ninjas] IMF Fiscal Transparency Code:
comment sought

Thanks for the open request Jonathan.

I believe OKFN:

- should always make a formal response to public transparency issues of this
type

- should go directly to the source to make responses, and not submit them
through a third party or blog

- should promote not only transparency, but well defined electronic formats
and ease of access

Regards, 

Steve Adcock

On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 2:51 AM, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org
<mailto:jonathan.gray at okfn.org> > wrote:

Any suggestions for what the OKF/OpenSpending should say in response to this
consultation are very welcome!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Chye-Ching Huang <cc.huang at auckland.ac.nz
<mailto:cc.huang at auckland.ac.nz> >
Date: 30 July 2013 01:51
Subject: [ninjas] IMF Fiscal Transparency Code: comment sought
To: "ninja-talk at groups.open.org.nz <mailto:ninja-talk at groups.open.org.nz> "
<ninja-talk at groups.open.org.nz <mailto:ninja-talk at groups.open.org.nz> >

The IMF has asked for comment on its draft revision to its Fiscal
Transparency Code (last updated 2007):
http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/consult/2013/fisctransp/pdf/070113.pdf.

Unfortunately the draft Fiscal Transparency Code does not state that budget
data should if possible be machine readable (or even internet accessible).
If you think that omission should be rectified, you might want to:

  *   Give feedback to the IMF by 30 August:
www.imf.org/external/np/exr/consult/2013/fisctransp/index.htm
<http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/consult/2013/fisctransp/index.htm>
<http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/consult/2013/fisctransp/index.htm>
(TLDR: comment by email to IMFConsultation at imf.org
<mailto:IMFConsultation at imf.org> <mailto:IMFConsultation at imf.org
<mailto:IMFConsultation at imf.org> >.)

  *   Let other open data types (particularly those in other countries)
know.

  *   Help me! I'm going to try to include some some suggested draft
language on machine readability/internet access etc. in my comment to the
IMF.  This includes considering what standards might be considered "basic",
"good", and "advanced". Please email me if you're interested in helping me
draft, or let me know if there are others already working on this and what I
can do to help.

(Note that even if comments about machine readable data don't make the final
Fiscal Transparency Code, they might influence the brick of a manual
http://www.imf.org/external/np/pp/2007/eng/101907m.pdf that accompanies the
Code and that will also presumably be updated.)

Kind regards,

Chye-Ching

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