[open-government] Open Government Data: Montevideo is calling- Datos Abiertos: Montevideo llama

Wed Dec 29 23:40:51 UTC 2010

Hi. At the Intendencia de Montevideo decided, beginning 2010, to embrace the
open data principles, as it is stated in the already mentioned 640/10
resolution (approved on February 22th), and following international trends
on open data . Even when, through its website, the Intendencia have, for
many years, published its public data in machine-readable formats, we
decided to explicitly follow the eight data principles. In August 2010,
during the JIAP
conference<http://www.asiap.org/jiap/JIAP2010/PDF/SalaAzul/1308%20-%201100-IMM-SA.pdf>
 we
presented the open data policies, and in last December we have just released
http://data.montevideo.gub.uy, where (as of Dec 29) 28 sets of data can be
downloaded, including from city addresses to bus timetables, and where we
plan to keep on publishing Montevideo's every public data as open data. We
also plan to encourage developers to use these data, and people to ask for
them.

Best regards, and Happy New Year

--
Ing. Guillermo Moncecchi
Intendencia de Montevideo
guillermo.moncecchi at imm.gub.uy

2010/12/28 Fabrizio Scrollini <fabrizio.scrollini at gmail.com>

> Hi Ton,
>
> Sorry for this late reply. Indeed we are getting in touch with the
> developers community in Uruguay, but it seems is early days. Some people
> related to open software movement are working on this and we are trying to
> reach them.
>
> Tanconectados.com.uy is an uruguayan blog that follows these issues
> regularly. As for the rest, still mapping. Will keep you posted.
>
> Best and Happy New Year,
> Fabrizio
>
> On 27 December 2010 18:20, Ton Zijlstra <ton.zijlstra at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Fabrizio,
>>
>> Thanks for the clarification. So the way I read this as the real
>> implementation of a February decision. I turned it into this item:
>> http://www.epsiplatform.eu/news/news/montevideo_embraces_open_gov_data/
>>
>> Indeed, adoption and extension is now in the hands of the citizens. To
>> show those within government who took this step it is actually a good step
>> forwards. Is there something of a coders community in Uruguay that are eager
>> to take on open gov data? This next step, having the community structures to
>> deal with the available data, is something that is of importance in driving
>> adoption everywhere.
>>
>> Are you aware of .uy blogs or websites dealing with open gov / open gov
>> data? Or perhaps a list of people on Twitter from .uy? So I could start
>> monitoring those people and sources for developments?
>>
>> best,
>>
>> Ton
>> -------------------------------------------
>> Interdependent Thoughts
>> Ton Zijlstra
>>
>> ton at tonzijlstra.eu
>> +31-6-34489360
>>
>> http://zylstra.org/blog
>> -------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 6:58 PM, Fabrizio Scrollini <
>> fabrizio.scrollini at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Ton,
>>>
>>> This i <http://www.montevideo.gub.uy/institucional/datos-abiertos>s the
>>> current website from the council. In the website they make specific
>>> reference to the 8 Open Govt Data Principles (which according to the
>>> webstite the City Council endorses) and provide the first data sets for
>>> people to use.  If you look closely to the resolution in Spanish it actually
>>> states the  principles, which I find it is quite progressive, as not much
>>> official legislation in the world, that I am aware of, endorses them.
>>>
>>> Furthermore they also provide a link so you can contact and request data
>>> and an initiat catalogue.. These were actually our recommendations, this is
>>> to say to start creating a catalogue and release data, enforcing the policy
>>> they neatly stated. So we  "nudge" them to keep up with the high standards
>>> they set up (and on which we congratulated them), and also to promote the
>>> use of information. (as you can see most of the data sets were uploaded in
>>> November this year) turning the words into actual policy.
>>>
>>> As with much of these things, now is up to Uruguayans (or other people
>>> around the world) to demand more from them,as they are actually keen on
>>> delivering.
>>>
>>> I hope this helps, feel free to contact me if you need more info
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> F.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 27 December 2010 11:48, Ton Zijlstra <ton.zijlstra at mail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Fabrizio,
>>>>
>>>> that is good news! I have been trying to find out a bit more, to turn it
>>>> into a news item for the epsiplatform.eu.
>>>> I found this decision by the Montevideo city council from last February
>>>> already where they talk about open data:
>>>>
>>>> http://monolitos.montevideo.gub.uy/resoluci.nsf/de053405568724cf832575ae004f0467/7adaf8ec8d70033b832576d60041760f
>>>>
>>>> So is there now a next step taken by the city council? I am curious to
>>>> hear more. I couldn't find in
>>>> http://monolitos.montevideo.gub.uy/resoluci.nsf/ if there has been a
>>>> new decision published. (A search on the word 'datos' finds the February
>>>> decision as most recent item) Or was the February document the proposal that
>>>> now has been accepted?
>>>>
>>>> Can you point me to the document/decision that now has been taken, or
>>>> tell me when the council's decision has been made?
>>>> Again, congratulations on your (CAINFO's) efforts.
>>>>
>>>> best,
>>>> Ton
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -------------------------------------------
>>>> Interdependent Thoughts
>>>> Ton Zijlstra
>>>>
>>>> ton at tonzijlstra.eu
>>>> +31-6-34489360
>>>>
>>>> http://zylstra.org/blog
>>>> -------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2010/12/27 Fabrizio Scrollini <fabrizio.scrollini at gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>>>  Dear all,
>>>>>
>>>>> It is with a bit of excitement that I am glad to report that Montevideo
>>>>> City Council (Uruguay´s capital and largest city) followed CAINFOadvice<http://www2.defensordelvecino.gub.uy/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/el-tiempo-de-la-ciudadanaa.pdf> (link) and
>>>>> set up an open government data policy, The recommendation was made in the
>>>>> context of an study to improve services and participation in local
>>>>> government by CAINFO, supported by  Spanish Cooperation Agency and New
>>>>> Zealand Cooperation Agency, in partnership with Montevideo´s Ombudsman.
>>>>> While it is still early days, the government is asking for ideas and
>>>>> applications and already made some data available. Montevideo City Council
>>>>> also adopted formally the 8 Open Government Data principles. I guess it is a
>>>>> nice way to finish a hard work year.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Kind regards and Happy New Year
>>>>>
>>>>> Fabrizio Scrollini
>>>>>
>>>>> Estimados  y Estimadas,
>>>>>
>>>>> Es con un poco de emoción que estamos contentos de reportar que la
>>>>> ciudad de Montevideo (capital y ciudad más poblada de Uruguay), siguiendoel consejo
>>>>> <http://www.imm.gub.uy/node/13757>de CAINFO estableció una política de
>>>>> uso de datos abiertos del gobierno. La recomendación se realizó en el
>>>>> contexto de un estudio sobre como mejorar los servicios y la participación
>>>>> en el gobierno local, apoyado por la Agencia de Cooperación Española y la
>>>>> Agencia de Cooperación del Gobierno de Nueva Zelandia y en asociación con el
>>>>> Defensor del Vecino de Montevideo. Aunque solo es el comienzo, el gobierno
>>>>> está pidiendo ideas y aplicaciones, y ha puesto algunos datos disponibles. A
>>>>> su vez Montevideo adoptó los 8 principios de sobre datos abiertos. Supongo
>>>>> que es una buena forma de terminar un año de mucho trabajo.
>>>>>
>>>>> Atentos saludos y feliz año,
>>>>>
>>>>> Fabrizio Scrollini
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Fabrizio Scrollini
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Fabrizio Scrollini
>>>
>>
>>
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