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

Thu Dec 30 23:23:17 UTC 2010

Well, I guess now it´s time to meet demand!
Great work!

On 30/12/2010, Guillermo Moncecchi <gmonce at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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>> Fabrizio Scrollini
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Fabrizio Scrollini