[open-government] Call for proposals: exploring the emerging impacts of open data in the south (deadline: Sept, 10th)

Tue Jul 17 17:14:19 UTC 2012

Hey Daniel, how south is south? (the New Zealander would ask)
On Jul 18, 2012 4:59 AM, "Daniel Dietrich" <daniel.dietrich at okfn.org> wrote:

> FYI
>
> Daniel
>
>
> Call for proposals: exploring the emerging impacts of open data in the
> south
>
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> Open data has become a hot topic around the world. Open data initiatives,
> from governments and grassroots groups are emerging in a wide range of
> settings. But what impacts do they have? And how can they lead to greater
> transparency and accountability, efficiency and innovation, and greater
> social inclusion? That's what the Open Data Research network is planning to
> explore.
>
> The Web Foundation and International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
> are inviting research proposals that address current gaps in the evidence
> base underlying the implementation of open data initiatives in the
> developing world, and to inform policy and practice in a range of different
> settings. Research partners will be invited to form part of an
> international research network that will be established over the course of
> 2013.
>
> The project will fund a series of detailed case studies that examine the
> emerging impacts of specific on-going open data initiatives that address
> key development themes. Cases could look at:
>
> Open data in local and national budgeting processesOpen data for
> legislation processes and elections Open data in judicial systems Open data
> for smarter cities Open data for the delivery of privately provided public
> services Open data for the regulation of markets (e.g. extractive
> industries) Open data for the welfare and empowerment of marginalized
> groups and communities (e.g. data for small farmers) Open data and
> international development The call for proposals sets out full details of
> what we are looking for in the case studies, and the process for
> application.
>
> As a result of this call, we expect to issue a series of grants ranging
> from USD$25,000 to USD$75,000. It is expected that smaller grants will
> focus on small, single-country or local initiative cases, and larger grants
> can include a wider range of activities such as multi-country comparisons
> of open data about a particular governance domain (e.g. budget, cities,
> extractive industries), technical assistance to on-going initiatives and/or
> significant engagement with relevant policy dialogues. The duration of each
> project will not exceed 12 months, with projects expected to start in early
> 2012.
>
> The closing date for the call is 10th September 2012.
>
> More info and full call for proposals text is available at:
> http://www.opendataresearch.org/post/26975988175/call
>
> --
>
> Jose M. Alonso
> Program Manager, Open Data
> World Wide Web Foundation
> email: josema at webfoundation.org
> twitter: @josemalonso
> skype: josema.alonso
> http://www.webfoundation.org
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