[open-government] International Open Data Charter: Call for Comments

Sat Jun 27 16:21:39 UTC 2015

Hello Ivan, that's very interesting about not being imposing on the types
of government.
Is an authoritarian government inherently opposed to transparency? Why
would they do transparency if they don't want to empower their citizens?

I share your other point about it being limited to governments and I invite
you to read my comments in the charter page.

Thanks.
El jun 27, 2015 7:42 AM, "Ivan Begtin" <ibegtin at gmail.com> escribió:

> Hi Daniel.
>
> Here are my comments about chapter:
> 1. "Democratic" will be a stopword for many non-democratic governments and
> societies. If goal of this chapter to promote democracy it's
> understandable, but if goal to promote openness and transparency it's not.
> Personally I prefer democracy over another types of government but I don't
> think that it should be part of this chapter. I suggest to focus on
> "quality of life" and government focused on improving life quality of the
> citizens.
>
> 2. I suggest not to focus only on countries and country governments. We
> have too many intergovernmental organizations that shouldn’t be ignored.
> UN, World Bank and others. Transpancy and openness of intergovernmental
> organizations is more and more important.
>
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
>    Ivan Begtin
>
> 2015-06-27 12:50 GMT+03:00 Daniel Dietrich <daniel.dietrich at okfn.org>:
>
>> ** sorry for crossposting **
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> In consultation with a number of international organisations, the Open
>> Data Working Group of the Open Government Partnership is developing an
>> International Open Data Charter, with five principles for proactive release
>> of data by governments:
>>
>> - Open by Default;
>> - Quality and Quantity;
>> - Useable by All;
>> - Engagement and Empowerment of Citizens; and
>> - Collaboration for Development and Innovation.
>>
>> The Charter is primarily aimed at national governments who may adopt the
>> recommendations of and the technical guidelines accompanying the Charter.
>> The first public draft of the International Open Data Charter was published
>> in end of May at the International Open Data Conference in Ottawa.
>>
>> This draft Charter can be accessed here: <
>> http://opendatacharter.net/charter/>.
>>
>> Organisations and individuals are invited to submit comments directly on
>> the Charter page, before July 31.
>>
>> Please share this call for comments with all relevant individuals,
>> organisations, and networks.
>>
>> All the best
>> Daniel
>>
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>
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>    Ivan Begtin
>
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