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

Tue Jul 30 15:18:15 UTC 2013

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>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>
> Date: 30 July 2013 01:51
> Subject: [ninjas] IMF Fiscal Transparency Code: comment sought
> To: "ninja-talk at groups.open.org.nz" <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>
>  (TLDR: comment by email to 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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