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World Bank Open Data Platform The World Bank's Open Data Initiative launched in April, 2010, providing free, open and easy access to development data, and challenging the global community to use the data to create new solutions to address poverty. Today, the World Bank's Open Data Catalog includes over 8,000 development indicators, of which 1,400 for 252 countries and 36 aggregate groupings, going back over 50 years, in 5 languages, and is continuously expanding.

Economic Value of Open Data In the EU, open data increases business activity by up to €40 Billion/year, and provides direct and indirect benefits up to €200 Billion/year (1.7% of EU GDP). Open Weather Data in the US has created 400 companies employing 4,000 people. A Spanish study found an increase of about €600m of business from open data with the creation of over 5000 jobs. An Australian study found a return on investment of 500% from Open Data. Mapping and transport data in particular have given rise to new industries, including a suite of global positioning system products, and ‘mashups’ that combine mapping data with public transportation or traffic data. Slide credit: Andrew Stott

 Afghanistan  Antigua and Barbuda  Burkina Faso  Ghana  Indonesia  Kenya  Macedonia  Malawi  Mexico  Moldova  Mongolia  Macedonia  Nigeria (Edo)  Nepal  Paraguay  Peru  Philippines  Tanzania  Rwanda  Russia (Ulyanovsk) Planned for 2014  Botswana  Brazil  Costa Rica  Dominican Republic  El Salvador  Eastern Caribbean  El Salvador  Ethiopia  India  Mauritius  Morocco  Senegal  Singapore  Sri Lanka  Trinidad & Tobago  Tunisia  Uruguay  Zambia World Bank Open Data Technical Assistance

Open Government Data Toolkit The Toolkit is designed to help governments plan and implement an open government data program, while avoiding common pitfalls. ‎

Open Data Readiness Assessment The ODRA is a tool designed to build a plan of action for Open Data, custom- tailored to a country, subnational government, city or sector It is a set of questions on 8 subjects that we consider necessary for a successful Open Data Initiative The output is an action plan and a report that provides recommendations for the particular client It is not a ranking exercise.

ODRA Methodology Eight Pillars (1)Leadership (2)Policy / Legal Framework (3)Institutional Structure (4)Data within Government (5)Demand / Citizen Engagement (6)Open Data Ecosystem (7)Financing (8)Technology and Skills Infrastructure

Moldova’s Open Data Platform Launched: April 2011 Upgraded: February 2014, v3.0 Number of datasets: 732 Externally hosted applications: 19 Publishing institutions: 38 Most active: Ministry of Health & Ministry of the Interior Open Source Platform CKAN & Drupal. Agencies upload raw data directly onto the portal. Number of unique visitors: ~ 3,000/month Number of downloads: ~ 7,000 – 10,000/month

Kenya – 547 datasets

Lessons Top Leadership / Championship is key Start simple, build incremental Quality improves when data is opened Build capacity on using opened data Make data easy to understand Engage the Demand side Time; Partnerships essential