Fiscal data is a complex topic. It comes in all different kind of formats and languages, its’ availability cannot be taken for granted and complexity around fiscal data needs special skills and knowledge to unlock and fully understand it. The Global Open Data Index (GODI) assesses three fiscal areas of national government: budgets, spending, and procurement.

This blog post is part of our on-going Network series featuring updates from chapters across the Open Knowledge Network and was written by the Open Knowledge Japan team.
International Open Data Day

Paper by Rebecca Rumbul and Emily Shaw: “‘Civic technology’ is mostly used to refer to NGO led digital initiatives designed to bridge the gap between citizen and institution. However, since the rise of Code for America and similar organisations around the world, civic citizen-focused tech has increasingly been developed and implemented by and with public bodies themselves in an attempt to reach out to citizens and increase engagement and participation.

Paper by John Cook, Stephan Lewandowsky, and Ullrich K. H. Ecker in PLOS: “Misinformation can undermine a well-functioning democracy. For example, public misconceptions about climate change can lead to lowered acceptance of the reality of climate change and lowered support for mitigation policies.

Robert Palmer at Open Data Charter: “…today we’re launching the Open Up Guide: Using Open Data to Combat Corruption. We think that with the right conditions in place, greater transparency can lead to more accountability, less corruption and better outcomes for citizens.

National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO): “This brief will open the discussion about blockchains and the potential impact on state government.  We won’t delve into the mechanics of blockchains, nor the potential for proliferation of new “e-currencies.”  We want to open the door to the world of blockchains through a variety of conversations with leaders in state government and industry in order to begin discussions regarding where bl

Más de 800 son los cité y pasajes que existen en Santiago Centro, donde habitan aproximadamente 40 mil habitantes en 10 mil casas. Construcciones históricas que han visto los cambios de la ciudad desde principios del siglo XX, estas viviendas hoy se ven presionadas por nuevas dinámicas del territorio. Sobre este tema, y de la mano del posicionamiento del derecho a la ciudad, estudiantes y académicos de la U. de Chile investigan y trabajan participativamente la materia. Uno de los objetivos del trabajo realizado es posicionar el tema del derecho a la ciudad.

Tiene 20 años y se dedica al karate desde los 12. Tras coronarse en 2015 como campeona nacional en la categoría "Under-21", Rocío Oliva repitió la hazaña, este año como participante "Senior". Con este nuevo título bajo el brazo, la estudiante viajará en las próximas semanas a participar en los juegos Sudamericano y Panamericano de Karate. ¿Su apuesta? Subirse al podio de los ganadores. “Este año me propuse ser campeona nacional y entrené para ser la primera”, señala Rocío Oliva respecto a su exitoso desempeño en el torneo nacional.

En el marco de la asignatura del curso Práctica 1 de la carrera de Ingeniería Agronómica, más de un centenar de estudiantes junto a profesores y funcionarios de la Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas se reúnen cada año, a mediados de abril, para celebrar la vendimia junto a campesinos y actores rurales en Quebrada de la Plata.

Event series: Elections in the Digital Age
Has technology changed the way we vote? Why do populists succeed on social networks? What is the impact of hacking and leaks on elections? Should fake news be regulated? Can microtargetting political ads change how people vote? As the German federal elections are approaching, we want to see what lessons can be learned from recent elections in US and Europe.

Thursday, May 25, 2017 @ 2 Metrotech Center, 9th Floor, Room 9009, Brooklyn 11201
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Publicação é organizada pelo professor Sérgio GuerraA FGV Direito Rio está lançando o segundo volume do livro “Teoria do Estado Regulador”. Organizada pelo professor da escola, Sérgio Guerra, a obra traz, sob uma perspectiva crítica, as principais temáticas relacionadas à função estatal de intervenção regulatória, econômica e social e seus impactos, com as experiências regulatórias no Brasil e no exterior.

Diego Werneck será hauser fellow na NYUO professor da Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro (Direito Rio), Diego Werneck Arguelhes, foi selecionado pela New York University (NYU) para participar do Hauser Global Fellows. O programa é voltado para a pesquisa acadêmica e as fellowships são concedidas em várias categorias, para doutorandos, pós-doutorandos, research fellows e senior research fellows.

Na próxima semana, os magistrados filiados à AMB, iniciarão ao curso do  Programa de Capacitação em Poder Judiciário, promovido pela a Escola Nacional da Magistratura (ENM), da AMB, em parceria com a Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) O curso é coordenado pelo Prof. Luiz Roberto Ayoub  e pela diretora-adjunta da Justiça Eleitoral da ENM, Patrícia Cerqueira, acontece entre os dias 22 e 26 de maio, no Rio de Janeiro, e terá a participação do diretor-presidente da ENM, Marcelo Piragibe, e do Direitor da FGV DIREITO RIO, Prof. Joaquim Falcão, na abertura.

Matt Stokes et al at nesta: “This report, and accompanying guide, produced as part of the DSI4EU project, maps the projects and organisations using technology to tackle social challenges across Europe, and explores the barriers to the growth of digital social innovation.
Key findings

This blog post is part of our on-going Network series featuring updates from chapters across the Open Knowledge Network and was written by the Open Knowledge Ireland team.

Steven Bosacker and Justin Bibb at Gallup: “Falling revenues, major demographic shifts and rising citizen demands have become the new normal for city governments across the U.S. If city halls want to deliver on their promises to provide high-quality services, they’ll need to find better ways to make government run more effectively.
One big way to do that is to view every city employee as a key contributor to their success.
Every single one.

Mark Latonero at Harvard Business Review: “The Trump administration’s latest travel ban is back in U.S. federal court.

Is artificial intelligence a metaphor, or can machines be intelligent in the same way human beings are? This has been a contested question ever since the concept was developed. While... MORE

2017 was the third year of OKI Open Data Day Mini-grants scheme. Although we are working on it for a while, we never had the time or capacity to write our learnings from the last two schemes. This year, we decided to take more time to learn about the project and improve it. So we decided to look at the data and share our learnings, so the open data day community can use it in the future.