The Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN), based in London, UK, and the Presidential Commission for Open and Electronic Government (GAE) of Guatemala have signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen digital policies, knowledge management, transparency, accountability and open data of the executive branch in Guatemala.
OKFN’s representative, Cassandra Woolford, and GAE’s coordinator and executive director, Edie Cux, formalised this week a cooperation agreement to strengthen the country’s technical capacity and promote transparency, accountability and the use of open data as key tools for development.
The cooperation agreement has a duration of three years, with the possibility of renewal by mutual agreement between the organisations. Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN) is an organisation based in the United Kingdom and recognised for its extensive experience in the promotion and management of open data worldwide. It will coordinate, together with the Presidential Commission, projects and training programmes aimed at improving training and knowledge of public administration and open data, as well as the development of common goods and Digital Public Infrastructures (DPI) from the management of the Government of Guatemala. OKFN is now a strategic ally in the process of co-creating a public policy on open data that will be promoted by the Presidential Commission for Open and Electronic Government.
As a follow-up to this agreement, GAE is preparing four activities in the framework of Open Data Day, a global movement driven by OKFN, which is a week of workshops dedicated to open data:
Masterclass: Digital transformation and open data as a key element for transparency
🗓️ 3 March 2025
🕗 8:30 to 13:00 CST
📍 Palacio de Correos y Telégrafos, Guatemala City
Workshop: Artificial Intelligence and Open Data – GENIA Latin America
Raising awareness of the opportunities for the application of artificial intelligence
🗓️ 4 March 2025
🕙 10:00 to 12:00 CST
📍 Online
Presentation of the 6th National Action & Progress Plans Compliance Dashboard
Highlighting its role in the management and transparency of information for the follow-up of commitments, accountability and the fight against corruption
🗓️ 5 March 2025
🕗 8:30 to 13:00 CST
📍 Palacio de Correos y Telégrafos, Guatemala City
Round Table: Women in Data
To show the possibilities of using data and its analysis in terms of processing with a gender perspective in Guatemala
🗓️ 6 March 2025
🕘 9:00 to 12:00 CST
📍 Palacio de Correos y Telégrafos, Guatemala City
These activities will be developed within the framework of the agreement to promote strategic cooperation in key areas such as open data and digital infrastructure, thus strengthening the digital transformation processes of the Executive Agency in Guatemala.
