How open is government data in Africa?
Findings from the Africa Open Data Index and Africa Data Revolution Report Today, we are pleased to announce the results of Open Knowledge International’s Africa Open Data Index. This regional…
Open Budgets Index: A survey by OK Greece on open budgets of public sector bodies in Greece
Within the scope of openbudgets.eu, a project funded by the European Union’s H2020 research and innovation programme, Open Knowledge Greece (OK Greece) conducted a survey on the availability of open…
A lookback on 2017 with OK Brazil
This blog has been written by Natalia Mazotte and Ariel Kogan, co-directors of Open Knowledge Brazil (OKBR). It has been translated from the original version at https://br.okfn.org/2017/12/29/como-foi-o-ano-de-2017-para-a-okbr by Juliana Watanabe, volunteer of OKBR.…
The Open Data Survey: Measuring what matters to you
I once heard a brilliant government official say that in government you only measure what matters to you. This resonated with me back when I was a public servant and…
The Global Open Data Index as a national indicator – So why do we have Northern Ireland?
In May 2nd, 2017 we launched the Global Open Data Index (GODI). This blog post is part of a series that explore the main findings of GODI and the next challenges…
The Global Open Data Index – an update and the road ahead
The Global Open Data Index is a civil society collaborative effort to track the state of open government data around the world. The survey is designed to assess the openness…
Structuring a Global Online Survey – A Question Engine for Open Data Surveys!
The Global Open Data Index (GODI) is one of our core projects at Open Knowledge International. The index measures and benchmarks the openness of government data around the world. Brook…
Gearing up for the launch of the Global Open Data Index survey
The Global Open Data Index (GODI) is one of our core projects at Open Knowledge International. The index measures and benchmarks the openness of government data around the world, and…
Global Open Data Index Insights – Open Data in the Arab world
This blog post was written by Riyadh Al Balushi from the Sultanate of Oman. I recently co-authored with Sadeek Hasna a report that looks at the status of open data in…