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Open Development Technology Alliance

Open invitation for feedback: The World Bank wants to hear your views on seven new research papers launched under the Open Development Technology Alliance. The papers consider the relevance and transferability of Open Data for development and how to empower citizens through ICTs. Read the papers and join the discussion. The Open Development Technology Alliance (www.opendta.org) seeks to make development more transparent, participatory and accountable by sharing up-to-date knowledge, making connections to experts and innovators and providing access to technology tools

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Open Data Kenya (Long Version)

This paper outlines underlying drivers, principal objectives and the evolution of the Kenya Open Data Initiative from inception to realisation. A comparative study of Kenya Open Data and ...

From: World Bank Publications

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Open Data Kenya (Abridged Version)

This paper outlines underlying drivers, principal objectives and the evolution of the Kenya Open Data Initiative from inception to realisation. A comparative study of Kenya Open Data and ...

From: World Bank Publications

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Technologies for Transparency and Accountability: Implications for ICT Policy...

This report focuses on analyzing the conditions under which new technologies can enhance delivery of public services to the poor through improved accountability and transparency. It exam...

From: World Bank Publications

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36 p.

‘Informational Capabilities’- The Missing Link for the Impact of ICT on devel...

Under what conditions can information and communications technologies (ICTs) enhance the well-being of poor communities? The paper designs an alternative evaluation framework (AEF) that ...

From: World Bank Publications

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The Role of Crowdsourcing for Better Governance in Fragile State Contexts

This paper is meant to serve as a primer on crowdsourcing as an informational resource for development, crisis response, and post-conflict recovery, with a specific focus on governance in...

From: World Bank Publications

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18 p.

Realizing the Vision of Open Government Data (Abridged Version): Opportunitie...

Actively promoted by a broad spectrum of stakeholders, the Open Government Data movement is gaining considerable traction, illustrated by the rapid proliferation of initiatives worldwide....

From: World Bank Publications

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Realizing the Vision of Open Government Data (Long Version): Opportunities, C...

Actively promoted by a broad spectrum of stakeholders, the Open Government Data movement is gaining considerable traction, illustrated by the rapid proliferation of initiatives worldwide....

From: World Bank Publications

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