The Influence of The Open Government Partnership (OGP) On The Open Data Discussions

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2013 / 10 , October 2013

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1he lnfluence of Lhe Cpen CovernmenL arLnershlp (CC) on Lhe Cpen
uaLa dlscusslons

Luropean ubllc SecLor lnformaLlon laLform
1oplc 8eporL no. 2013 / 10

1he lnfluence of Lhe Cpen CovernmenL
arLnershlp (CC) on Lhe Cpen uaLa
dlscusslons

AuLhors: 8ogdan Manolea, veronlca CreLu
ubllshed: CcLober 2013

ePSIplatform Topic Report No. 2013 / 10 , October 2013
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1able of ConLenLs ........................................................................................................................ 2
keywords: .................................................................................................................................... 3
AbsLracL/ LxecuLlve Summary: .................................................................................................... 3
1 WhaL ls Cpen CovernmenL arLnershlp? .................................................................................. 4
1.1 8ackground and conLexL .................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Cpen CovernmenL arLnershlp and Cpen uaLa ................................................................ 8
2 Lxamples of ways ln whlch Cpen CovernmenL arLnershlp lnfluences Lhe naLlonal open daLa
pollcles: Moldova and 8omanla .................................................................................................... 11
2.1 Moldova ........................................................................................................................... 11
2.2 8omanla ........................................................................................................................... 13
3 Concluslons ............................................................................................................................. 19
AbouL Lhe AuLhors ..................................................................................................................... 20
8eferences ................................................................................................................................ 21
CopyrlghL lnformaLlon ............................................................................................................... 23

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Cpen CovernmenL arLnershlp, Cpen uaLa, CovernmenL, pollcy, clvll socleLy, Moldova, 8omanla

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Cpen CovernmenL arLnershlp (CC) ls galnlng momenLum and as evldence Lo Lhls ls Lhe
lmpresslve number of CovernmenLs LhaL have [olned Lhls parLnershlp durlng Lhe pasL 2 years. 8y
[olnlng Lhls mulLl-sLakeholder lnlLlaLlve, CovernmenLs commlL Lo promoLe Lransparency,
empower clLlzens, flghL corrupLlon, and harness new Lechnologles Lo sLrengLhen governance.
Cpen CovernmenL as well as Cpen uaLa are raLher old prlnclples, however, moblle Lechnologles
and lnLerneL managed Lo Lransform Lhese concepLs durlng Lhe pasL years and Lhls
LransformaLlon has become noL only ln scale buL ln klnd as well. 1he core llnk beLween Cpen
uaLa and Cpen CovernmenL ls publlc Lransparency glven LhaL by openlng up and sharlng
lnformaLlon/ daLa, clLlzens can hold Lhelr CovernmenLs more responslble and accounLable for
Lhelr acLlons.
1hls paper wlll glve an lnLroducLlon Lo whaL ls CC and lLs relaLlonshlp wlLh Lhe open daLa
concepLs and wlll look aL Lwo counLrles cases from Lurope (Moldova and 8omanla) Lo look more
ln deLall on how dld Lhe CC process lnfluenced Lhe naLlonal open daLa pollcles.

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8ack ln SepLember 2010, ln hls 8emarks Lhe unlLed naLlons Ceneral Assembly, uS resldenL
8arack Cbama spoke abouL Lhe lmporLance of open economles, open socleLles, and open
governmenLs as sLrongesL foundaLlon for human progress". Cbama hlghllghLed LhaL Lhe work
of sLrengLhenlng democraLlc governmenL requlres susLalned commlLmenL, and LhaL counLrles
around Lhe world are Laklng lnnovaLlve sLeps Lo beLLer serve Lhe people Lhey represenL. Pe
lssued a challenge Lo Lhe leaders assembled ln new ?ork Lo gaLher LogeLher agaln ln SepLember
of 2011 wlLh speclflc commlLmenLs and plans of acLlon Lo promoLe Lransparency, flghL
corrupLlon, energlze clvll socleLy, and Lo leverage new Lechnologles
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As a response Lo Lhe challenge launched by resldenL Cbama, a group of governmenLs and clvll
socleLy organlzaLlons worklng ln several counLrles around Lhe globe, have come LogeLher Lo
form Lhe Cpen CovernmenL arLnershlp (CC)
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1he Cpen CovernmenL arLnershlp ls a volunLary, mulLl-sLakeholder lnLernaLlonal lnlLlaLlve LhaL
alms Lo secure concreLe commlLmenLs from governmenLs Lo Lhelr clLlzenry Lo promoLe
Lransparency, empower clLlzens, flghL corrupLlon, and harness new Lechnologles Lo sLrengLhen
governance. ln pursulL of Lhese goals, CC provldes an lnLernaLlonal forum for dlalogue and
sharlng ldeas and experlence among governmenLs, clvll socleLy organlzaLlons, and Lhe prlvaLe
secLor, all of whlch conLrlbuLe Lo a common pursulL of open governmenL. CC sLakeholders
lnclude parLlclpaLlng governmenLs as well as clvll socleLy and prlvaLe secLor enLlLles LhaL supporL
Lhe prlnclples and mlsslon of CC. CC ls noL reglsLered as lLs own lndependenL legal enLlLy.
Lllglble governmenLs can [oln CC Lhrough Lhe followlng serles of sLeps:
SubmlL a leLLer of lnLenL LhaL slgnals Lhelr governmenL's commlLmenL Lo open
governmenL and lnLenLlon Lo parLlclpaLe ln CC,
uevelop a concreLe acLlon plan accordlng Lo CC requlremenLs3, and
lmplemenL Lhe acLlon plan and reporL on progress ln cooperaLlon wlLh Lhe CC
lndependenL 8eporLlng Mechanlsm.

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Avallable aL hLLp://www.whlLehouse.gov/Lhe-press-offlce/2010/09/23/remarks-presldenL-unlLed-
naLlons-general-assembly
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Avallable aL hLLp://www.opengovparLnershlp.org/abouL
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Avallable aL hLLp://www.opengovparLnershlp.org/node/1333

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All governmenLs LhaL have submlLLed a leLLer of lnLenL, commlLLed Lo ablde by CC prlnclples
and processes by endorslng Lhe CC ueclaraLlon, and lnlLlaLed Lhe process of developlng
concreLe acLlon plans are consldered parLlclpaLlng governmenLs ln CC and llsLed on Lhe CC
webslLe.
CC parLlclpaLlng governmenLs commlL Lo meeLlng flve common expecLaLlons, and Lhey are:
Lndorse Lhe hlgh-level Cpen CovernmenL ueclaraLlon,
Make concreLe commlLmenLs, as parL of a counLry acLlon plan, LhaL are amblLlous and
go beyond a counLry's currenL pracLlce,
uevelop counLry acLlon plans Lhrough a mulLl-sLakeholder process, wlLh Lhe acLlve
engagemenL of clLlzens and clvll socleLy,
CommlL Lo a self-assessmenL and lndependenL reporLlng on Lhe counLry's progress, and
ConLrlbuLe Lo Lhe advancemenL of open governmenL ln oLher counLrles Lhrough sharlng
of besL pracLlces, experLlse, Lechnlcal asslsLance, Lechnologles and resources, as
approprlaLe.
1hus, by [olnlng Lhe CC and endorslng Lhe Cpen CovernmenL ueclaraLlon, CovernmenLs are
fully responslble and commlLLed Lo:
romoLe openness, because more lnformaLlon abouL governmenLal acLlvlLles should be
Llmely and freely avallable Lo people,
Lngage clLlzens ln declslon-maklng, because Lhls makes governmenL more lnnovaLlve
and responslve,
lmplemenL Lhe hlghesL sLandards of professlonal lnLegrlLy, because Lhose ln power musL
serve Lhe people and noL Lhemselves, and
lncrease access Lo new Lechnologles because of Lhelr unprecedenLed poLenLlal Lo help
people reallze Lhelr asplraLlons for access Lo lnformaLlon and a more powerful volce ln
how Lhey are governed.
ln addlLlon Lo parLlclpaLlng governmenLs, clvll socleLy organlzaLlons can conLrlbuLe Lo CC vla
runnlng for membershlp of Lhe SLeerlng CommlLLee (SC)
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, engagemenL ln Lhe developmenL,
lmplemenLaLlon and monlLorlng of acLlon plans aL Lhe counLry level, and, Laklng parL ln Lhe CC
annual conference and oLher CC ouLreach evenLs.
ln addlLlon Lo CovernmenLs and Clvll SocleLy, CC sLrongly encourages Lhe prlvaLe secLor Lo Lake

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Avallable aL hLLp://www.opengovparLnershlp.org/abouL/sLeerlng-commlLLee

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parL ln developlng, monlLorlng, and supporLlng Lhe lmplemenLaLlon of counLry acLlon plans, boLh
Lhrough parLlclpaLlon ln domesLlc publlc consulLaLlons and mulLl-sLakeholder forums, as well as
Lhrough Lhe provlslon of Lechnlcal experLlse. 8epresenLaLlves from relevanL lnLernaLlonal
organlzaLlons and lnLergovernmenLal bodles may also be lnvlLed by Lhe CC SC Lo aLLend Lhe
CC annual conference and relaLed SC evenLs as observers, when Lhls can be pracLlcally
accommodaLed.
All ln all, CC sLakeholders are expecLed Lo uphold Lhe values and prlnclples arLlculaLed ln Lhe
Cpen CovernmenL ueclaraLlon, and Lo conslsLenLly and conLlnually advance open governance
for Lhe well belng of Lhelr clLlzens.
Should Lhe CC lndependenL 8eporLlng Mechanlsm (l8M) process flnd LhaL a parLlclpaLlng
governmenL repeaLedly (ln Lwo consecuLlve l8M reporLs) acLs conLrary Lo CC process and Lo lLs
acLlon plan commlLmenLs, falls Lo adequaLely address lssues ralsed by Lhe l8M, or ls Laklng
acLlons LhaL undermlne Lhe values and prlnclples of CC, parLlclpaLlon of LhaL governmenL ln
CC ls golng Lo be addressed by boLh Lhe CrlLerla and SLandards Sub-CommlLLee as well as
SLeerlng CommlLLee. 8oLh Lhe subcommlLLee and SC processes wlll lnclude dlrecL conversaLlons
wlLh governmenLs under such revlew.
Cpen CovernmenL arLnershlp ls only 2 years old, however, lL has managed Lo brlng up a loL of
poslLlve lnlLlaLlves and movemenL around Lhe globe on lssues relaLed Lo Lransparency, clLlzen
engagemenL, open daLa, lnnovaLlon/Lechnology, and many oLhers.
up Lo daLe, a LoLal of 60 CovernmenLs from all around Lhe globe are parL of Cpen CovernmenL
arLnershlp, CovernmenLs [olnlng CC ln dlfferenL phases and commlLLlng Lo open governmenL
across four key areas - flscal and budgeL Lransparency, freedom of lnformaLlon, asseL
dlsclosures for publlc offlclals, and clLlzen engagemenL
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loundlng governmenLs [olned ln SepLember 2011 (among whlch uk and norway ln
Lurope),
CohorL 2 counLrles [olned ln Aprll 2012 ln 8rasllla Annual MeeLlng, among whlch
8omanla, Moldova, ukralne, Slovakla, Czech 8epubllc, Spaln, lLaly, Albanla, Creece,
neLherlands, CroaLla, 8ulgarla, Macedonla, MonLenegro, Ceorgla, 1urkey, Azerbal[an,
oLhers,
CohorL 3 counLrles [olned ln Aprll 2013 ln London (among whlch llnland and Pungary),

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CohorL 4 of counLrles ls expecLed Lo [olnlng ln Aprll 2014 (among whlch Serbla, lreland).
8elow ls a map of CC counLrles/cohorLs, a compleLe llsL of counLrles can be accessed from
hLLp://www.opengovparLnershlp.org/counLrles.

Clven Lhe governmenL-clvll socleLy naLure of Lhe Cpen CovernmenL arLnershlp, CC has an
execuLlve, declslon-maklng body of Lhe lnlLlaLlve whlch ls Lhe SLeerlng CommlLLee. lL ls
comprlsed of governmenL and clvll socleLy represenLaLlves LhaL LogeLher gulde Lhe ongolng
developmenL and dlrecLlon of CC, malnLalnlng Lhe hlghesL sLandards for Lhe lnlLlaLlve and
ensurlng lLs long-Lerm susLalnablllLy. 1he SLeerlng CommlLLee can conslsL of up Lo 20 SC
Members of whlch Len represenLaLlves from CC parLlclpaLlng governmenLs and Len clvll socleLy
represenLaLlves.
1oday, Lhls unlque parLnershlp has a SLeerlng CommlLLee composed of, as of CcLober 2013,
governmenLs of 8razll, lndonesla, Mexlco, norway, Lhe hlllpplnes, SouLh Afrlca, Lhe unlLed
klngdom, and Lhe unlLed SLaLes) and clvll socleLy organlzaLlons such as: lnLSC (8rasll), MkSS
(lndla), CM8" 1ralnlng CenLer (Moldova), 1waweza (1anzanla), ublsh WhaL ?ou ay lndonesla,
1ransparency and AccounLablllLy lnlLlaLlve (lnLernaLlonal), 8evenue WaLch lnsLlLuLe
(lnLernaLlonal), lnLernaLlonal 8udgeL arLnershlp (lnLernaLlonal)
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Avallable aL hLLp://www.opengovparLnershlp.org/governance-sLaff-donors

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Whlle Lhe CC ueclaraLlon
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does noL speclflcally menLlons Lhe keyword open daLa", Lhere are a
number of references ln Lhe ueclaraLlon LhaL are a dlrecL reference Lo Lhe movemenL of re-uslng
publlc secLor lnformaLlon.
1hus Lhe ueclaraLlon menLlons ln Lhe commlLmenL of lncrease Lhe avallablllLy of lnformaLlon
abouL governmenLal acLlvlLles" LhaL Lhe slgnaLory counLrles are commlLLlng Lo:
lncreaslng our efforLs Lo sysLemaLlcally collecL and publlsh daLa on governmenL spendlng
and performance for essenLlal publlc servlces and acLlvlLles,
pro-acLlvely provlde hlgh-value lnformaLlon, lncludlng raw daLa, ln a Llmely manner, ln
formaLs LhaL Lhe publlc can easlly locaLe, undersLand and use, and ln formaLs LhaL
faclllLaLe reuse,
recognlze Lhe lmporLance of open sLandards Lo promoLe clvll socleLy access Lo publlc
daLa, as well as Lo faclllLaLe Lhe lnLeroperablllLy of governmenL lnformaLlon sysLems.
lL also lncludes ln Lhe commlLmenL of lncrease access Lo new Lechnologles for openness and
accounLablllLy" Lhe deslre of Lhe slgnaLory counLrles Lo use Lhe opporLunlLles offered by Lhe new
Lechnologles for lnformaLlon sharlng, publlc parLlclpaLlon, and collaboraLlon ln order Lo make
more lnformaLlon publlc ln ways LhaL enable people Lo boLh undersLand whaL Lhelr governmenLs
do and Lo lnfluence declslons." 1hey also commlL Lo engaglng clvll socleLy and Lhe buslness
communlLy Lo ldenLlfy effecLlve pracLlces and lnnovaLlve approaches for leveraglng new
Lechnologles Lo empower people and promoLe Lransparency ln governmenL."
8uL Cpen CovernmenL (and even less Lhe CC) does noL equal open daLa. ln facL whaL ls even
undersLood by open governmenL" ls sLlll under dlscusslon, wlLh counLrles LhaL slgned Lhe CC,
academlcs
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or even former proponenLs of Lhe Lerm seemlng Lo someLlmes have dlfferenL
oplnlons.
8eLh noveck, who was u.S. uepuLy Chlef 1echnology Cfflcer (C1C) for Cpen CovernmenL
commenLed
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negaLlvely on Lhe currenL meanlng of Lhe word for mosL people: ln reLrospecL,

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Avallable aL hLLp://www.opengovparLnershlp.org/abouL/open-governmenL-declaraLlon
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A very good arLlcle on Lhls Loplc ls ?u, Parlan and 8oblnson, uavld C., 1he new AmblgulLy of 'Cpen
CovernmenL' (lebruary 28, 2012). 39 uCLA L. 8ev. ulsc. 178 (2012). Avallable aL SS8n:
hLLp://ssrn.com/absLracL=2012489 or hLLp://dx.dol.org/10.2139/ssrn.2012489
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ueflnlng Cpen CovernmenL, avallable aL hLLp://calrns.Lypepad.com/blog/2011/04/whaLs-ln-a-name-
open-gov-we-gov-gov-20-collaboraLlve-governmenL.hLml

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"open governmenL" was a bad cholce. lL has generaLed Loo much confuslon. Many people, even
ln Lhe WhlLe Pouse, sLlll assume LhaL open governmenL means Lransparency abouL governmenL".
lnsLead she polnLs ouL LhaL were never excluslvely abouL maklng LransparenL lnformaLlon abouL
Lhe worklngs of governmenL" and should be lnsLead abouL a shorLhand for open lnnovaLlon or
Lhe ldea LhaL worklng ln a LransparenL, parLlclpaLory, and collaboraLlve fashlon helps lmprove
performance, lnform declslon maklng, encourage enLrepreneurshlp, and solve problems more
effecLlvely."
A reporL from Lhe LaLln Amerlca reglons
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shows Lhe same unclarlLy ln Lhe CC process abouL
whaL open governmenL ls and lLs relaLlonshlp wlLh open daLa. 1hus Lhe organlzaLlons have Lrled
Lo be explalned Lhe keywords: open governmenL ls a Lool Lo conLrlbuLe Lo Lransparency and
accounLablllLy, buL lL does no subsLlLuLe Lhe rlghL Lo lnformaLlon ln any shape or form, open daLa
serves as an lnsLrumenL Lo Lhose rlghLs. 1he neLworks colned Lhe followlng formula LogeLher -
Cpen CovernmenL arLnershlp = Access Lo lnformaLlon as a rlghL + 1ransparency and
accounLablllLy as a publlc pollcy + Cpen daLa as an lnsLrumenL."
Also Lhe nCC Clobal lnLegrlLy polnLs ouL
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LhaL a slzeable number of AcLlon lans lncluded aL
leasL one commlLmenL LhaL we classlfled as belng ouLslde of Lhe scope of 'open governmenL.' "
CLher people also quesLlon Lhe facL LhaL Lhe open daLa movemenL ls such a greaL ldea for CC.
naLhanlel Peller from Clobal lnLegrlLy explalns12 Lhe concern: (...) open daLa provldes an easy
way ouL for some governmenLs Lo avold Lhe much harder, and llkely more LransformaLlve, open
governmenL reforms LhaL should probably be hlgher up on Lhelr llsLs. lnsLead of feLlshlzlng open
daLa porLals for Lhe sake of havlng open daLa porLals, l'd raLher see governmenLs lncorporaLlng
open daLa as a way Lo address more fundamenLal sLrucLural challenges around exLracLlves
(Lhrough maps and budgeL daLa), Lhe pollLlcal process (Lhrough real-Llme dlsclosure of campalgn
conLrlbuLlons), or budgeL prlorlLles (Lhrough onllne publlcaLlon of budgeL llne-lLems)."
1hls ls supporLed also by Lhe commlLmenLs made by Lhe slgnaLorles counLrles. An lnLeresLlng

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See Cood racLlces ln CC- neLworks Allanza 8eglonal & 1ransparencla lnLernaclonal (W8l Word 8ank
lnsLlLuLe) - age 8, avallable aL hLLp://www.scrlbd.com/doc/166133201/Cood-racLlces-ln-CC-
neLworks-Allanza-8eglonal-1ransparencla-lnLernaclonal-W8l-Word-8ank-lnsLlLuLe
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See Assesslng CC AcLlon lans" 21.06.2012 , hLLp://www.globallnLegrlLy.org/blog/ogp-acLlon-plan-
assessmenLs
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See ls Cpen uaLa a Cood ldea for Lhe Cpen CovernmenL arLnershlp?", 13.09.2011
hLLp://globallnLegrlLy.org/blog/open-daLa-for-ogp

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analysls
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made by ubllc lnLegrlLy ln 2012 on over 40 CounLry AcLlons lans shows LhaL over 190
commlLmenLs were acLually made ln Lhe fleld of Cpen uaLa, whlch was one of Lhe mosL popular
caLegory of commlLmenLs, LogeLher wlLh Lhe L-CovernmenL" could Lo almosL a Lhlrd of all open
governmenL acLlvlLles:

Comm|tment Act|v|ty Iocus Area Count
L-governmenL 199
Cpen uaLa 190
ClLlzen LngagemenL 131
Access Lo lnformaLlon/ lreedom of lnformaLlon 93
8udgeLs & llnanclal lannlng 79
Sub-naLlonal governance 37
ubllc ServanLs/Clvll Servlce 30
AnLl-CorrupLlon 34
rocuremenL 29
CapaclLy bulldlng/ 1ralnlng 28
1op 10 locus Areas - CC AcLlon lans
Source: Clobal lnLegrlLy - !uly 2012
ln any case, Lhe naLlonal parLlcularlLles are essenLlal Lo Lake lnLo accounL when someone wanLs
Lo bulld up a worklng Cpen CovernmenL AcLlon lan and lf CC can help or noL. ln Lhls conLexL
probably Lhe key word of Lhe CC ln Lhe conLexL of open daLa ls parLnershlp and aul Maassen,
lndependenL clvll socleLy coordlnaLor aL CC underllnes14 lL exLremely well:
Cpen uaLa wlLhln CC offers a greaL opporLunlLy for parLnershlp. 8eLween pollcy wonks and
Lech geeks, beLween governmenL and Lhe prlvaLe secLor, beLween governmenL and clvll socleLy.
lL has revoluLlonary poLenLlal buL needs many dlfferenL experLlse Lo make lL Lhe success lL
currenL popularlLy seems Lo warranL."

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See So WhaL's ln 1hose CC AcLlon lans, Anyway?", !uly 2012 hLLp://globallnLegrlLy.org/blog/whaLs-
ln-CC-acLlon-plans
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aul Maassen speech aL Lhe evenL Cpen uaLa 8omanla - !une 18 2013 - LexL avallable onllne aL
hLLp://soros.ro/ro/documenLe.php?documenL=1717

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C"0+*%0,?9A 9*($8%*4%, +?% *"+9'*"$ 'A%* 1"+"
A'$949%,2 K'$1':" "*1 L'<"*9"
As Lhere are a slgnlflcanL number of CC AcLlon lans wlLh commlLmenLs on open daLa, lL ls
clear LhaL many counLrles' open daLa pollcles have been lnfluenced by CC ln one way or
anoLher.
1he CC lLself has also some lnLernal Lools Lo asses Lhe way Lhe CC commlLmenLs have been
achleved by each slgnaLory counLry: Lhe reporLs of Lhe lndependenL 8eporLlng Mechanlsm. 1he
flrsL reporLs
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conducLed ln Lhe elghL foundlng counLrles of Lhe parLnershlp durlng Lhe pasL
monLhs do lllusLraLe Lhls process very well. lor example of Lhe Luropean foundlng counLrles of
Lhe CC, uk has been so far Lhe mosL acLlve ln Cpen uaLa. Also, shadow clvll socleLy reporLs
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or
oLher sLudles have also hlghllghLed Lhe CC processes ln Lhe oLher parLs of Lhe world.
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We have declded for Lhe purpose of Lhls arLlcle Lo focus Lwo counLrles ln Lurope, where Lhe
auLhors have been lnvolved ln Lhe open daLa pollcles process, ln order Lo hlghllghL some of Lhe
parLlcularlLles of Lhese processes ln Lhe naLlonal conLexL.
Moldova, even lf lL ls ouLslde Lhe Luropean unlon, seems more advanced on Lhe open daLa
pollcles and used Lhe CC process as a way Lo consolldaLe Lhelr currenL open daLa sLraLegy,
whereas 8omanla, even Lhough lL ls ln Lhe Lu slnce 2007, have used Lhe CC process Lo brlng
Lhe open daLa pollcy on Lhe CovernmenL's Lable.
IE= K'$1':"
8ack ln 2010, Lhe CovernmenL of Moldova endorsed an amblLlous Moldova Covernance L-
LransformaLlon ro[ecL" and Lhus, commlLLlng Lo beLLer servlng lLs clLlzens. 1hls pro[ecL alms Lo
bulld leadershlp capaclLy ln Lhe use of lC1s, modernlze and lmprove publlc secLor governance ln
Moldova, boosL Lhe counLry's compeLlLlveness, creaLe a more aLLracLlve lnvesLmenL cllmaLe and
Lo lncrease Lransparency and accounLablllLy by glvlng clLlzens a volce ln publlc maLLers by
openlng governmenL daLa.

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Avallable aL hLLp://www.opengovparLnershlp.org/lndependenL-reporLlng-mechanlsm
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See for example Lhe Canadlan reporL hlghllghLed aL hLLp://www.ogphub.org/blog/canadlan-clvll-
socleLy-shadow-reporL-publlshed-on-naLlonal-ogp-process/
17
See for example Cood racLlces ln CC- neLworks Allanza 8eglonal & 1ransparencla lnLernaclonal (W8l
Word 8ank lnsLlLuLe) - clLed above

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lmplemenLaLlon of Lhls lnlLlaLlve ls posslble due Lo Lechnlcal and flnanclal supporL from Lhe
World 8ank.
Cpen CovernmenL uaLa lnlLlaLlve ls one of Lhe key plllars of Lhe Covernance L-LransformaLlon"
agenda and was launched ln Aprll 2011, Lhus, Moldova becomlng Lhe 17
Lh
counLry Lo [oln Lhe
Clobal Cpen uaLa lnlLlaLlve. As parL of Lhls plllar, Lhe CovernmenL launched an Cpen uaLa porLal
- a slngle plaLform for accesslng governmenL daLa ln Moldova - www.daLe.gov.md. SusLalnablllLy
of Lhls lnlLlaLlve ls ensured Lhrough Lhe rlme MlnlsLer's ulrecLlve from Aprll 29, 2011, whlch
sLlpulaLes LhaL every mlnlsLry has Lo publlsh aL leasL Lhree daLaseLs per monLh.
www.daLe.gov.md sLarLed off wlLh maklng publlc 67 daLaseLs from publlc agencles whlle by Lhe
Llme Moldova [olned Cpen CovernmenL arLnershlp ln Aprll 2012, Lhe number of daLaseLs had
lncreased Lo 334.
Moldova's accesslon Lo Cpen CovernmenL arLnershlp was an opporLunlLy Lo furLher develop
and advance Lhe Cpen uaLa agenda, by Laklng open daLa lnlLlaLlve Lo anoLher level. 1hus, Lhe
Law on publlc secLor lnformaLlon reuse has been approved on uecember 12, 2012. 1hls law
ouLllnes Lhe condlLlons for publlc secLor lnformaLlon reuse and obllges all Lhe cenLral publlc
auLhorlLles Lo develop llsLs of publlc secLor daLa LhaL Lhey hold, whlch should also be made
publlc. AddlLlonally, open daLa became an lmporLanL componenL of Moldova's AcLlon lan on
Cpen CovernmenL, by havlng an Annex of more Lhan 30 open daLa seLs Lo be released durlng
2012-2013, mosL of Lhese daLa seLs belng requesLed by Clvll SocleLy organlzaLlons ln Lhe
consulLaLlon process around Lhe AcLlon lan.
As of CcLober 2013 www.daLe.gov.md porLal conLalns more Lhan 600 daLaseLs on publlc
expenses, healLh, economy, educaLlon, oLhers. Several appllcaLlons are showcased on Lhe porLal
LhaL llnk Lo Lhe geospaLlal porLal www.geoporLal.md, sLaLbank.sLaLlsLlca.md - naLlonal SLaLlsLlcs
orLal, www.lex.[usLlce.md - SLaLe 8eglsLry of Legal AcLs.
Cpen uaLa lnlLlaLlve ln Moldova sLarLed more as a supply drlven one, whlle demand for open
daLa has only now sLarLed Lo slowly grow. 1o boosL more demand, especlally among clvll socleLy
organlzaLlons, Lhere were a serles of evenLs and capaclLy bulldlng programs organlzed wlLh
supporL from Lhe World 8ank.
8lghL afLer Lhe CovernmenL had approved lLs Cpen CovernmenL AcLlon lan for 2012-2013 on
Aprll 4, 2012, an Cpen lnnovaLlon Week" dedlcaLed Lo Cpen CovernmenL relaLed lnlLlaLlves

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followed ln May of 2012. uurlng LhaL week evenLs such as uaLa !ournallsm 8ooL Camp, ubllc
LxpendlLure daLabase Lralnlng, 1echCamp and PackaLhon were organlzed ln order Lo provlde
clvll socleLy, mass-medla represenLaLlves as well as publlc servanLs and developers wlLh Lhe
opporLunlLy Lo learn new Lools Lo explore, vlsuallze and Lransform daLa lnLo valuable
appllcaLlons, ln addlLlon Lo ralslng more awareness abouL Lhe broader Cpen CovernmenL
Agenda endorsed by Lhe CovernmenL of Moldova.
Cpen lnnovaLlon Week lncluded developmenL of Lhree, hlgh-vlslblllLy showcase" appllcaLlons.
1hese appllcaLlons made lnnovaLlve use of Moldova's 8CCS1 publlc expendlLure daLa: (1)
Afla.md (whlch correcLly allgns names and locaLlons of all Moldovan schools wlLh spendlng), (2)
8ugeL.md (flrsL ma[or reuse of 8CCS1 daLabase LhaL lncludes an Al enabllng developers Lo
make beLLer use of Moldova's publlc expendlLure daLa), and (3)
AlerLe.md (Moldova's verslon of an Cpen311 plaLform LhaL was
adopLed and launched by Lhe Mayor of Chlslnau).
Cne of Lhe lmmedlaLe vlslble resulL of Apps4Moldova ls Lhe
launch of Lhe www.opendaLa.md porLal LhaL has been puL
LogeLher by developers' communlLy Lo make publlc governmenL
daLa accesslble Lo users of moblle, deskLop and web appllcaLlons.
1he Cpen lnnovaLlon Week ensured successful launch of
Moldova's flrsL 1echCamp and PackaLhon, referred Lo as Apps4Moldova. 18 Leams of developers
have deslgned several proLoLypes of appllcaLlons based on open governmenL daLa.
Apps4Moldova was a Lyplcal PackaLhon (ofLen a very loosely sLrucLured evenL). lL encompassed
a hlghly lnnovaLlve hybrld model deslgned Lo be demand-drlven, compeLlLlve, and challenge-
focused: condlLloned on reuse of governmenL open daLa and prlnclples of susLalnablllLy.
lurLhermore, preparaLlon for Lhe evenL lnvolved lnLenslve Leam - and relaLlonshlp bulldlng
beLween developers, who soughL open daLa, governmenL agencles and clvll socleLy
organlzaLlons who wanLed Lo have Lhelr problems addressed Lhrough new appllcaLlons. Such
challenge ldenLlflcaLlon and maLchmaklng represenLed an unconvenLlonal approach Lo co-
creaLlon of knowledge evenLs.
All Lhese acLlvlLles almed aL engaglng key local sLakeholders wlLh lnLernaLlonal experLs
represenLlng 8razll, SouLh Afrlca, and kenya, eLc. ConnecLlng mulLlple sLakeholders was essenLlal
for knowledge sharlng on varlous aspecLs of an Cpen uaLa ecosysLem requlred Lo lmprove

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governance and quallLy of publlc servlces whlle also sLrengLhenlng Lhe lnnovaLlve capaclLy of Lhe
governmenL.
ln addlLlon Lo Lhe above menLloned examples and evenLs LhaL followed rlghL afLer Moldova
[olned Cpen CovernmenL arLnershlp, Lhere ls anoLher lmporLanL ouLcome of LhaL process
whlch relaLed Lo Lhe launch, aL Lhe end of May 2012, of a clvll socleLy worklng group on L-
CovernmenL/Cpen CovernmenL wlLhln Lhe naLlonal arLlclpaLlon Councll
18
(clvll socleLy advlsory
body Lo Lhe CovernmenL of Moldova). A communlLy of open daLa developmenL www.codd.md
was seL up by Lhls clvll socleLy worklng group as a space for clvll socleLy organlzaLlons Lo share
and learn abouL ways Lo use Cpen uaLa, abouL Cpen CovernmenL lnlLlaLlves and many more.
1he group alms aL monlLorlng Lhe progress on Lhe lmplemenLaLlon of Lhe Cpen CovernmenL
AcLlon lan lncludlng on Lhe Cpen uaLa componenL, as well as ldenLlfles and promoLes new
lnlLlaLlves and opporLunlLles for clvll socleLy Lo use publlc daLa ln Lhelr day-Lo-day acLlvlLles. Cne
of Lhe lnLeresLlng lnlLlaLlves LhaL Moldova [olned as a resulL of Lhe worklng groups' efforLs back
ln november 2012 ls Lhe Clobal arLnershlp for Soclal AccounLablllLy (CSA)
19
- a global
lnlLlaLlve launched by Lhe World 8ank whlch alms aL an enabllng envlronmenL ln whlch clLlzen
feedback ls used Lo solve fundamenLal problems ln servlce dellvery and Lo sLrengLhen publlc
lnsLlLuLlons. As a resulL of Lhe flrsL call for proposals from March 2013, one 1hlnk 1ank
organlzaLlon from Moldova won Lhe granL, whlch wlll help open up Lhe educaLlon secLor by
maklng more raw daLa from Lhe educaLlon secLor avallable Lo key educaLlonal sLakeholders.
1hese resulLs were posslble glven Lhe close collaboraLlon beLween governmenL and clvll socleLy
and commlLmenL Lo open daLa.
1hls collaboraLlon conLlnues Loday as well. Clvll socleLy worklng group on L-CovernmenL/Cpen
CovernmenL works closely wlLh L-CovernmenL CenLer on Lhe elaboraLlon of Lhe AcLlon lan on
Cpen CovernmenL for 2014-2013 as well as on Lhe Cpen uaLa ollcy LhaL would promoLe Lhe
Cpen uaLa by defaulL prlnclple".
More Lhan LhaL, Lhere were aLLempLs Lo brlng clLlzens' feedback/lnpuL lnLo Lhe new AcLlon lan
elaboraLlon, vla a survey monkey Lool, LhaL was asklng a number of quesLlons among whlch
WhaL publlc daLa and lnformaLlon ls of mosL lnLeresL Lo you, whlch has Lo be dlsclosed by Lhe

18
www.cnp.md
19

hLLp://web.worldbank.org/W8Sl1L/Lx1L8nAL/1ClCS/CSC/0,,conLenLMuk:23017716~pagek:220303~pl
k:220476~LheSlLek:228717,00.hLml

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CovernmenL ln Lhe flrsL place?" and so respondenL clearly sLaLed LhaL Lhey are lnLeresLed ln daLa
relaLed Lo educaLlon, publlc procuremenLs, healLh, [usLlce, envlronmenL, economy, agrlculLure,
consLrucLlon, oLhers. Popefully, daLa from Lhese secLors wlll be a Lop prlorlLy for Lhe new acLlon
plan.
8y [olnlng Lhe Cpen CovernmenL arLnershlp (CC) more synergy was creaLed around Cpen
uaLa ln Moldova, even lf Lhe progress made ls sLlll modesL. 1he momenLum for Cpen uaLa
orLals as well as for crowdsourclng daLa appllcaLlons ln Moldova ls growlng. Powever, Lhere are
sLlll a number of lmporLanL challenges Lo be addressed ln Lhe upcomlng fuLure and Lhey relaLe Lo
dlglLlzlng publlc daLa, open daLa formaLs, sLandardlzaLlon of classlflers, decoupllng publlc daLa
from personal daLa, bulldlng Lhe capaclLy of publlc servanLs Lo work efflclenLly wlLh Lhe daLa,
bulld Lhe capaclLy of clvll socleLy organlzaLlons Lo use Lhe daLa effecLlvely as parL of Lhe work
Lhey do aL local and naLlonal levels and many more. 1hese challenges should be addressed ln a
comprehenslve manner, ln order Lo release more publlc daLa and Lhus, explore boLh lLs soclal
and economlc poLenLlal.
IEI L'<"*9"
8omanla has Lransposed Lhe Lu ulrecLlve 2003/98/LC on Lhe re-use of publlc secLor lnformaLlon
by law 109/200720 regardlng Lhe re-use of lnformaLlon for publlc lnsLlLuLlon. 1he 8omanlan law
has also been modlfled ln 2008 by law 213/2008. Lven Lhough Lhe law ls closely followlng Lhe
LexL of Lhe dlrecLlve, ln pracLlce Lhe law was noL lmplemenLed aL all ln Lhe flrsL 3 years. 1he lack
of any supervlsory auLhorlLy or any dlrecL sancLlons for Lhe publlc lnsLlLuLlons LhaL do noL allow
Lhe re-use of Lhelr lnformaLlon were ma[or handlcaps, whlch could noL be overcome. 8uL Lhe
pollLlcal wlll aL Lhe hlghesL level was probably Lhe ma[or lnhlblLor of any real pollcy wlLh effecLs
on Lhe ground. MosL of Lhe publlc lnsLlLuLlons had no knowledge even on Lhe exlsLence of Lhe
law, even less on how Lo apply lL. 1he re-use of publlc lnformaLlon by prlvaLe companles or
nCCs was (and ln facL sLlll ls) made by scraplng Lhe lnformaLlon from publlc webslLes.
8omanla expressed Lhelr lnLeresL Lo slgn Lhe CC ueclaraLlon ln SepLember 2011, buL by Lhe end
of Lhe year 2011 only a few Lhlngs happened. lL was Lhe 8omanlan clvll socleLy LhaL saw Lhe real
opporLunlLy of slgnlng Lhe CC Lo brlng Lhe sub[ecL of Cpen uaLa (LogeLher wlLh oLher sub[ecLs
relaLed Lo an open governmenL) on Lhe publlc auLhorlLles Lable and Lrled Lo collaboraLe ln Lhelr
work.

20
lull LexL of Lhe law avallable ln 8omanlan here hLLp://www.legl-lnLerneL.ro/leglslaLle-lLc/alLele/legea-
nr1092007-reuLlllzarea-lnformaLlllor.hLml

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Cnce Lhe dossler regardlng Lhe CC AcLlon lan wenL Lo Lhe MlnlsLry of !usLlce (Mo!) and was
asslgned Lo Lhe Leam LhaL worked on Lhe naLlonal AnLl-corrupLlon SLraLegy (SnA)
21
, Lhlngs
sLarLed Lo move by Lhe lnlLlaLlon a real process of consulLaLlon wlLh clvll socleLy regardlng Lhe
8omanlan AcLlon lan. Slgnlng Lhe CC declaraLlon was lncluded ln Lhe SnA 2012-201322 ln Lhe
Speclflc Cb[ecLlve 2, whlch deals wlLh lnsLlLuLlonal Lransparency by lncreaslng Lhe level of
avallablllLy of publlc open daLa made avallable by publlc auLhorlLles.
Several meeLlngs Look place beLween clvll socleLy and Mo! represenLaLlves wlLh oLher publlc
lnsLlLuLlons by Aprll 2012, when Lhe 8omanlan AcLlon lan
23
was adopLed by Lhe 8omanlan
CovernmenL. lollowlng Lhe debaLes Lhe AcLlon lan was focuslng on openlng up Lhe daLa from
Lhe publlc secLor, whlch was hlghly demanded by Lhe clvll socleLy, buL also for developlng some
new servlces of elecLronlc governmenL.
1he plan foreseen Lhe measures LhaL need Lo be lmplemenLed ln 2012, 2013 and 2014 for
fulfllllng Lhe assumed commlLmenLs, wlLhouL speclfylng Lhough Lhe responslble lnsLlLuLlon,
allocaLed budgeL or deLalled deadllne for each acLlvlLy. 1he publlc endorsemenL of Lhe CC
ueclaraLlon by 8omanla was made aL Lhe CC meeLlng ln 8razll ln Aprll 2012, also when Lhe
AcLlon lan was publlcly presenLed.
1hus Lhe 8omanlan CovernmenL commlLLed Lo faclllLaLlng access Lo Lhe lnformaLlon produced
by Lhe publlc secLor and Lo regularly release hlgh-value daLa seLs." wlLh Lhe followlng acLlvlLles
Lo Lake place by Lhe end of 2012:
1. deslgnaLlng a person responslble for publlshlng open daLa ln each publlc lnsLlLuLlon,
2. ldenLlfylng regulaLory needs ln order Lo make daLa open, as well as Lhe loglsLlcal and
Lechnlcal soluLlons for Lhelr publlshlng,
3. maklng an lnvenLory of Lhe avallable daLa seLs able Lo be dellvered ln an open formaL
and ldenLlfylng Lhose LhaL reflecL LhaL mosL relevanL lnformaLlon for Lhe acLlvlLy of each
lnsLlLuLlon (hlgh-value daLa seLs). 1hls wlll also lnclude daLa seLs collecLlons.
4. prlorlLy publlshlng on Lhe web page of each lnsLlLuLlon of Lhe followlng: daLa seLs

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hLLp://sna.[usL.ro/
22
1exL avallable aL hLLp://sna.[usL.ro/sna/sna20122013.aspx (only ln 8omanlan)
23
See deLalls of Lhe AcLlon lan aL hLLp://www.opengovparLnershlp.org/counLry/romanla/acLlon-plan

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ldenLlfled accordlng Lo Lhe above paragraph, daLa seLs LhaL are sub[ecL Lo compulsory
dlsclosure accordlng Lo Law no. 344/2001(lreedom of Access Lo lnformaLlon law),
8uL ln reallLy noLhlng ma[or happened by Lhe end of 2012, also due Lo an unsLable pollLlcal
slLuaLlon LhaL made lL unclear who would acLually be Lhe lnsLlLuLlon LhaL would coordlnaLe Lhls
process. An lndependenL reporL
24
from Lhe nCC Soros 8omanla, whlch Look parL of Lhe CC
consulLaLlon process, released ln 17 uecember 2012 underllnes Lhe llmlLaLlons:
lmplemenLlng Lhe CC AcLlon lan ls sLlll on a very baslc sLage
ulssemlnaLlon of lnformaLlon - as Lhe flrsL sLep ln lmplemenLlng Lhe CC lan - ls sLlll ln
Lhe beglnnlng
1he publlc auLhorlLles quesLloned abouL Lhe sub[ecL showed a dlslnLeresL and seldom lL
was a confuslon beLween open daLa and publlc lnLeresL daLa
1he efforLs for offerlng open daLa Lo clLlzens are forLulLous.
1he road from words Lo acLlon Lowards avallablllLy of open daLa qulckly shorLcuL-ed afLer a new
formed deparLmenL (called ueparLmenL for Cnllne Servlces and ueslgn - uSCu)
23
ln Lhe
Chancellery of Lhe rlme MlnlsLer was formed ln uecember 2012. WlLh new sLaff dedlcaLed
malnly for Lhe lmplemenLaLlon of CC AcLlon lan and Cpen uaLa commlLmenLs, Lhe acLlvlLles
on havlng a real open daLa ln place have sLarLed ln 2013. Lven Lhough a loL of Lhem Look longer
Lhan expecLed, due Lo lnerLla, bureaucracy and Lhe need Lo explaln Lo relevanL people ln almosL
all publlc lnsLlLuLlons whaL are open daLa and why openlng up Lhe daLa ls really someLhlng Lo
work for, aL leasL lL looks LhaL now Lhe 8omanlan CovernmenL ls on Lhe rlghL Lrack.
WlLh Lhe launch of Lhe offlclal open daLa porLal esLlmaLed by Lhe end of 2013, a loL of lnLerlm,
buL necessary, sLeps have been made, lncludlng havlng responslble persons for open daLa ln all
Lhe MlnlsLrles or awareness and dlssemlnaLlon acLlvlLles Laklng place ln dlfferenL publlc
lnsLlLuLlons, someLlmes ln common meeLlngs wlLh Lhe clvll socleLy.
Looklng back aL Lhe whole process regardlng Lhe open daLa pollcles and lLs lmplemenLaLlon so
far, such a qulck developmenL seems lL would have been lmposslble wlLhouL some acLlvlLles LhaL
proved Lo be lnsLrumenLal - aL leasL unLll Lhe currenL sLage:
slgnlng Lhe CC ueclaraLlon and commlLmenL Lo creaLe an AcLlon lan Lo lnclude open
daLa,

24
Avallable aL hLLp://soros.ro/ro/comunlcaLe_deLallu.php?comunlcaL=212 (only ln 8omanlan)
23
hLLp://onllne.gov.ro/

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lnvolvemenL of key publlc secLor acLors from Mo! SnA and Lhen from uSCu wllllng Lo
Lake Lhe lead ln Lhe publlc secLor on open daLa pollcles,
close parLnershlp wlLh clvll socleLy durlng Lhe whole sLages of Lhe acLlvlLles.

lL ls lnLeresLlng Lo polnL ouL LhaL, desplLe Lhe facL LhaL 8omanla has been a member of Lhe
Luropean unlon slnce 2007, Lhe Lu pollcles on Lhe maLLer, lncludlng Lhe Sl ulrecLlve and lLs
recenL revlslon, have had a very llmlLed lmpacL ln reallLy, aL leasL unLll now, on Lhe currenL
sysLem of re-uslng Lhe publlc daLa.

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M )'*4$8,9'*,
Cpen CovernmenL arLnershlp (CC) has cerLalnly managed Lo bulld Lhe momenLum around
Cpen uaLa lnlLlaLlves ln several CC member counLrles around Lhe globe. 8y havlng
CovernmenLs produce naLlonal AcLlon lans on Cpen CovernmenL, Cpen uaLa may become one
of Lhe key prlorlLles as parL of counLry AcLlon lans, especlally lf Lhe clvll socleLy can also push
for lL.
Powever, ln counLrles wlLh llmlLed experlence of parLlclpaLory democracy more efforLs are
needed ln order Lo bulld Lhe demand for open daLa vla Cpen CovernmenL, soclal accounLablllLy,
clLlzen-cenLered approaches and pracLlces.
AL Lhe same Llme CC ls a good Lool for clvll socleLy Lo promoLe Lhe usage of Cpen uaLa, buL lL
needs Lo be Lackled ln a mulLl-sLakeholder approach, where Lhe buslness secLor and
enLrepreneurs musL be lnvolved. Cpen uaLa are a means, noL a goal, and lL ls an lmporLanL
aspecL LhaL key sLakeholders should be emphaslzlng more and more ofLen. 1haL ls why lL was
cruclal LhaL Lhe Cpen uaLa evenLs brlng ln LogeLher, noL only developers' communlLy, buL also
mass-medla represenLaLlves, clvll socleLy represenLaLlves, CovernmenL represenLaLlves.
Whlle lL ls sLlll Loo early Lo assess properly Lhe overall lmpacL of Lhe Cpen uaLa ln Moldova and
8omanla, lL ls falr Lo say LhaL Lhe avallable evldence suggesL LhaL lLs shorL Lerm dlrecL lmpacL has
a greaL poLenLlal for furLher developmenL and growLh lf proper mechanlsms are seL up ln place.
lmpacL ls more llkely Lo become vlslble ln Lhe long-Lerm lf lL resulLs ouL of Lhe comblnaLlon of
Lechnologlcal and organlzaLlonal lnnovaLlon.
Clvll socleLy communlLy becomes more and more lnLeresLed ln looklng aL lnlLlaLlves LhaL pursue
Lhe goals of lmprovlng publlc servlces and promoLlng web-based lnnovaLlon, Lhus, coverlng Lhe
pollcy prlorlLles of good and open governance, servlce dellvery and lnnovaLlon. Powever, Lhe
blggesL challenge lles ln Lhe undersLandlng of Lhe Lype of servlces needed, Lype of servlces for
whlch Lhe local conLexL ls ready, Lype of servlces LhaL have Lhe poLenLlal Lo serve a wlder
communlLy of users. Clvll socleLy should be more acLlve and more engaged, and should learn
how Lo scruLlnlze governmenL and Lake more responslblllLy for Lhe co-dellvery of servlces.
CC proved Lo be a valuable Lool for promoLlng or enhanclng open daLa pollcles, buL lL ls up Lo
Lhe counLrles Lhemselves Lo undersLand how Lhey can develop Lhe re-use of publlc lnformaLlon
beyond Lhe CC requlremenLs - and we speclflcally refer Lo Lhe lnvolvemenL of Lhe

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enLrepreneurs and Lhe commerclal re-use of publlc lnformaLlon. 8oLh counLrles examples LhaL
we dlscussed ln Lhls paper are sLlll lacklng examples of success sLorles on Lhe commerclal re-use,
as a dlrecL resulL of Lhe Sl pollcles

3#'8+ +?% 38+?'0,
8ogdan Mano|ea - LxecuLlve ulrecLor of AssoclaLlon for 1echnology and lnLerneL - Ap1l
8omanla. 8ogdan has a legal background and a vasL experlence ln Lhe Law and l1&C and ls
lnLeresLed ln dlglLal clvll rlghLs (lreedom of expresslon onllne, prlvacy and open copyrlghL). Pe ls
also Lhe edlLor of Lu8l-gram, a blweekly newsleLLer on dlglLal clvll rlghLs ln Lurope, slnce 2006.
Cwner of Lhe only 8omanlan web page dedlcaLed Lo Lhe l1 Law - lnLerneL Laws - www.legl-
lnLerneL.ro where he also regularly blogs abouL l1C & legal lssues.

Veron|ca Cretu - resldenL of Lhe CM8" 1ralnlng CenLer (Moldova), member of Lhe clvll socleLy
SLeerlng CommlLLee Lo Lhe Cpen CovernmenL arLnershlp, and a coordlnaLor of Lhe clvll socleLy
worklng group on L-CovernmenL/Cpen CovernmenL (parL of Lhe Moldova naLlonal arLlclpaLlon
Councll). veronlca ls also a member of Lhe MulLl-sLakeholder Advlsory Croup Lo Lhe lnLerneL
Covernance lorum (lCl) and member of Lhe nomlnaLlng CommlLLee of lCAnn (lnLerneL
CorporaLlon for Asslgned names and numberlng).
hLLp://blog.opengovparLnershlp.org/auLhor/veronlca-creLu/

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uaLa dlscusslons
L%(%0%*4%,
1. A||anza keg|ona| & 1ransparenc|a Internac|ona| (W8l World 8ank lnsLlLuLe) (2013),
Cood pracLlces and lessons learned on Lhe role of clvll socleLy neLworks ln CC -
hLLp://www.scrlbd.com/doc/166133201/Cood-racLlces-ln-CC-neLworks-Allanza-
8eglonal-1ransparencla-lnLernaclonal-W8l-Word-8ank-lnsLlLuLe
2. C|osed consu|tat|on (2013), CC uk 2013 urafL naLlonal AcLlon lan: from Cpen uaLa Lo
Cpen CovernmenL, uk CablneL - hLLps://www.gov.uk/governmenL/consulLaLlons/open-
governmenL-parLnershlp-uk-drafL-naLlonal-acLlon-plan-2013/ogp-uk-2013-drafL-
naLlonal-acLlon-plan-from-open-daLa-Lo-open-governmenL
3. Cretu, V (2012) - key Lake away from Cpen lnnovaLlon Week lnlLlaLlves lmplemenLed ln
Moldova durlng May 2012, 8eporL from !une 1, 2012
4. Cretu, V (2012) - Moldova Cpen CovernmenL AcLlon lan - process, conLenL and fuLure
opporLunlLles, from SepLember 2012 hLLp://codd.md/wp-
conLenL/uploads/2013/01/Moldova_Cpen_CovernmenL_aper.pdf
3. Cretu, V (2013) - SelecLed counLry experlences wlLh Lhe CC process aL Lhe naLlonal
level: Moldova - !anuary 3, 2013
hLLp://blog.opengovparLnershlp.org/2013/01/moldova-veronlca-creLu-open-
governmenL-parLnershlp/
6. Dav|es, 1 & 8awa, 2 (Vo|. 8, Nr. 2, 2012) 1he romlses and erlls of Cpen CovernmenL
uaLa(CCu),hLLp://www.cl-[ournal.neL/lndex.php/cle[/arLlcle/vlew/929/933
7. Department for Cn||ne Serv|ces and Des|gn (ln 8omanlan only) - www.onllne.gov.ro
8. Dun|on, k (20I3) - l8M, unlLed klngdom rogress 8eporL 2011-2013, llrsL progress
reporL - hLLp://www.opengovparLnershlp.org/blog/blog-edlLor/2013/09/26/lrm-
releases-uk-reporL-publlc-commenL
9. L-Government Center (2012) - 1he CovernmenL says yes Lo publlc lnformaLlon reuse,
hLLp://www.egov.md/lndex.php/en/communlcaLlon/news/lLem/96-Lhe-governmenL-
says-yes-Lo-publlc-lnformaLlon-reuse#.ulkx3dLdc9?
10. G|oba| Integr|ty (2011) - ls Cpen uaLa a Cood ldea for Lhe Cpen CovernmenL
arLnershlp? hLLp://www.globallnLegrlLy.org/blog/open-daLa-for-ogp
11. G|oba| Integr|ty (2012) - Assesslng CC AcLlon lans,
hLLp://www.globallnLegrlLy.org/blog/ogp-acLlon-plan-assessmenLs
12. G|oba| Integr|ty (2012) - So WhaL's ln 1hose CC AcLlon lans, Anyway? -
hLLp://globallnLegrlLy.org/blog/whaLs-ln-CC-acLlon-plans
13. Law nr. 109]2007 on reuse of pub||c sector |nformat|on (updaLed on 02.11.2008) (only
ln 8omanlan), hLLp://www.legl-lnLerneL.ro/leglslaLle-lLc/alLele/legea-nr1092007-
reuLlllzarea-lnformaLlllor.hLml
14. Mo|dova, Cpen CovernmenL arLnershlp -
hLLp://www.opengovparLnershlp.org/counLry/moldova
13. Noveck, 8 ( 2011) - ueflnlng Cpen CovernmenL-
hLLp://calrns.Lypepad.com/blog/2011/04/whaLs-ln-a-name-open-gov-we-gov-gov-20-
collaboraLlve-governmenL.hLml

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16. Cpen Government artnersh|p (CG) (Iune 2012) - ArLlcles of Covernance -
hLLp://www.opengovparLnershlp.org/
17. Cpen Data orta|, www.daLe.gov.md
18. Cpen Government Dec|arat|on (2011) -
hLLp://www.opengovparLnershlp.org/abouL/open-governmenL-declaraLlon
19. CG 2012 keport (2012), (ln 8omanlan only) -
hLLp://soros.ro/ro/comunlcaLe_deLallu.php?comunlcaL=212
20. ress-re|ease "Cne more step towards Cpen Data"( 2013) (only ln 8omanlan), by
8omanla Soros loundaLlon hLLp://soros.ro/ro/comunlcaLe_deLallu.php?comunlcaL=226
21. koman|a, laclllLaLlng publlc access Lo open daLa -
hLLp://www.opengovparLnershlp.org/counLry/commlLmenL/faclllLaLlng-publlc-access-
open-daLa
22. koman|a, Cpen CovernmenL arLnershlp -
hLLp://www.opengovparLnershlp.org/counLry/romanla
23. kogers, S (2012) - lnslde Lhe Cpen uaLa whlLe paper: whaL does lL all mean?
hLLp://www.Lheguardlan.com/news/daLablog/2012/[un/28/open-daLa-whlLe-paper
24. 1|sacova, I (2013) - Moldova maklng sLeps Lowards a more lncluslve and parLlclpaLory
process around Cpen CovernmenL -
hLLp://blog.opengovparLnershlp.org/2013/08/moldova-maklng-sLeps-Lowards-a-more-
lncluslve-and-parLlclpaLory-process-around-open-governmenL/
23. Vasan|, D (2013) - lnfuslng Moldova's developmenL agenda wlLh Lhe prlnclples of open
governmenL - hLLp://blog.opengovparLnershlp.org/2013/06/lnfuslng-moldovas-
developenL-agenda-wlLh-Lhe-prlnclples-of-open-governmenL/
26. Vrab|e, C (2012) 8omanla's road Lo CC accesslon -
hLLp://www.academla.edu/2031000/8omanlas_8oad_Lo_CC_Accesslon
27. Wor|d 8ank (2012) - Cpen ls SmarL: Moldova's open governmenL lnlLlaLlve changes a
paradlgm of counLry developmenL:
hLLp://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feaLure/2012/07/18/moldova-open-ls-smarL
28. u, n & kob|nson, D (2012) - 1he new AmblgulLy of 'Cpen CovernmenL' -
hLLp://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?absLracL_ld=2012489&

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