The Open Data Charter (ODC), a collaboration of more than 170 governments and organizations working to make data open and freely available while protecting the rights of people and communities, has revealed its first three-year strategy. The ODC’s engagement with governments will prioritise climate change, fighting corruption, gender equality, inclusion and diversity.
New areas of focus include data rights and artificial intelligence (AI), as well as understanding the role and impact of open data in this area.
The report, titled “Sustainable Data for a Changing World: Our Strategy for 2024-2026,” states that “Governments should collect, share and use well-managed data. We envision a world that responds effectively and responsibly to our most pressing social, economic, and social problems.” And we are taking on the challenge of environmental issues. ”
Based on a commitment to justice, environmental responsibility, integrity and transparency, gender equality and data rights, the Strategy highlights the need to:
- Public servants balance the trade-off between increasing transparency and accountability through data and protecting the rights of people and communities.
- Enable the public to see and influence government activities and trust its institutions. and
- Empower people to access fair public services using public data and accountable automation tools.
In an effort to encourage the move to “open by default” governments, the ODC will help government reforms “take small steps that deliver immediate wins” by clarifying global data governance policies and demonstrating their impact.
The strategy emphasizes that while promoting government data openness, it is essential to ensure that data collection and management methods take into account the right to privacy and the right to access information. In this regard, it is emphasized that cooperation with governments and civil society organizations (CSOs) plays an essential role in implementing laws, regulations and open data policies that protect personal data rights.
The Open Data Charter was launched in 2015 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). It is based on an agreed-upon “set of ambitious norms on how data should be published.” The six principles are: Open by default. Timely and comprehensive. Accessible and usable. Comparable and interoperable. Improving governance and citizen participation. and for comprehensive development and innovation. Key stakeholders in the ODC include “reformist governments,” field experts, and data practitioners. The three-year strategy, to be announced on April 9, 2024, will mark his 10th anniversary at ODC. [Publication: Sustainable Data for a Changing World: Our Strategy for 2024-2026] [Op-ed by ODC Executive Director]