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As a part of the Open Data for Development group, the Open Data Research Network undertook reach on open data across the Global South. In the first phase of this project, over a hundred researchers from the Global South developed 17 qualitative case studies with findings that spanned 13 countries, from Indonesia to Brazil. The Web Foundation subsequently produced a report that synthesised these case studies. Now, we're focused on building on these results through our Open Data in Developing Countries work, exploring demand- and use-driven approaches to scaling open data across developing countries, and informing the future set-up of more Open Data Labs.
The idea of making data ‘open by default’ challenges entrenched cultures of state secrecy and calls for data to be treated as a public resource: available to support citizen participation, to improve the delivery of public services and as an input into innovation and enterprise.Open Data in Developing Countries, Emerging Insights from Phase I
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