Note there is a webcast
http://wbi.worldbank.org/wbi/event/democratizing-developmentAgenda:
http://wbi.worldbank.org/wbi/Data/wbi/wbicms/files/drupal-acquia/wbi/Democratizing%20Development%20Agenda%20-%20April%2015.pdfDemocratizing Development through Open Data
Friday, April 15, 2011, 12:15-2:00 pm
World Bank Spring Meetings: CSO Session
Room: MC2-800 Light lunch will be provided
Sponsored by the World Bank and AidInfo
Webcast sign-up below
Open Data and innovative visualization such as the Mapping for Results
Initiative are powerful tools for civil society organizations and
citizens. These new approaches can increase government responsiveness,
transform the way public services are delivered to citizens, and
enhance transparency and accountability of development assistance.
Open data combined with social media and new technologies have the
potential to empower citizens to communicate directly with governments
and service providers. The event will focus on:
* How can open data help to increase social accountability, better
target aid and public investments, and more effectively monitor
service providers to deliver results?
* What are the biggest obstacles to open data and how to address them?
* How can the World Bank help and better facilitate the process to
create open data?
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