Open Development Data in Fragile States

Open With Care: The Role of Open Data in Fragile States and Conflict Situations

Washington DC, March 31, 2014

Johannes KiessProgram Leader

Open Aid PartnershipWorld Bank Innovation Labs

• Strengthen capacity of partner countries to collect, curate and publish development data in an open and accessible format.

• Develop an Open Aid Map to visualize the locations of development activities on a common mapping platform.

• Build capacity of citizens, civil society and the media to understand, use and give feedback on open development data

Increase Aid Transparency and Citizen Engagement for Better Results

Bolivia, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Honduras, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, USAID, African Development Bank, AidData,

Akvo, Development Gateway, the Foundation Center, InterAction, ONE, Publish What You Fund, UN-Habitat and the World Bank Group

Do Development Projects Target the Poor?

Do Projects Support Development Goals?

Access to water (one

of MDGs) and water

projects

Rural Development Projects are close to roads

Who does what where?

World Bank Group, UNDP, UNOPS, UN-Habitat Operations in the DRC

Coordination of Government and Donors

Public and donor expenditure in Bolivia

Open Aid Map to share aid and development data as reported by governments and aid organizations

Open Aid Map – Country Level

How to translate data into engagement and ultimately better development results?

Exciting Citizens About Open Development Data

Data Literacy Bootcamps in Malawi, Nepal, and Bolivia

Workshop on Open Data for Development Policy in Malawi