Result of the call for papers

Congratulations to the five teams that had their proposals selected to write papers!

Macroeconomics of open data
Title of proposal
Ana?lisis de la cadena de valor del ecosistema de Datos Abiertos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Title of proposal
Dados Abertos no Jornalismo: Os Limites e os Desafios das Estrate?gias de Uso e Criac?a?o de Cadeia de Valor Social incentivando a transpare?ncia e controle social na Ame?rica Latina
Title of proposal
Datos Abiertos: oportunidades y desafi?os para Centroame?rica con base en una cadena de valor

DataVis Interfaces
Title of proposal
Parliamentary Transparency – Not Only a Data Challenge

Web Accessibility
Title of proposal
Governo Aberto e sua acessibilidade web, um caso pra?tico

Software Contest for Open Data

Attention! The deadline for registration has been extended until April 25, 2013.

Opportunity for awards of up to *R$ 20.000,00!

The contest “Software for Open Data” aims to promote the improvement of tools for public open data in Latin America and to promote a culture of access to information and open data, guidelines for transparency and active social participation in fostering local economic development. Furthermore, to promote public policies for the development of Software of Open Data.

Important deadlines:

• The deadline for the submission of the projects/software: April 08, 2013 to April 18
• Final deadline to the Software actualization: May 20, 2013
• Announcement of the results: May 28, 2013

View the complete documents in Software_Contest.

To participate, please complete the .

* The conversion of the Brazilian Real to U.S. Dollar is about R$ 1.00 = US$ 0.5

Call for papers

The selected abstracts of the papers will be annouced on May 2, 2013.

Take the opportunity to attend the Regional Conference of Open Data for Latin America and the Caribbean with all expenses paid! The 5  ranked to write papers on the topics below will win a trip to Montevideo. Of the five teams, two will be selected to win * R$ 9,000.00 (nine thousand reais) per team.

The W3C Brazil, hosted by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee in Brazil – CGI.br and through the Brazilian Network Information Center – NIC.br launches the Public Call – CP-W3CBR / 2013 that aims to select proposals for “research and development of paper” about open data.

The proposals must be related to following topic areas regarding open data:

1. Macroeconomics of open data: value chain – studies and research on the economic chain of open data. Example prepared by the researcher Janet Hughes click here.
2. DataVis Interfaces: studies and research on best techniques for Data Visualization interfaces (DataVis), under the theme of open data. Additional information about the topic can be found in the W3C URL.
3. Web Accessibility: studies and research on best practices that use open data and Web Accessibility. Additional information on the topic can be found in the W3C URL.

Important deadlines:

• The deadline for submission of the proposal will be until April 18 25, 2013;
• The results of the 05 (five) teams selected to write the papers will be announced on April 23 29, 2013;
• The deadline for the teams submitting the full papers will be May 23 26, 2013;
• The announcement of the two (02) winners teams will be held during the event Regional Conference of Open Data for Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be held on June 26 and 27, 2013.

See the complete call for papers in  Call_for_papers.

The conversion of the Brazilian real to Dollar is about R$ 1.00 = US$ 0.5

Mapping of Open Government Data initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean

The OD4D project is mapping out experiences and initiatives of Open Government Data in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Without defining a ranking among countries and experiences, this mapping seeks to offer a visual of the state of the Open Government Data initiatives in the region. As an image, this is the first qualitative diagnosis regarding opening strategies of Government Data developed by different countries in the region, highlighting both the heterogeneity and the strengths of each experience.

In order to go beyond the technical component of Open Data and offer a more complete image of the Open Government Data ”ecosystem”, four dimensions of analysis in each country are identified:

1. Normative and Regulatory
2. Institutional
3. Technical
4. Use, Re-use and Consumption

The country reports are currently available only in Spanish ( to see the full list of available country reports)

Paper by Felipe Heusser. Participate!

Among the expected results of OD4D, we can include the preparation of documents that will serve as theoretical and methodological basis for the project. Those documentation, therefore, lie on producing further knowledge on Open Data and its potential to improve the quality of public policies in Latin America and the Caribbean

The idea is that the writings take into account the international literature that evaluates the institutional
context and technological conditions required for open data initiatives.

The first documentation is being held by Felipe Heusser, founder and director of Fundación Ciudadano Inteligente, a Latin American NGO based in Chile that uses information technology to promote transparency and active citizen participation. The paper Understanding Open Government Data is under construction and you can participate by making comments on the draft and thus assisting in its preparation.

You can also download the file here to read and use the PAD for comments.