
Open Government

The Americas in the Corruption Perceptions Index
We have reviewed the results for the countries of the Americas. Now we tell you how we see the …


WEF - Global Risks Report 2023
The World Economic Forum published last week the Global Risks Report 2023. Here are the main …


The First Edition of the Global Data Barometer Is Now Available
The first edition of the Global Data Barometer took place on May 11, and Datasketch participated in …


Corruption Perceptions Index 2021
Perceptions of corruption levels worldwide have stagnated over with no significant improvement in …


CILA 2021 - Participatory and Transparent Governments
We cover the panel "Participatory and Transparent Governments,” which kicks off three days of …


3 Open Data Portals of the Madrid City Council
We review the 3 data portals of the Madrid City Council and show examples of visualization and reuse …


Open Government for Dummies: Open Justice
Open justice is based on the application of the pillars of open government in the judiciary branch. …


Datasketch Continues on the Open Government Partnership Committee
We celebrate our re-election as members of the Committee of the OGP in Colombia for 2021 - 2023. One …


Datasketch becomes part of Colombia's new Open State Committee
Every two years, Colombia's Open State Committee, Colombia's multi-stakeholder forum for the …


6 Uses of Blockchain in Public Institutions and a Warning Call
We give a brief introduction on what Blockchain is and give examples of how public administrations …


Open government for dummies: Open State
What is Open State and its implications? We examine Open State model that seeks to include the …


Open Government for Dummies: Open Parliament
Open Parliament is based on implementing the pillars of open government in the legislative branch to …


Open Government for Dummies: Accountability
We explain what accountability entails in Open Government and offer examples of good practices.


Open Government for Dummies: Open Data
What is open government data and why it is necessary to achieve Open Government? We review the …


Open Government for Dummies: Participation
Public participation and dialogue improve the relationship between the rulers and the ruled, …


Open Government for Dummies: Transparency
What is transparency in the Open Government model? Transparency and access to public information are …


Open Government: Mapping Initiatives
We are creating a database of Open Government tools. Could you help us?


Open Government in Datasketch
We launched a place to discuss about Open Government. Follow us!


The Triumph of Parity in Colombia: a Historical Debt Owed to Women
Datasketch's House Events: We spoke with Ángela María Robledo, José Daniel López, Adriana Matiz and …


Open Government and Data Journalism
Governments opening up their information is vital. Journalists report data-driven stories based on …


Blockchain: the Future of Cities and Public Sector
Events at Datasketch House: we discussed with Chuy Cepeda, CEO of OS City, the blockchain …


Bitcoin, a Technology for Long-term Financial Saving
A conversation at the Datasketch house with Guillermo Valencia, founding partner of Macrowise, about …


Open Gov: Civic Participation in Taiwan
Despite not being recognized as an official OGP plan, Taiwan maintains world recognition in Open …


Training in Data Science for Public Officials in Madrid
Introduction to the elements of data science for public servants: open data, visualization and …


21 Recommendations for Open Vaccination
Information about vaccine purchases and distribution is not open yet. We review the Open Government …


Open Government for Dummies: Why Is an Open Government Important?
What is open government, why it is important and how data visualization can help.
