Open Government Initiative in Edo State : Fostering an Ecosystem of Collaboration and Transparency
This note is intended to briefly describe the World Bank's experience supporting the development and implementation of an open government initiative in Nigeria's Edo State. It reflects upon the process of design and implementation of the...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19694128/open-government-initiative-edo-state-fostering-ecosystem-collaboration-transparency http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18713 |
| Summary: | This note is intended to briefly
describe the World Bank's experience supporting the
development and implementation of an open government
initiative in Nigeria's Edo State. It reflects upon the
process of design and implementation of the first phase of
the Edo State Open Government Initiative, which began in
2011 and sought to establish a broader framework for an Open
Government ecosystem in the state. Phase 1 culminated with
the launch of the Edo State Open Data Portal in September
2013, the first sub-national portal in Africa and which
contains more than 100 data sets that had not been
previously digitized or released to the public. Using this
experience as a reference point, the note seeks to surface
some lessons learned for effectively partnering with
governments (both federal and state) on an open government
agenda. At its core, open government is commonly perceived
as being comprised of three main pillars: participation,
transparency and collaboration. The World Bank's
engagement with the Edo State Government in establishing of
an Open Government Framework and moving open government
ideas forward has resulted in a number of tangible outcomes
and public goods. The Edo State Open Data Portal is now
being reused by the developer's community and is
providing citizens of Edo with free access to high-value,
government data. As a result of the project, the government
created two special units: a data digitalization unit and a
GIS unit. The case of Edo presents a valuable knowledge
sharing opportunity around creating an open government
ecosystem and moving this agenda forward in a complex environment. |
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