Open Data Lab - new open data platform launches in Georgia
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A new open data platform - Open Data Lab – was launched today in Georgia, enabling users to explore datasets on public policy issues in open formats.
The visitors of www.DataLab.ge will be allowed to find data, basic visualisation tools, and resources to analyse data, design data visualisations, conduct research, develop web and mobile applications.
This initiative empowers the general public, enables citizens to critically follow governments, check information and use it for the common cause. I hope this platform will be used by all generations, students and professionals alike”, said Ambassador of the Kingdom of Netherlands to Georgia, Johannes Douma, in his welcome speech at the presentation of the new open data platform www.DataLab.ge.
The platform was created and is run by the IDFI with the support of the International Visegrad Fund and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Photo from the IDFI's press office.
DataLab contains datasets obtained by the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) from over 150 central and local public institutions and made available in open, easily accessible formats.
It enables any interested party to browse and download official data on: public administration, local government, social issues, healthcare, crime statistics, education, environment, economics, finance, transport, society and geographical data, as well as create and download graphic visualisations.
The platform was created and is run by the IDFI with the financial support of the International Visegrad Fund and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands / Embassy of the Netherlands in Georgia.
The implementation of the Open Parliament Action Plan was discussed today at a meeting of the Georgian parliament, representatives of the European Union, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI).
Georgia is steadily improving its international reputation by making governmental and financial dealings of the country more transparent. Results of the Open Budget Survey 2017 (OBS) released today by the International Budget Partnership ranked Georgia 5th in the world out of 82 scores, based on an analysis of 115 nations’ budget transparency, participation and oversight.
Data engineers, marketers, reporters and communication experts will converge at the maiden DataFest Tbilisi festival starting in Georgia’s capital on Wednesday.
The Open Data Barometer, a global measure of how governments are publishing and using open data, says in its most recent survey that "Georgia has made significant strides, jumping 20 places to become a top five regional champion.”
A two-day hackathon named Back to the Future: 1918, devoted to the 100th anniversary of the first democratic republic of Georgia, is being held in Tbilisi.