Some consideraJons on assessments of these two iniJaJves
Some considera-ons on assessments of these two ini-a-ves Silvana Fumega @SilvanavF Some basic defini-ons: • RTI: right to access informa/on (in most cases in documents but not exclusively) held and/or produced by the public sector • OGD: Data in reusable digital format, held and/or produced by governments or by other parts of the public sector Differences between both fields (general features) FOI /RTI Object of the field is conceived as: • • Key element inside that concep-on of the object: Copyright licensing • • Focus: re: info/data • • Focus: re: info/data • OGD/RTD Informa/on (in most cases • in documents but not exclusively) held and/or produced by public sector • Requester has, in most cases, the right to express a desired format Data in reusable digital f o r m a t , h e l d a n d / o r produced by public sector. Open format is inherent to the ini/a/ve Varies between countries: • Some (like USA) have no rReducing e s t r i c informa-on / o n s o n • republica/on (focus on asymmetry Other FOI laws do not alter access) copyright laws, so rights to reuse may be limited Inherent in OGD is that a license is granted to the user republish Focus to on reuse, re-‐ use (added the d ata value) R e d u c i n g i n f o r m a / o n • asymmetry (focus on access) Focus on re-‐ use (added value) Differences between both fields (through the lenses of civil society actors) FOI /RTI OGD/RTD Approach • Legalis-c (mostly) • T e c h n i c a l + p o l i c y (mostly) Goal • Transparency towards • accountability, mostly Broad range of goals (innova/on, economic growth, etc.) Rela-onship w/ public sector (govt.) • adversarialism • u / l i t a r i a n i s m (collabora/on) Philosophical background • Classic liberalism (theory • of democracy) Liberal u/litarianism, libertarian socialism OGD ini-a-ves or “Right to Data” = RTI + open formats+ reuse Different ini-a-ves (shared similar resources) + Different goals + Different scope = Different assessments (assessing different elements) Overview of assessments (some variables to help us group the numerous ini-a-ves -‐ both fields) Scope: • One Country (government and civil society) • Global (interna/onal). Mostly from INGOs and/or IGOs Object: • Informa/on • Open Data • Proac/ve disclosure • Reac/ve disclosure • Public informa/on • Personal informa/on Types of Assessment : • • Performance/implementa/on Legal assessment Access to Government-‐held Informa-on (RTI/FOI) Assessments on reac-ve and/or proac-ve disclosure of government held informa-on -‐ Overview RTI Single-‐country assessment Legal analysis Interna/onal/ Global assessment Implementa/on/ performance Legal Analysis Implementa/on/ performance Open Government Data-‐ Right to Data Assessments on reac-ve a nd/or proac-ve disclosure of government data-‐ Overview OGD/RTD Interna/onal/ Global assessment Single-‐country assessment Legal analysis Implementa/on/ performance Legal Analysis Implementa/o performance Recommenda-on for future assessments combining both fields: Baseline: Regula-on -‐ FOI: law (interna/onal standards) -‐ OGD: FOI+ formats +reuse (licensing and copyright) So, -‐ Guaranteed right to access government-‐held informa/on (legisla/on) -‐ Following interna/onal standards (“ley modelo”, interna/onal conven/ons) -‐ Guaranteed access to preferable format Implementa-on -‐ Sta/s/cs on compliance (appeals, etc.) Results – Sta/s/cs on use (users, formats, /me, topics, etc.) Recommenda-on for future assessments combining both fields: In the process: • Clear goals (what do we want to measure and what for?) • Clear methodology according to the goals (don’t follow established prac/ces just because everybody is doing the same thing but don’t try to reinvent the wheel if it is not necessary either) • • • If you are not adding value, don’t waste resources. In some cases, “the exis/ng ra/ngs differ only in the countries they cover and some of the indicators they use. There is already much overlap in this field” Acknowledgment of the par/culari/es of each ini/a/ve (different types of disclosure, scope, etc.) Acknowledgment of the par/culari/es of each reality (context ma[ers)
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