Open Data Inventory 2017 Annual Report
The Open Data Inventory (ODIN) measures the coverage and openness of official statistics published on national statistical offices’ websites.
Open Data Inventory 2016
The 2016 Open Data Inventory (ODIN) provides a comprehensive review of the coverage and openness of official statistics in 173 countries around the world, including most OECD countries. Featuring a methodology updated to reflect the latest international open data standards …
Aid For Statistics: 2016 Inventory of Financial Instruments
This report summarizes outcomes of a survey by Open Data Watch (ODW) of the principal organizations providing aid for statistics. Because over 50 percent of the aid for statistics comes in the form of trust fund grants…
The Open Data Inventory
Executive Summary: In this article, we describe a new approach to assessing the coverage and accessibility of the datasets most pertinent to managing and monitoring the social, economic, and environmental development of a country.
Indexes of Data Quality and Openness
This article reviews three indexes that assess the openness or quality of data produced by national governments. The Open Data Barometer (ODB) …
How Open Are Official Statistics?
Official statistics provide an indispensable element in the information system of a democratic society, serving the Government, the economy and the public with data about the economic, demographic, social and environmental situation. To this end, official statistics that meet the test of practical utility are to be compiled and made available on an impartial basis…
Introducing Monitoring and Reporting
Are public data available to the public? By what standards should the quality and openness of data be evaluated? And by whom? And how? Open Data Watch focuses on the data and statistics needed to plan, monitor, and evaluate the results of economic, social, demographic and environmental programs in developing countries.