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											 		Vision
			We want a world in which governments collect, share, and use well-governed data, to respond effectively and accountably to our most pressing social, economic, and environmental challenges.



		
			Principles

				
											
														
															

														
								
									Open By Default

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									Timely and Comprehensive

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									Accessible and Usable

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									Comparable and Interoperable

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									For Improved Governance & Citizen Engagement

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									For Inclusive Development and Innovation

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								Local Insights for Global Action: Mexico
							

						
						

													
								Notes from the country’s COVID-19 Data Meet-up							

						
													READ MORE
											

				

			

					
				
					
													
											
					
													
								Local Insights for Global Action: Barcelona
							

						
						

													
								Highlights from the city’s COVID-19 Data Meet-up Report							

						
													READ MORE
											

				

			

					
				
					
													
											
					
													
								Connecting the Past, Present, and Future of Re-Using Data to Advance Societal Goals
							

						
						

													
								THE THIRD WAVE OF OPEN DATA							

						
													READ MORE
											

				

			

					
				
					
													
											
					
													
								“Data privacy is a collective concern”
							

						
						

													
								Cross-posted from The Privacy Collective							

						
													READ MORE
											

				

			

					
				
					
													
											
					
													
								[Spotlight] Walking the walk of Data Ethics
							

						
						

													
								From theory to practice							

						
													READ MORE
											

				

			

					
				
					
													
											
					
													
								Closing Gender Pay Gaps
							

						
						

													
								12 Solutions for Pay Equality							

						
													READ MORE
											

				

			

		
	
Mission
			To make data open and freely available, 

while protecting the rights of people and communities. 



		
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