International Open Data Charter

Principles and best practices for the release of governmental open data

International Open Data Charter

Abbreviation	ODC
Formation	October 2015 (8 years ago) (2015-10)
Type	Set of principles and practices and surrounding organization
Purpose	Collaboration to promote governmental open data
Official language	various
Website	opendatacharter.net
Remarks	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

The International Open Data Charter is a set of principles and best practices for the release of governmental open data. The charter was formally adopted by seventeen governments of countries, states and cities at the Open Government Partnership Global Summit in Mexico in October 2015.^[1] The original signatories included the governments of Chile, Guatemala, France, Italy, Mexico, Philippines, South Korea, the United Kingdom and Uruguay, the cities of Buenos Aires, Minatitlán, Puebla, Veracruz, Montevideo, Reynosa, and the Mexican states of Morelos and Xalapa.^[2] As of 2020, 74 national and local governments are signatories.^[3]

Principles

The charter mandates^[4] that data released by governments comply with these principles:

Open by Default
Timely and Comprehensive
Accessible and Usable
Comparable and Interoperable
For Improved Governance and Citizen Engagement
For Inclusive Development and Innovation

Implementation

New Zealand

New Zealand joined the Open Data Charter in 2017. The charter supports and builds on the New Zealand Declaration on Open and Transparent Government [1] Archived 21 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine and the Data and Information Management Principles [2]. The goals of New Zealand are to enforce its commitment to open data, ensure it remains internationally aligned, and provide government agencies with a more modern and clear articulation of principles and supporting actions for accelerating the release of open government data.^[5]

References

^ "The Open Data Charter: A Roadmap for Using a Global Resource". The Huffington Post. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
^ "Seventeen Governments Adopt the New International Open Data Charter". World Wide Web Foundation. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
^ "Government adopters". opendatacharter.net. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^ "Principles | International Open Data Charter". opendatacharter.net. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
^ "Adoption of the International Open Data Charter". Stats NZ. Retrieved 6 October 2020. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.