Call for fiscal data users, enthusiasts and organizers of
#DataRallyOnTheStreets and
#BetterBudget Dataquest for Sustainable Development
Hey there, data superheroes! With the exciting 2024 #OpenDataDay just around the corner, we’re calling on you – the movers, shakers, and innovators – to be part of something big.
Calling all Organizers:
Ready to make a difference? Let’s turn your data dreams into reality! Launch a dynamic #DataOnTheStreets Rally or dive into a thrilling #Dataquest for Sustainable Development.
For Organizers and Participants alike:
Get inspired by the best! Learn from international showcase events celebrating the champions of fiscal data utilization. Meet, grow, and connect with winners from Asia and Latin America who are changing the game.
Why Join?
Because together, we can do extraordinary things. Join us in harnessing the power of data for sustainable development. Whether it’s rallying on the streets or embarking on a data quest, your participation matters. Your unique perspective and energy are what we need to make a real impact.
So, what are you waiting for? Join us as we unleash the power of open fiscal data to shape a brighter, more sustainable future. Let’s turn raw budget data into real-world change – and have a blast doing it!
Make your data use-FULL! Launch a #DataRallyOnTheStreets or a #Dataquest for Sustainable Development
The call is open all year round. We encourage you to launch at most by September 2024.
Are you a government agency that publishes budget information in #opendata or a civil society organization that works with #fiscalopendata? Whether you work at the national or local level, GIFT’s user engagement initiatives are for you! Through these initiatives, we aim to encourage civil society organizations (CSOs) and governments to work together to leverage the power of #opendata in the better understanding of how public resources are being spent.
The #BetterBudgetDataquest for Sustainable Development is an #opendata expedition, in which the government and CSOs call on an audience with intermediate to advanced knowledge in #datascience, quantitative methods, economics or journalism (or similar) to explore open public spending data and relate it to any additional data and present their findings on the progress of the implementation of budget allocations towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals or #SDGs.
For the Public Infrastructure #DataRallyOnTheStreets, CSOs and governments ask the public to check available information on construction projects datasets or mapping platforms with budget, contracting, and geolocation information, and evaluate a project or a sectoral infrastructure policy (health, education, etc.). Participants monitor public infrastructure projects, through in-person evidence or desk-based data analysis and share their experience through social media (Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, podcast platforms, etc.).
In both initiatives, a panel of jurors from government and CSOs (the GIFT Coordination Team can participate on demand) choose the winners based on creativity, engagement and comprehensiveness of the data analysis.
While these initiatives are great opportunities to build constructive collaboration between governments, particularly Ministries of Finance, civil society organizations, and others to use fiscal open data to analyze public policies, organizers can also provided additional rewards to country winning teams! In addition, GIFT will provide winners with the opportunity to join an awarding ceremony to showcase their work, meet each other, and inspire the world!
If this is your first time organizing and you want some guidance, email aura@fiscaltransparency.net.
Learn from the champions! We featured #DataRally and #Dataquest winners from Asia and Latin America in the 2023 GIFT Stewards General Meeting. Watch it below!