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Listers<div>This may be of interest to some of you.</div><div><br></div><div>Rgds</div><div>GG<br><div><div><div class="ecxgmail_quote"><br><div lang="EN-US"><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Call for research proposals: exploring the emerging impacts of open data in developing countries</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#30557a">Open data has become a hot topic around the world. Open data initiatives, from governments and grassroots groups are emerging in a wide range of settings. But what impacts do they have? And how can they lead to greater transparency and accountability, efficiency and innovation, and greater social inclusion? That's what the <a href="http://www.opendataresearch.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.opendataresearch.org</span></a> research network is planning to explore. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:13.65pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#30557a">The Web Foundation and International Development Research Centre (IDRC) are <b>inviting research proposals that address current gaps in the evidence base underlying the implementation of open data initiatives in the developing world</b>, and to inform policy and practice in a range of different settings. Research partners will be invited to form part of an international research network that will be established over the course of 2013.<br>
<br>The project will fund a series of detailed case studies that examine the emerging impacts of specific on-going <b>open data initiatives</b> that address key development themes. Cases could look at:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<ul type="disc"><li class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#30557a">Open data in local and national budgeting processesOpen data for legislation processes and elections</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#30557a">Open data in judicial systems</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#30557a">Open data for smarter cities</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#30557a">Open data for the delivery of privately provided public services</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#30557a">Open data for the regulation of markets (e.g. extractive industries)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#30557a">Open data for the welfare and empowerment of marginalized groups and communities (e.g. data for small farmers)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#30557a">Open data and international development</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></li>
</ul><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:13.65pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#30557a">The <b>call for proposals</b> sets out full details of what we are looking for in the case studies, and the process for application.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#30557a">As a result of this call, we expect to issue a series of grants ranging from USD$25,000 to USD$75,000. It is expected that smaller grants will focus on small, single-country or local initiative cases, and larger grants can include a wider range of activities such as multi-country comparisons of open data about a particular governance domain (e.g. budget, cities, extractive industries), technical assistance to on-going initiatives and/or significant engagement with relevant policy dialogues. The duration of each project will not exceed 12 months, with projects expected to start in early 2012. <br>
<br><b>The closing date for the call is 10th September 2012.</b><br><br><b>Download the call:</b><br>- <a href="http://public.webfoundation.org/2012/07/ODR-CfP.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#f55b2c;text-decoration:none">Call for proposals (HTML)</span></a><br>
- <a href="http://public.webfoundation.org/2012/07/ODR-CfP.docx" target="_blank"><span style="color:#f55b2c;text-decoration:none">Call for proposals (Word, Docx)</span></a><br>- <a href="http://public.webfoundation.org/2012/07/ODR-CfP.odt" target="_blank"><span style="color:#f55b2c;text-decoration:none">Call for proposals (Open Office Document)</span></a><br>
- <a href="http://public.webfoundation.org/2012/07/ODR-CfP.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#f55b2c;text-decoration:none">Call for proposals (PDF)</span></a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mrs. Carole Excell <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Senior Associate <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Francesca Fanucci<br>Lawyer - Freelance consultant on freedom of expression, transparency and freedom of information <div>Senior Associate at Free Expression Associates (<a href="http://www.foeassociates.com" target="_blank">www.foeassociates.com</a>)<br>
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