Workshop on "Open Data and Knowledge for Transparency, Advocacy and Governance on Sustainable Development"

The workshop is organized by the World Bank Group along with National Informatics Centre – Data Division and Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi (CSE) as the knowledge partners for Civil Society Organizations, Researchers, Government Officials and media.

Open Development, Open Governance, citizen participation, knowledge sharing are all at the forefront of the World Bank Group (WBG). It is helping governments in its member countries to open data for transparency, accountability and open governance. 

In this context, the Bank facilitates all interested parties with accessible, easy-to-use data, and with unprecedented access to other information and documents freely available on-line.  Broad access to these data allows citizens, CSOs, policy makers, advocacy groups and other stakeholders to make better-informed decisions and to measure improvements more accurately.

Government of India is also envisaging the proactive dissemination of Government resources through the Open Government Data Platform India – data.gov.in- to foster innovation; improve delivery of government information & services besides promoting transparency, accountability and public participation in governance.

Centre for Science and Environment recognised for knowledge-based activism has been pro-actively engaged in communicating and influencing using data-driven knowledge and experiences.

This workshop has thus been planned to raise awareness and ensure that Academicians, Civil Society Organizations, Government officials and other beneficiary communities learn to access and use timely and relevant information/data available with the World Bank Group (WBG), Government Of India (GOI), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and other institutes, for informed research, planning and decision making.