On the occasion of the second edition of the National Open Data Conference (DATACON) 2022, representatives of civil organizations and transparency bodies highlighted the importance of demanding the availability of open data to make better public policy decisions.
“Although there are transparency obligations and laws, we still have challenges to overcome. Without a doubt, the better we analyze and the more information we can handle, we can arrive at better decisions in public policy,” said Javier Moro, liaison of the Civil Society Center in Mexico for Open Government (NOSC) in the States.
In addition to Moro, during the discussion “Open Data for Public Advocacy”, held this Thursday from Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Manuel Polo Sánchez, director of BIOS A.C., and Óscar Mauricio Guerra Ford, executive secretary of the National Transparency System, also participated on issues of health, education, environment and energy.
The three speakers agreed that in addition to requiring open data, it is necessary that information that is already available in spaces such as government transparency platforms has an added value and can be dimensioned in local or municipal contexts.
For this, they said, it is important to have the participation of students, academics, specialists and the general public.
“The information is there, but we haven't given it the added value yet, we haven't exploited it as we could. And doing so doesn't mean that we don't continue to demand greater openness of data,” Guerra Ford added during his presentation.
Among the reflections, the call for authorities at different levels to open information in all formats and not to rule out the threats faced by civic spaces that defend the right to access to transparency was not left out.
Throughout this week at DATACON 2022, the open data agenda in Mexico within the post-pandemic context has been analyzed in three locations: Nuevo León, Jalisco and Quintana Roo.
This Friday will conclude virtually, supported by organizations such as the National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data (INAI); the Institute for Transparency, Public Information and Protection of Personal Data of the State of Mexico of the State of Jalisco (INAI); Codeando Mexico; the Commission on Transparency and Access to Information of the State of Nuevo León (COTAI), and the Institute for Access to Information and Data Protection of Quintana Roo (IDAIPQROO).
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