Open Data in Moldova: An Unexplored Mine
Automatically translated summary. The full article is available in Romanian.
On 18 and 19 November 2014, Victoria Vlad, an economist at Expert-Grup, gave presentations at the Open Data Days in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. She shared Expert-Grup's experience with initiatives built on open data, including BudgetStories.md and ScoalaMea.md, and moderated a discussion with business representatives.
On the first day, Vlad presented to members of the Kyrgyz cabinet of ministers and other government officials. On the second day, she moderated a working group of business representatives, who analysed the data they use and the government data they would like to obtain to improve their operations.
Open data generates roughly USD 3.5 trillion in economic value worldwide each year, yet not all countries have explored this opportunity. In Moldova, the open data initiative came mostly from the Government, and demand remains low, although the data could help civil society and businesses improve public services. The data were produced with taxpayers' money. Moldova is well ahead of other countries in the region, but the Open Knowledge Foundation's Global Open Data Index shows much work remains. Higher demand would gradually improve Moldova's ranking.
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