Open Fiscal Data Package ADVISORY GROUP First Meeting December 15, 2015 #FiscalTransparency i

Outline 1.Objectives of the Advisory Group Meeting 2.GIFT and Open Data 3.Objectives of the Open Fiscal Data Package (OFDP) 4.Role of the Advisory Group 5.Next steps

Advisory Group: Meeting Objectives 1.Understand the meaning of the Open Fiscal Data Package for GIFT 2.Define composition, role & expectations of the Advisory Group 3.Define goals, objectives and road map for 2016

Action Network: flexible framework for impact  Advance and institutionalize significant & sustainable improvements in fiscal transparency, participation and accountability in countries around the world, by working on global norms, incentives, peer-learning, and technical assistance. Funding comes from the World Bank, The Hewlett Foundation & Omidyar Network. 4 GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR FISCAL TRANSPARENCY

GIFT work streams Flexible framework for a network devoted to action & impact  Global norms on fiscal transparency (FT) & open budget o High-level principles on FT, public participation (PP) & accountability o Harmonization of norms & global standards o Principles on public participation in fiscal policies & advance the right to participate in budget processes  Incentives for FT & finding evidences of impact o 8 country case studies about public participation o 4 open data case studies o Think-pieces on incentives for TF o Impacts of FT: review of evidence o Transparency on revenues & taxes o Country FT commitments in OGP (analysis) Fiscal Openness Working Group - OGP 5

Streams of work of GIFT (2) Technical assistance & peer learning  OGP Fiscal Openness Working Group for enhancing & implementing commitments (help countries to disclose budget information)  Support processes for TF in specific countries (TA & peer-to-peer exchanges)  Engage countries in principles & standard discussions/making Technologies & open data  Use of technologies for information disclosure & proactive dissemination  Open formats for budget data disclosure (BOOST-World Bank-Open Knowledge)  Community of practice: discussions, networks, webinars, blogs, videos, experiences, exchanges… Fiscal Openness Working Group - OGP 6

OFDP: Objectives (1) 1.Ensure budget information disclosure in a high-quality open data 2.Ensure reliability of the published information 3.Provide comparability of the data 4.Gratuity & accessibility 5.World-wide acceptance & global repository of micro-level fiscal data

OFDP: Objectives (2) 6.Usability & reusability of fiscal data 7.Innovative visualizations for use, understanding & analysis 8.Adaptability to different country contexts 9.Facilitating assessment & tractability of committed actions 10.Addressing/Reflecting specific civil society and CSO demands

Governance + Partners GIFT: convener & coordinator of the process; broker & manager of the iteration revisions towards sustainability BOOST-The World Bank Open Knowledge Advisory Group of technical experts Support from Omidyar Network (metrics)

OFDP Advisory Group Rationale 1.Expert advisers of existing specifications 2.Experiences of those publishing open data 3.User-centered processes of existing specifications 4.Link to other open data efforts 5.Helpful perspectives Characteristics Experience in standard development team in open data Technical expertise designing a specification / standard Knowledge of the stakeholders in the open budget data space Experience in public finance statistics & budget

Work Plan: Priorities 2.Iterations 3, 4 and 5 3.Pilots 4.Demand side and users 5.Cross country interface & comparable data 6.Buy in: Endorsements + publicity effort

OGP Action Plans - June 2016 Albania Armenia Australia Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Canada Cape Verde Chile Cote d’Ivoire Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic El Salvador Estonia Georgia Greece Guatemala Guyana Honduras Indonesia Ireland Italy Jordan Kenya Lithuania Macedonia Malawi Mexico Moldova Mongolia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Papua New Guinea Paraguay Romania Serbia Sierra Leone South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Tanzania Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Uruguay

OGP NAPs 2016 & GIFT 1.Brazil 2.Croatia 3.Chile 4.Dominican Republic 5.El Salvador 6.Greece 7.Guatemala 8.Honduras 9.Mexico 10. Moldova 11. Mongolia 12. Paraguay 13. South Africa 14. Tunisia 15. Uruguay

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