Call for Proposals - funding
Gatis Ozols
As part of
its ongoing commitment to support governments in implementing their open data
commitments and developing more ambitious action plans, the OGP Open Data
Working Group is undertaking a new funding initiative entitled Open Data for
Development (OD4D).
Under this new initiative, the Working Group will provide a total of $200,000 in funding over the next year to support a number of short-term, intensive research projects exploring the technical and practical implications of open data. These grants will be administered by the Web Foundation and supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and will initially support research projects to take place between November 2014 and March 2015.
The Call for Proposals for OD4D can be found at the Open Data Working Group’s new website: http://www.opengovpartnership.org/groups/opendata/resources/od4d-cfp-2014. Proposals should make a case for how the research will serve to deepen or inform work outlined in the 2014-2015 OGP Open Data Work Plan. In particular, proposals may address potential mechanisms for ensuring that deliverables in each of the four work streams (Principles, Standards, Measurement, and Capacity Building) can be inclusive to stakeholders and globally-focused.
Research proposals must be submitted via the link above by midnight (EST) on Friday, October 24th, 2014.
All Working Group members are encouraged to apply for this new initiative. All research proposals received will be reviewed from October 25 to November 16, and the Working Group Steering Committee will meet during the OGP Americas summit to make the final selection. An announcement indicating the selected projects will be made shortly thereafter. Note that current members of the Working Group who apply and who are also on the SC will not be eligible to take part in the selection process.
We hope many of you will show your support for open data by applying for funding through the OD4D initiative, or by forwarding this link to your open government contacts and networks. By supporting open data in the developing world, we can help to empower the experts, advocates, civil society organizations, and governments that are already working to make data more open and accessible to citizens around the world.