Open data can help governments, businesses, and organizations share huge amounts of information with the public that can be used and re-used for a variety of social and economic purposes. Open data creates economic value and helps to foster greater civic engagement. This project will help developing-country governments develop and manage open data policies and practices.Open data drives changeIn Brazil, Nepal, and Nigeria, people are using publicly available government budget data to track and fight corruption. Data analysts and IT developers in other developing countries are helping to improve public service delivery by transforming newly available government data on education, health, and crime into Web or mobile applications that allow people to use the information to improve their everyday lives. Open data, including its many platforms and apps, is fuelling social change, innovation, and development. It is contributing to more transparent and accountable governance systems and more innovative economies. It is also helping to inform and engage citizens. Open data must be collected, managed, shared, and used effectively for best results. Open Data for Government programThe goal of the Open Data for Development (OD4D) program is to bring proven innovative approaches to scale. It also aims to strengthen coordination among open data initiatives to ensure that citizens in developing countries benefit. This project will build developing-country skills and knowledge to -formulate and implement open data policies-develop open data standards-measure the supply, use, and impact of open data-identify priorities and coordinate regional open data for development effortsWorking together for open dataThe project is the result of a 2015 partnership agreement between IDRC and the World Bank to merge the World Bank's Partnership for Open Data with IDRC's OD4D. The expanded network of OD4D grantees includes: -Open Data Institute-Open Knowledge Foundation-Web Foundation-UNDP Eastern Europe and Central Asia officeThey will work together to harness the potential of open data initiatives to -enhance transparency -improve accountability -facilitate public service delivery -encourage citizen participation