International Open Data Conference (IODC) 2018

The International Open Data Conference (IODC) is an event that brings the global open data community together in order to learn, share, plan and collaborate on the future of open data. The unique nature of this event is that it gathers together in one location a diverse range of participants from the northern and southern hemispheres to define strategies to advance open data both globally and locally. All sessions that will take place in the main plenary room will be livestreamed.

Follow the conversation around the event on Twitter using #IODC18. Media can register to attend here. 

NRGI Myanmar senior officer Aye Kyithar Swe (@AyeKSwe), senior open data officer Anders Pedersen (@anpe) and Nigeria officer Zira John Quaghe (@ZiraJQ) will be participating in the conference and will speak at a series of events. 

Thursday, September 27

Open Data + Extractives
Room 2 Av. Don Pedro de Mendoza 600, C1156ACS CABA
2 p.m.-3 p.m.

This Impact Session will be made up of three to four moderated “Ignite“ presentations (8-10 minutes max) showcasing concrete examples of open data in action within the extractives sector.

Moderator

• Anders Pedersen

Panelists

• Anatoliy Bondarenko (@dvrnd), data journalist, editor, Texty
• Zira John Quaghe
• Aye Kyithar Swe 

Friday, September 28

Open Data in Asia

This session will highlight cross-border development, benefits and barriers of open data in Asia, including cross-ministerial, cross-border or even cross-disciplinary syndication among central/local governments or international collaboration.

Moderator

• Chiming Peng

Panelists

• Michael Canares (@mikorulez), senior research manager for digital citizenship, World Wide Web Foundation (@webfoundation)
• Pyrou Chung, senior advisor, EWMI (@ewmiorg) Open Development Initiative
• Dongpo Deng
• Louisa Dennison, strategic partnership manager, Development Initiatives
• Hiroichi Kawashima, department of policy and planning services, University of Tsukuba
• Michelle Manza, freedom of information engagement lead, Philippine Presidential Communications Operations Office
• Aye Kyithar Swe
• Min-Hsuan Wu (@TTCATz), activist
• Khairil Yusof, program consultant, Sinar Project

Mind the Gap - Mapping the Open Data Ecosystem
Room C Av. Don Pedro de Mendoza 600, C1156ACS CABA
11 a.m.-noon

One of the byproducts of the State of Open Data report is a dataset of actors, initiatives and themes where people are working on open data. Together with our authors, we would like to share our actor mapping, see where there are gaps and under what type of action might help to create a better innovative environment there. How can we identify who is influential? What is missing? How can we leverage best practices through peer-to-peer learning? Where do we need to put more efforts?

Moderators

• Javiera Atenas (@jatenas), education coordinator, Iniciativa Latinoamericana por los Datos Abiertos (ILDA) (@idatosabiertos), co-cordinator of Open Education (@okfnedu)
• Julio Gabriel Mercado, Argentina Ministry of Justice
• Ruthie Musker (@ruthiemusker), strategic projects and partnerships lead, Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (@godanSec)
• Anders Pedersen
• Mor Rubinstein (@Morchickit), data labs and learning manager, 360Giving (@360giving)
• Catherine Weaver (@kateweaverUT), associate professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs (@TheLBJSchool), University of Texas