From CheFuturo: "Why the South need courage to accept the challenge of the Open Data"

On Tue, 2 October 2012, in Articles , CheFuturo , Read old and new , Open Government , Open Links , Reports , by Ernesto Belisario

"That there is now a question of the South, in the economic and political meaning of the word, no more doubts." When my fellow Giustino Fortunato wrote these words in 1911, he was referring to the situation in the South after the unification of Italy, but - a century later - I think they can be used to describe what is happening [...]

Car alarms - Conference "Development Decree, Transparency and Open Data: what obligations to the PA?"

On Mon, 10 September 2012, in Courses , E-government , Open Government , Open Links , Reports , by Ernesto Belisario

Article. 18 of the Law Decree no. 83/2012 (the "Development Decree") requires authorities and managers of public services publishing on the web, such as Open Data, all the information relating to the award of grants, contributions, grants and aids businesses and financial attribution of the considerations and rewards to people, professionals, businesses and institutions [...]

From TheNextGov: "The history of FAX that blocked the Open Data"

On Fri, 22 June 2012, in Articles , E-government , Read old and new , Open Government , Open Links , by Ernesto Belisario

Today we want to tell you a story. Suppose that, far far away, there is a country ruled only by professors. Suppose that these technicians decide to introduce a measure (called Growth Decree) with which to try to make the country out of economic crisis that afflicts him. Suppose that, after a long period of preparation, the Minister for [...]

The privacy according to the Guarantor: my interview with prof. Pizzetti [VIDEO]

On Mon, 21 May 2012, in Courses , Open Links , Privacy , Reporting , cloud , by Ernesto Belisario

Last Friday, as part of ForumPA 2012, I had the pleasure to interview the President of the Guarantor for the protection of personal data, Prof. Francesco Pizzetti. The delicate relationship between privacy and transparency, the evolution of the concept of confidentiality and its standardization, the importance of a culture of data for the development of the country, the measures most [...]

From CheFuturo.it: "Without the Apps4Italy, we must make Italians"

On Sat, 19 May 2012, in Articles , CheFuturo , Open Government , Open Links , by Ernesto Belisario

"The Open Government will be the most important political contribution of our generation." With these words of Tom Delsey still in his ears, a month ago I returned to Italy from Brasilia where he had just completed the first annual meeting of the Open Government Parnership (OGP), a multilateral project dedicated to state in the world and the principles [. ..]

See you at the International Journalism Festival?

On Wed, 25 April 2012, in Courses , E-government , Open Government , Open Links , Reports , by Ernesto Belisario

This year, I will have the pleasure to participate in the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, held 25 to 29 April 2012. Vast, as always, the program of events (which you can see by clicking here) in which we'll cover some themes dear to the readers of this blog (in particular: public communication, open data and [...]

OGP 2012: why I came to Brazil

On Tue, 17 April 2012, in Articles , Open Government , Open Links , by Ernesto Belisario

Even though they are on the other end of the world, the phone continues to ring. Not all of my friends and clients know about my trip and some Brazilian ask me "What's so important in Brazil?". Riccardo Luna asked me to write a piece for CheFuturo you find here: http://www.chefuturo.it/2012/04/la-democrazia-rinasce-oggi-in-brasile-litalia-invece-dorme/ I hope not seems [...]

Notice to mariners: Open Government Partnership Meeting 2012

On Mon, 16 April 2012, in Open Government , Open Links , Reports , by Ernesto Belisario

Over the next two days, I will be in Brasilia to follow the proceedings of the first annual meeting of the Open Government Partnership, the intergovernmental project started in 2011 to affirm international principles of Open Government. It is therefore likely that, this week, the sites for which I write and my social are "monopolized" by this important [...]

Open Government: Lombardy wrote the first regional plan

On Wed, 4 April 2012, in Open Government , Open Links , Reports , by Ernesto Belisario

Italy in recent months, is getting to grips with the Open Data: multiply the portals of Entities, proliferate proposals for regional law, is taking care of the control room of the Government Digital Agenda. Often, however, you lose sight of the fact that the online availability of public sector information [...]

Tech.Law: "Regional laws on Open Data: yet another Italian fashion?"

On Tue, 27 March 2012, in Articles , Links Open , Tech.Law , by Ernesto Belisario

Fool's Open Data. At least in words. More and more people who, even in Italy, agree on the need to give practical effect to the principle that the data produced by public institutions in the performance of their duties belong to the community and, therefore, must be made available and reusable. "Open Data" is now recurring expression also [...]