Planes de acción en datos abiertos con municipios latinoamericanos para la G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance
Many local governments have policy frameworks or guidelines on open data, but moving from that conceptual framework to concrete implementation is usually one of the biggest challenges. Municipalities need accompaniment to translate a fragmented initial situation into a realistic roadmap that articulates governance, design, communication, technology, and institutional sustainability.
Based on the open data policy model of the World Economic Forum, we accompanied Latin American municipalities in the implementation of their action plans. The accompaniment included perspectives on governance, marketing, design, technology, and other components necessary to operationalize data openness. Monthly meetings were held for one year with participating governments to guide them in the transition from their initial situation ("as is") to a desired scenario ("to be") with greater capacities and a clearer implementation route.
We accompanied local governments in converting open data action plans into real implementation routes, adapted to their contexts and capacities.
The process allowed the municipalities of Córdoba (Argentina), Bogotá, Duitama, and Rionegro (Colombia), Mexico City (Mexico), and Piura (Peru) to advance from a logic of intention or general guideline to a more concrete implementation route, strengthening their capacity to order decisions, coordinate actors, and land their open data action plans.