Transparency International Latvia, Open Knowledge Sweden, Open Knowledge Finland and the Nordic Council of Ministers kindly invite you to participate to the international workshop:
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Open Data and the Fight against Corruption in the Nordic-Baltic Region
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Monday, 15th October 2018
h. 16.00 – 18.00
Nordic Council of Ministers Office
Riga, Berga bazārs, Marijas iela 13/3, ground floor
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EVENT AGENDA
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15:30-16:00 – REGISTRATION
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16:00-17:00 – EXPERTS’ PRESENTATIONS
- Toms Ceļmillers former senior advisor at the Latvian Ministry for Regional Development and Environment, will speak about the importance of an open data culture in State administration
- Antonio Greco, project manager at Delna, will present key findings from the upcoming publication “Open Data and the fight against corruption in Latvia, Sweden and Finland”
- Toni Mickievicz, Swedish open data expert from Open Knowledge Sweden, will talk about current open data challenges and civil society activism in Sweden
- Aleksi Knuutila, Finnish open data expert from Open Knowledge Finland, will speak about the use of open data for lobbying transparency and other issues of public accountability an anti-corruption
- Rudīte Spakovska, journalist, will speak about how open data can be beneficial for investigative reporting on corruption cases
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17:00-18:00 – WORKSHOP
Coordinator: Miķelis Zondaks from ‘Datu Skola’.
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Thematic areas:
- open data for citizens’ engagement and public accountability;
- potential avenues for Nordic-Baltic cooperation on the use of open data for anti-corruption at the regional level;
- how to measure the impact of open data on public accountability;
- fostering a business culture of integrity through open data.
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18:00 – SNACKS, DRINKS AND NETWORKING
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In order to participate to the workshop, and help us with arrangements, please register at this link. Places are limited. Language of the workshop – English.
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We are looking forward to meeting you!
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For more information on this event, please contact project manager Antonio Greco at antonio@delna.lv
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Workshop is funded by Nordic Council of Ministers office in Latvia within project “Open Data Against Corruption”.
