OSCE Project Co-ordinator supports combating corruption through open data promotion

On 18 December 2020, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) held an online seminar on open data for anti-corruption. The event was organized in co-operation with the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics and the Anti-corruption Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan along with the International Open Data Charter (ODC).

The seminar was organized to introduce practical tools known as the “Open Up Guides” curated resources on how to publish and use open data for preventing corruption. Experts of the ODC, invited by the PCUz, spoke about the value of open data for anti-corruption and explained how to implement the Anti-Corruption Tool of Open Up Guide. During group discussion sessions, participants exchanged views on prospects of open data usage.

Over 40 participants attended the event, including data officers and other specialists of the Ministry of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Investment and Trade, Ministry of Justice, State Customs Committee, State Tax Committee, the Central Bank and others.

“Ensuring an efficient system of open data is a fundamental crux for the prevention of corruption and strengthening good governance” said Hans-Ullrich Ihm, Senior Project Officer at the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan. “This seminar will support the promotion of open data initiatives in Uzbekistan.”