User:Dadotwins/Open Development

Open Development are processes that create positive change powered by information and communication technologies (ICTs) enabled sharing and collaboration. While sharing and collaboration are not new within development processes, their potential for bringing about social change is greatly amplified through ICTs such as the Internet and mobile phones.

Some alternative definitions:

“Open development focuses on participation and collaboration between state and non-state actors in the management and use of aid, natural resources and information necessary for development.” http://www.one.org/us/2011/10/04/open-development-gives-the-power-back-to-citizens/

“Open development implies collaboration amongnetworked individuals and communities. In the developing world, citizens and civil society groups are becoming co-creatorsof solutions, not passive recipients of assistance. Open development has four key attributes: user engagement, transparency, collaboration (participation in resource creation), and agility (the ability to “ride waves” and the flexibility to respond to changing environments” http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/07/09/the-world-banks-chief-innovation-officer-on-technology-open-development-and-reducing-world-poverty/

"Open development is where organisations are using information technologies, among other information sharing channels, to provide and share information. Open development enhances transparency and accountability about resources that are available to be invested in development, how those resources are invested and what results they achieve. In the end, all the stakeholders involved in this information sharing chain; the data owners and users benefit from this mutually reinforcing ecosystem" http://www.opendev.ug/

"Open Development, then, is a bill of six particulars:

1. open government
2. citizens are engaged in development
3. collective action by citizens
4. taking advantage of multiple sources of development knowledge
5. the co-creation of development solutions
6. international donors and development
7. institutions have to embrace open data, open knowledge, and open solutions.

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/07/09/the-world-banks-chief-innovation-officer-on-technology-open-development-and-reducing-world-poverty/

External links

• Open Development at the World Bank
• Open Development Working Group at the OKFN
• Uganda Open Development Partnership Platform