OPEN DATA IN JUDICIAL SYSTEMS: EVALUATING EMERGING IMPACT ON POLICY DESIGN IN PARAGUAY, CHILE
AND ARGENTINAApril 2013
Sandra [email protected]
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT
Analyze implementation of open data
initiatives and its impact on public policies in the
Judiciary for three countries in Latin America.
Identify niches, opportunities and potential for
open data in different areas of work of the
Judiciaries.
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE NATIONAL CONTEXT
ARGENTINA
Judiciary: Two initiatives Institutional Strengthening Plan and the Open
Government Plan.
Executive: digital agenda forum and OGP
CHILE
•Judiciary: Commission on Transparency and Access to Information
• Executive: Open Data portal and OGP
PARAGUAY
• Judiciary: "Judicial Performance, Transparency and Access to Information“
Plan
• Executive: presented action plan for OGP.
METHODOLOGY
CIPPEC designed a methodology for assessing emerging
impact of open data on judicial policy based on a four- tiered
approach:
DESCRIPTIVE TIER
DIAGNOSTIC TIER
ANALYTICAL TIER
PROSPECTIVE TIER
DATASETS INVOLVED IN THE CASE STUDY
Caveat:
Available data is too little and not published under open data standards.
Datasets are related to:
Filed CasesCaseloadJudicial DecisionsType of CasesProcess DurationBudget AllocationBudget Execution
Statistical data sets in Chile can be downloaded in excell format
Data sets in Argentina and Paraguay cannot be exported.
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
Judiciaries in Latin America have a long tradition of secrecy and opacity regarding its decision process, activities and general information.
Since the debate on open government, transparency, access to information and public disclosure of data occurs in a global scale, there is a new opportunity to incorporate best practices and promote implementation of open data.
Transparency, access to information, open government and open data are key for good governance and the rule of law.
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