The Importance of Open Data Policy to Tackle Pandemic in Latin America

TL;DR

Open Data Policies are crucial for transparency and innovation, especially during pandemics, but Latin American governments lack sufficient interest in promoting and utilizing such policies to mitigate Covid-19 impacts.

Contribution

This paper discusses the significance of Open Data Policy in reducing pandemic impacts and highlights the current lack of government engagement in Latin America.

Findings

Open Data Policies can improve transparency and citizen participation.

Proper data access can significantly mitigate pandemic damages.

Latin American governments show limited interest in Open Data initiatives.

Abstract

Open Data Policies can provide transparency, impulse innovation and citizenship participation. Access to the right data in right time can produce huge benefits to population. But, in Latin America there is not enough interest from governments to promote and use properly. By the other hand, global pandemic has caused many damages in different levels, i.e. Economy, Public Health, Education, etc. The paper opens a discussion about the importance of Open Data Policy to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 and overpass this problem.