International Open Data Charter

{{Short description|Principles and best practices for the release of governmental open data}}

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| name = International Open Data Charter

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| abbreviation = ODC

| formation = {{start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|2015|10}}

| type = Set of principles and practices and surrounding organization

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| purpose = Collaboration to promote governmental open data

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| remarks = We want a world in which governments collect, share, and use well-governed data, to respond effectively and accountably to our most pressing social, economic, and environmental challenges

| website = {{URL|https://opendatacharter.net}}

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The International Open Data Charter is a set of principles and best practices for the release of governmental open data. The charter was formally adopted by seventeen governments of countries, states and cities at the Open Government Partnership Global Summit in Mexico in October 2015.{{Cite web|title = The Open Data Charter: A Roadmap for Using a Global Resource|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joel-gurin/the-open-data-charter-a-r_b_8391470.html|website =Huffington Post| date=27 October 2015 |accessdate = 29 October 2015}} The original signatories included the governments of Chile, Guatemala, France, Italy, Mexico, Philippines, South Korea, the United Kingdom and Uruguay, the cities of Buenos Aires, Minatitlán, Puebla, Veracruz, Montevideo, Reynosa, and the Mexican states of Morelos and Xalapa.{{Cite web|title = Seventeen Governments Adopt the New International Open Data Charter|url = http://webfoundation.org/2015/10/seventeen-governments-adopt-the-new-international-open-data-charter/|website = World Wide Web Foundation| date=29 October 2015 |accessdate = 29 October 2015|language = en}} As of 2020, 74 national and local governments are signatories.{{Cite web|title = Government adopters | url = https://opendatacharter.net/government-adopters/ | website = opendatacharter.net | accessdate= 6 October 2020}}