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The Freedom of Information Counsel, FOI, in collaboration with the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Benin Branch will host an online and in-person event in commemoration of Open Data Day on the 27th of March, 2021 by 1pm (13:00) GMT+1.
Open Data Day is an annual celebration of open data all over the world. Groups from around the world create local events on the day where they will use open data in their communities. It is an opportunity to show the benefits of open data and encourage the adoption of open data policies in government, business and civil society.
The event is themed: Open Justice.
Open justice being a growing movement to use new technologies, including big data, digital platforms, blockchain and more, to improve our legal system by making the workings of our legal institutions easier to understand and scrutinise. The term describes the use of new technology to foster data transparency, courtroom openness, and public engagement in order to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and legitimacy of the courts and promote better public policy. Because of these new technologies and tools, the opportunity for more diverse people to make improvements to the judicial system has never been greater
Click on the link below to register:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3462744823?pwd=OUxBVUFZSncvWVhHQjdxN1p0S3NFZz09
What is Open Data?
Open Data is the idea that some data should be freely available to everyone to use and republish as they wish, without restrictions from copyright, patents or other mechanisms of control.*
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