On December 18, 2020, the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, together with the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the OSCE Project Coordinator in Uzbekistan and the International Charter of Open Data, organized a videoconference workshop on the topic “The Importance of Open Data in Preventing Corruption”.

On December 18, 2020, the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, together with the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the OSCE Project Coordinator in Uzbekistan and the International Charter of Open Data, organized a videoconference workshop on the topic “The Importance of Open Data in Preventing Corruption”.

The seminar was devoted to the development of an open data ecosystem in order to increase the transparency of government bodies and prevent corruption.

The seminar was attended by over 70 employees from ministries and organizations of our country.

The event discussed the basics of open data, the principles of the International Open Data Charter, datasets and international data standards, and how open data can help countries fight corruption.