GOOD PRACTICE

Montevideo’s Data Strategy aims to generate a greater impact on management both within the organization, as well as on the citizenry itself.

OBJECTIVES

Montevideo’s Data Strategy aims to generate a greater impact on management both within the organization, as well as on citizens, by improving the decisions generated from a data culture based on management transparency and the continuous search for innovative solutions.

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIONS CARRIED OUT

Data is the raw material for evidence-based decision making. The key is to collect data from all possible sources and to have mechanisms for its storage, which in turn can be shared among all agencies and with citizens. This includes having a City Data Inventory, as well as the creation of the Montevideo Observatory and the Open Data and Services Portal.

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

The permanent support from the authorities, starting with the mayor herself, and the conviction on the part of the officials in the adoption of this policy.

MAIN RESULTS ACHIEVED

Work has been carried out throughout 2022 and until March 2023 in a “What Work Cities” certification process regarding the management of a data-driven city by Bloomberg Philanthropies. As a result of this process, the need to create a Data Committee has been perceived, with people from the different departments of the Municipality. In addition, the first thematic observatories (in environmental and health areas) have been implemented within the framework of the Montevideo Observatory, which includes different types of indicators and visualizations. Likewise, the Open Data Portal has been relaunched and the Open Services Portal (Montevideo API) was created, where the use and publication of different APIs for the creation of applications by third parties using services developed by the Municipality itself is promoted.