The Open Knowledge Repository World Bank’s Approach to Interconnectivity

COAR Annual Meeting 2014

J o s e d e B u e r b a S r . P u b l i s h i n g O f f i c e r ,

M a r k e t i n g M a n a g e r T h e W o r l d B a n k

Overarching Mission: A World Free of Poverty

Open Development Agenda

Open About

What We Know

(Data, Tools, and Development Knowledge)

Open About

What We Do

(Operations, Projects, Finances, and

Commitments)

Open About

How We Work

(Partnerships, Engagement

Platforms, and Solutions)

Open

Government

(Transparency,

Accountability)

Pillars of Bank’s Open Development Agenda

Access to Information

Open Access

Open Data

Publish What You Fund – Aid Transparency Index

Impact of Open Data

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Open Access at the World Bank

Open Access Policy

Creative Commons

Open Knowledge Repository

Outreach & Marketing

Global Coverage

OKR - Downloads

50% of visits to OKR come from users in developing countries

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Total Downloads

3.5+ Million

OKR: More than a Repository

OKR – Content Growth

15,000+

Records

Advance Search and Filtering Options

Author Profiles

Live Usage Stats

OKR – Query Suggestions (Coming Soon!)

OKR – Altmetrics (Coming Soon!)

Interconnectivity – E.g., RePEc

Africa Partnership Initiative

Source: http://manypossibilities.net/african-undersea-cables

Repositories in Africa

Source: http://www.opendoar.org

Africa Partnership Initiative - Objectives

1. Increase awareness and use of WB Knowledge

2. Bring exposure to third party content

3. Leverage OAI-PMH for interconnectivity

4. Build in-house technical know-how

Africa Partnership Initiative - Tactics

1. Select viable candidates

2. Agree on ToR

3. Integrate OKR feeds into partner repository

4. Integrate partner feeds into OKR

5. Monitor & Evaluate

What Worked

1. A lot of interest from institutions across Africa

2. Decide to partner with 2 institutions: o Stellenbosh University and IDB (not African)

3. Successfully uploaded OAI feed o one in development server only, one live via Primo

4. Developed in-house technical know-how

Inter-American Development Bank

Challenges

1. Time consuming process

2. Technical capacity in partnering institution

3. Content fit and quality for OKR

4. Manage partner’s expectations

New Approach - “OKR Virtual Sets”

OAI Feed

Thank you &

Questions?

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