L'Ateneu

Data policies and democratic participation

The Barcelona Open Data Meeting is a space for debate and deliberation promoted by the Directorate for Participation and Democratic Innovation, the Municipal Data Office (OMD) the Open University of Barcelona (UOC) at the Canòdrom, between Barcelona City Council, experts, organised civil society and the citizens of Barcelona, aimed at making municipal data policies more participative and open.

New forms of city life and, in particular, public administration, are increasingly reliant on the collection, processing and use of massive amounts of data generated by citizens, institutions and, more generally, city life. These processes can affect citizens as a whole. Therefore, we want to think collectively, open debates, socialise questions, and explore how we can promote public data policies that are at the service of citizens and their rights to the city. In this way, citizens should have a greater capacity to influence the processes of data collection, processing and, above all, the use of data. This meeting also seeks to consolidate stable spaces for participation around data and public policies.

Structure of the session.

1. Presentation of the meeting. 16.00 - 16.05. Arnau Monterde.
   
2. Initiatives and data projects in Barcelona 16.05 - 16.30. Marius Boada and Pau Balcells. Presentation of the data office, its lines of work and some of the problems it faces, followed by a presentation of the key initiatives, projects and activities (especially those with the greatest implications for the data office), those with the most potential implications for the lives and rights of citizens) carried out by the office during the previous year (2024) and presentation of the main initiatives, projects and activities planned for the following year (2025).
   
3. Work by deliberative groups. 16.30 - 17.40. Facilitated by the Canòdrom technical team. Division of attendees into three groups: evaluation, best practices and participation.
   
4. Sharing and closing. 17.40 - 18.00. Canòdrom technical team and participants.