The Trust for the Americas in partnership with the Collaborative Public Innovation Laboratory InnovaAP and the University Agency for Entrepreneurship Management of the University of Costa Rica launch the project Gente Emprende.
The Governance Lab (The GovLab) at New York University Tandon School of Engineering announced the re-launch of the Multi-City Challenge program, an effort to help cities and their residents collaboratively design solutions to urgent public problems. The initiative, supported by the Tinker Foundation, and in collaboration with Consejo Nuevo León, The Trust for the Americas, and the Municipality of San Pedro Garza García, seeks to build on the success of The GovLab’s City Challenges program, by expanding the program to run in five Mexican cities simultaneously in order to take advantage of the collective intelligence of a broader network of citizens to solve urban challenges.
The Trust for the Americas, a non-profit organization affiliated to the Organization of American States (OAS) that promotes partnerships for social and economic inclusion of vulnerable communities in Latin America and the Caribbean, is seeking to fill two part-time consultancy positions for the local implementation of the project “Transformation to an Open Public Administration in Belize”, funded by the US Embassy in Belmopan.
Esta convocatoria esta dirigida a impulsar iniciativas de organizaciones panameñas (medios de comunicación, organizaciones y colectivos sin fines de lucro, sector académico y sector empresarial) que presenten propuestas en alianza con algún ente de gobierno vinculadas al fomento de la colaboración entre sociedad civil y el gobierno para proveer soluciones innovadoras y de alto impacto a necesidades identificadas en conjunto, que demuestren concretamente los beneficios y oportunidades que representa la apertura gubernamental y el uso de datos públicos.
Washington, D.C. (31 de julio de 2019) — The Trust for the Americas en alianza con Gobierno Abierto Costa Rica, y el CICAP (Centro de Investigación y Capacitación en Administración Pública de la Universidad de Costa Rica) organizaron el encuentro nacional de municipios abiertos, como actividad de cierre del "Proyecto De un Gobierno Abierto a un Estado Abierto" en Costa Rica.
Washington, D.C. (26 de agosto de 2019) — The Trust for the Americas participa por segundo año consecutivo en la semana internacional de datos abiertos, donde concurren las más importantes conferencias regionales de datos abiertos, Abrelatam y Condatos del 27 al 30 de agosto de 2019. La agenda estará cargada de actividades que procuran avanzar la agenda de datos abiertos de la región, empezando con una sesión de trabajo para definir la teoría de cambio del Programa Interamericano de Datos Abiertos (PIDA) en la cual participaran organizaciones líderes como HIVOS Latam, ILDA, Open Data Charter, CAF, Open Contracting Partnership, Open Government Partnership y Global Integrity.
Alcaldes y Autoridades Locales se reúnen en la XXV Conferencia Regional de FIU y el Condado de Miami-Dade para debatir el futuro de la Agenda de Sostenibilidad Mundial. - The Trust for the Americas participa en la XXV Conferencia de Alcaldes y Autoridades Locales que se lleva a cabo del 18 al 20 de junio en la Ciudad de Miami auspiciada por Florida International University y el Condado de Miami Dade. Este año el tema de la Conferencia es “Construyendo las Comunidades del Mañana: Desarrollo Económico, Resiliencia y Sostenibilidad” y el orador principal del día de apertura será el presidente del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, Luis Alberto Moreno.
The program has been for the discussion on how digital and data impacts national development. Washington, D.C. (June 17, 2019) - The Trust for the Americas and the Organization of American States (OAS) have worked hand in hand in Belize with the government, civil society and the private sector, under grant funding from the Embassy of the United States of America in Belmopan, towards the strengthening of central and local governments in support of advancing democracy and governance efforts through civil society engagement.
Washington, D.C. (April 26th, 2019)- The Trust for the Americas and the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry will host a roundtable to uphold a dialogue about the potential of open data as a source for improvement of public services and economic revenue. This event will take place as part of the project “Promoting an open Government Ecosystem in Belize” and is funded by the Embassy of the United States in Belize.
Eight projects have been awarded seed funding to develop solutions for their local challenges. Washington, D.C., March 22nd 2019.- Within the "Promoting an Open Government Ecosystem in Belize" project, implemented by The Trust for the Americas, on March 25th, eight initiatives received seed funding for US$5,000.00 each to support the pillars of Open Government and foster citizen participation and public accountability in Belize.
