Case Study (2013): Water Point Mapping in Tanzania

In areas where access to water is limited, safe, functioning water points are the lifeblood of local societies. It’s vital that people know where they are and whether they’re working. This is a difficult public policy problem in Tanzania – one that until recently didn’t have a clear solution. That’s where open dataBy opening up data and making it sharable and reusable, governments can enable informed debate, better decision making, and the development of innovative new services. Technical specifications: Polici... came in. Tanzania incorporated a commitmentOGP commitments are promises for reform co-created by governments and civil society and submitted as part of an action plan. Commitments typically include a description of the problem, concrete action... into their OGP National Action PlanAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen... promising to implement a Water Point Mapping System. This would aim to provide a monitoring tool that collects accurate, reliable and up to date information for the government and the public on rural water supply services, making them more efficient and accountable.

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