Title proposal: Kick-starting open data policies at a municipal level.

Biography:  Antonio works at the Inter-American Development Bank promoting open data as a collaborative tool for governments, citizens, entrepreneurs and universities to solve development challenges. At the IDB, he launched the blog “Abierto al público” and organized the first civic innovation hackathons. He is a steward of the Open Data Charter and a registered trainer at the Open Data Institute. He previously worked for several universities, and has completed a PhD in Political Science and a Master’s in International Trade. He is currently a Learning and Knowledge Management Senior Associate at the IDB.