Barbara manages thematic reviews on digital government and open data, and co-ordinates the work on the use of new technologies, social media and Open Data in governments (OGD) to enhance public sector's openness, efficiency and innovation.
Prior to the OECD she served for over seven years as Programme Officer for E-Government and Knowledge Management at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in New York. She gathered extensive experience working with developing countries on digital government, ICT and knowledge management for development.
Specifically on OGD, Barbara oversees the development of the OECD OURdata index, which assesses governments' efforts to implement open data in three areas: O penness, U sefulness and R e-usability of government data to deliver value. More information on the index and country reviews: http://www.oecd.org/gov/digital-government/open-government-data.htm