Verified · Jan 20261 min read
● projectActive · national · 2015
Datasketch
Colombian data and social technology organization (founded 2015, Bogotá) that democratizes access to data science for journalists, activists, civil society and the public sector.
illustrative atlas image · Ray Strassburger / Pexels01 The context
It covers the entire data cycle: it builds data where none exists, requests access to public information, and creates visualizations without needing to code. Projects: analysis of 6.2 million public contracts, 'Stalker de la contratación', and data governance with Fundación Karisma.
02 How it works
method · Open data communication for non-expertsmethod · Cross-referencing of sources (procurement, campaign financing, power networks)method · Red flag analysis in procurementmethod · Construction and request of public data (right of access to information)tool · Contracting stalkertool · CKAN for open datatool · No-code data visualization platformtool · Boards and dashboards
03 What it stands on
Evidence level
Own experience
Grounded in published theory
Documented evidence elsewhere
Independently evaluated here
3 published documents support this project. No independent evaluation is in the atlas yet. Know of any? Contribute it.
The evidence 3 ›
EvidenceHow Colombia's Datasketch wants to make data visualization easier for Latin American newsroomsStorybench (Northeastern University) · 2019
EvidenceGovTech y el futuro del gobierno: el caso de Datasketch en ColombiaCAF - Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina · 2020
EvidenceReflexiones para una gobernanza de datos democrática en ColombiaDatasketch / Fundación Karisma / ILDA · 2021