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Strengthening the Role of Local Governments in Citizen Data Production: The Waste Picker Census in Bogotá

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This case study examines how the 2012 Waste Picker Census in Bogotá was designed and implemented, highlighting the role of local governments and waste picker organizations in producing citizen data that informed public policy and social inclusion, in line with the Copenhagen Framework on Citizen Data’s recognition of the value of citizen data for understanding local needs, power dynamics, and processes of marginalization.

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WIEGO, and Collaborative on Citizen Data. Strengthening the Role of Local Governments in Citizen Data Production: The Waste Picker Census in Bogotá. , , . , 2026. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/7-Case-Study-The-Waste-Picker-Census-Bogota.pdfWIEGO, and Collaborative on Citizen Data. (2026). Strengthening the Role of Local Governments in Citizen Data Production: The Waste Picker Census in Bogotá. , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/7-Case-Study-The-Waste-Picker-Census-Bogota.pdfWIEGO, and Collaborative on Citizen Data. "Strengthening the Role of Local Governments in Citizen Data Production: The Waste Picker Census in Bogotá." 2026, .WIEGO, and Collaborative on Citizen Data. "Strengthening the Role of Local Governments in Citizen Data Production: The Waste Picker Census in Bogotá." (2026). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/7-Case-Study-The-Waste-Picker-Census-Bogota.pdfWIEGO, and Collaborative on Citizen Data 2026, 'Strengthening the Role of Local Governments in Citizen Data Production: The Waste Picker Census in Bogotá', , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/7-Case-Study-The-Waste-Picker-Census-Bogota.pdfWIEGO, and Collaborative on Citizen Data, 'Strengthening the Role of Local Governments in Citizen Data Production: The Waste Picker Census in Bogotá' (2026). WIEGO, and Collaborative on Citizen Data. Strengthening the Role of Local Governments in Citizen Data Production: The Waste Picker Census in Bogotá. . 2026. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/7-Case-Study-The-Waste-Picker-Census-Bogota.pdfWIEGO, and Collaborative on Citizen Data. Strengthening the Role of Local Governments in Citizen Data Production: The Waste Picker Census in Bogotá. . 2026. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/7-Case-Study-The-Waste-Picker-Census-Bogota.pdf

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