The International Open Data Conference, held in Ottawa last week, was one of the largest recent gatherings for the open government community, and it's invited us to confront tougher questions about how this community can create meaningful change.
Continue readingHow open data is changing the way Uruguayans choose their health care
A new tool from DATA Uruguay is opening up health care data, allowing the country's citizens to make informed choices about which provider is best for them.
Continue readingOver 100 groups sign lobbying transparency letter to EU Commission
Over one hundred NGOs from around the world, including the Sunlight Foundation, sent a joint letter to the EU Commission to urge stronger action to create a high-quality and legally-binding EU lobbying transparency register.
Continue readingA new approach to measuring the impact of open data
Strong evidence on the long-term impact of open data is scarce, so we're developing a body of research to better evaluate the impact of digital transparency initiatives.
Continue readingCivil society in Ukraine takes a stand for open government
Transparency International Ukraine, with the support of broader Ukrainian civil society, has sent an open letter to Prime Minister Arsenii Yatseniuk demanding that the country fulfills commitments to the Open Government Partnership.
Continue readingWe’re still looking for open data social impact stories!
We turned our crowdsourced spreadsheet of open data success stories into a living document, asking everyone to keep adding your projects to the repository!
Continue readingHelp us build an evidence base on the social impact of open data!
We are launching a new research project to explore and analyse the social impact of open data outside the U.S. and need input from the global transparency community!
Continue readingOpen Government in Canada: Ambitious plan yet to be implemented
Sunlight took a closer look at Canadian latest open government action plan and analyzed its commitments to provide the international community with some food for thought, and the Canadian government with a few recommendations for the future improvement and implementation of the plan.
Continue readingIn honor of International Anti-Corruption Day, new tools for transparency
Today marks the 12th annual International Anti-Corruption Day. In honor of today’s global effort, Sunlight is excited to announce new tools to help increase the transparency of money in politics and the influence industry — on the international level.
Continue readingWhat’s next for the international open government agenda?
Sunlight's key takeaways from the Americas Regional Meeting of OGP and recommendations for the Partnership and the broader open government agenda.
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