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Open data has been used in nontraditional ways to monitor human rights violations, to engage the public in the topic and even to stop human rights violations as they are happening.
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Continue readingHow to get involved in Open Data Day 2016
March 5, 2016 is Open Data Day, and it’s right around the corner! Here's what you need to know about this worldwide effort to support and encourage the use of open data.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Unlocking prison re-entry data
Thousands of families, individuals, organizations and civic coders are ready to roll up their sleeves and build roads to a new life after prison or jail — we just don’t have the information we need to get the job done.
Continue readingOutside groups raise big money to influence 2016 congressional elections
2016 isn't just about the White House. Outside groups are raising tons of cash in an effort to influence our congressional elections, too.
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