The Open Government Partnership's 2017 Americas Regional Meeting included a new focus on cities, and it opened conversations about data, experiences, and shared learning across continents. Here's what we heard from three days in Buenos Aires.
Continue readingCrowdsourcing a Constitution: Mexico City’s experiment in collaborative drafting
This is the story of Mexico City's efforts to crowdsource a constitution, as told by Bernardo Rivera-Muñozcano, a political advisor in General Counselor’s Office.
Continue readingWhat’s at stake in the future of U.S. participation in the Open Government Partnership
In the years ahead, upholding transparency will be a primary goal from Paris to Tokyo to Buenos Aires. The United States continuing participation in the Open Government Partnership will help us achieve it here in D.C.
Continue readingInfluence Abroad: The state of global lobbying disclosure
In an increasingly global society, how can we track transnational political influence? We examined the state of international lobbying disclosure.
Continue readingInfluence Abroad: The transnational anti-bribery regime
Transnational bribery is an increasingly potent threat to democracies around the world. What's being done to mitigate it?
Continue reading10 takeaways from the 2016 International Open Data Conference
A recap of the good, the bad and the rest at the 2016 International Open Data Conference.
Continue readingOpacity in oil states: Can open data bend the curve of corruption?
A Sunlight analysis of international open data surveys concludes that many of the world's top oil-producing nations release very little open data.
Continue readingElection commissioner calls for new rules to keep foreign money out of U.S. politics
Last Friday, Ellen Weintraub of the FEC announced a new proposal to launch rulemaking to keep foreign money out of U.S. politics.
Continue readingReport finds delays and delinquencies in foreign lobbying disclosure
A new Justice Department report gave a mixed review of the execution of FARA, highlighting the need for greater enforcement of disclosure rules and citing frequent delays and lack of follow up.
Continue readingForeign influence in America: A brief explainer on FARA
Given the renewed attention to foreign influence on this year’s presidential election, we put together a quick guide on FARA.
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