Nigeria's open-source community has high hopes, but low trust in government and little internet access. That didn't stop Reboot, which created a dataset on school construction — and then used the data to open a valuable civic dialogue.
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 readingSunlight’s International Lobbying Disclosure Guidelines, now available in Spanish
Sunlight is happy to announce that our International Lobbying Disclosure Guidelines are now available in Spanish!
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Advancing access to campaign finance data in Puerto Rico
Previously, citizens examining campaign finance information in Puerto Rico had to pay for paper copies of it. Now, ABRE Puerto Rico's developed a new tool allowing anyone to view and analyze this data online for free.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Who tries to influence policies in Slovenia — and who knows about it?
TI Slovenia is mapping out a comprehensive public record of lobbyists’ influence, providing a way to better analyze corruption risks embedded in the legislative process.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Lessons learned from Mexico’s procurement process
Codeando México recently launched the Retos Públicos (Public Challenges) program, an experiment that aims to change the way Mexico’s federal government designs and procures software.
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 readingCan public funding initiatives for political activity increase openness?
Increasingly, countries around the world are trying to balance the costs of political activities with public subsidies. What benefits can public funding for political activities have on transparency and accountability in elections?
Continue readingHas the U.S. taken the lead in open data practices globally?
The U.S. release of federal data indexes is monumental, in part due to its unique nature. In fact, it may mark one of the first releases of this kind on the national level.
Continue readingSnap Shot Germany: Gold dealings, but no gold standard
In Germany, a political party is manipulating the electoral system to elevate its importance — testing the limits of a political finance system based on trust and good intentions.
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