A recent court decision landed a victory in the long running effort to open up better data on America’s nonprofits.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Moving the food system forward with open data
Opening up usable data in the agriculture and nutrition sectors is critical to moving forward. Advocating to make this change happen is at the heart of the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition initiative.
Continue readingWhich federal agencies haven’t released public indexes of their data?
While most agencies were able to quickly provide a public listing of all their datasets, several appear to be struggling with the release requirement — keeping the public in the dark about what information they truly hold.
Continue readingNew Pew study: Public is optimistic about open government and open data
Today, the Pew Research Center released a new report showing the majority of Americans hope more transparency and data sharing by government will make officials more accountable.
Continue readingOpening data for stronger cities: The ‘What Works Cities’ initiative
Sunlight is proud to announce that we’ve joined a collaboration called the What Works Cities initiative, a three-year, nationwide program to accelerate the use of data and evidence in American cities.
Continue readingNew reforms illuminate Maryland’s public records
Maryland is about to take a big step toward increasing transparency: Both the state’s House and Senate have passed positive reforms to the state’s Public Information Act (PIA), making its public records more accessible to all.
Continue readingObama administration agrees with Sunlight: Agencies should disclose what data they keep private
A Sunlight FOIA request has turned into effective policy: The Obama administration now instructs all agencies to illuminate not just public datasets, but private assets as well. It ensures the public will have the fullest knowledge of agency data holdings.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: How civil society can nudge Nigeria to deliver on its open data promise
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 reading3 bills that could make 2015 a landmark year for open data in California
California's transparency movement is looking strong! Its legislature is considering several open data bills that would increase the amount of information accessible to the public.
Continue reading10 things you can do to engage with open data (Part II)
Need ways to make open data more tangible in your life? Here’s the second installment of our miniseries covering ways to engage with open data.
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