The scope and pace of modern oil and gas extraction has exploded in recent years with the advent of hydraulic fracturing and related exploration technologies. Data quality and management, unfortunately, have not kept up.
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 readingSnap Shot Czech Republic: A tale of working Eastern European democracy
Jiří Skuhrovec and the Centre for Applied Economics recently completed a study of the Czech Republic's political system. What did they find? Serious conflicts of interest in the financing of all major Czech parties.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: How the New Jersey Data Book turned public information into accessible open data
How much do government statistics matter to the average citizen? Quite a bit – especially when they’re not accessible. So, the online New Jersey Data Book was launched, allowing anyone to access data about New Jersey in a user-friendly format.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: How California’s putting big local government data online
California has started to replace its traditional reports with big, open, machine-readable and visualizable data sets. Here's how they do it.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Transparency is not just television
Our problem has been far too little transparency in the legislative chamber — not too much.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Why local governments should prepare for the DATA Act now
The DATA Act’s passage means big changes ahead for city and county governments.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Migrant workers are making government information more transparent
Migrants and advocates are organizing online to make government information transparent in order to protect workers' rights.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Transparency needed on corporate subsidy spending in the U.S.
Ultimately, subsidy politics, spending and efficacy need to see the light of day because subsidies fundamentally affect the way the economy works.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Clear policies on open government and open data help reinforce public and private partnerships
In 2011, Paraguay became a member of the Open Government Partnership. Since then, its made several commitments to transparency and open data to bring about a more open government.
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