We’re conducting new research to understand how adopting open data policies affects the number of FOIA requests cities receive, who submits requests, and the type of information citizens seek.
Continue readingHelp the Open Data Charter learn what helps cities
The experiences of adopting and implementing the Open Data Charter are relatively undocumented. The Charter and Open North want to hear directly from practitioners, learn from their experiences, and share their findings.
Continue readingProtecting Data, Protecting Residents
Today, the Sunlight Foundation is publishing a new white paper that lays out ten principles for responsible municipal data management... View Article
Continue readingGovernments should use FOIA demand to drive open data disclosure
Governments should connect the demand expressed in freedom of information requests to the proactive disclosure of open data.
Continue readingOne issue Republicans and Democrats agree on? Campaign finance reform
When is the last time you read an article that concluded with Republicans and Democrats uniting over a common cause?
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 readingHelp us build an evidence base on the social impact of open data!
We are launching a new research project to explore and analyse the social impact of open data outside the U.S. and need input from the global transparency community!
Continue readingNew research indicates STOCK Act might be working
New research into hedge funds with political access seems to have demonstrated that the STOCK Act is making a difference.
Continue readingTransparency Case Study: Lobbying disclosure in Hungary
Lobbying regulation in Hungary provides a trenchant reminder that the political culture and context in which reform is undertaken can have a profound impact on how a law is implemented, and whether it succeeds.
Continue readingTransparency Case Study: Lobbying disclosure in Canada
While there are many admirable features of Canadian lobbying regulation, current disclosure thresholds and requirements actually create a subtly perverse incentive structure that drives activity into the shadows.
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