The presidential debates present a clear opportunity to press the candidates for answers on important questions about transparency. Here are some of the questions we'd like to see the candidates answer.
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 readingHow Naperville took an inclusive, participatory approach to opening city data
Naperville, Ill., has taken a unique participatory approach to opening municipal data.
Continue readingThe OCP and Sunlight take open contracting on tour with What Works Cities
City representatives and What Works Cities partners met in Kansas City, Mo., to discuss how to make contracting more transparent.
Continue readingThe Department of Veterans Affairs needs a new Open Government Plan
The absence of a new open government plan from the Department of Veterans Affairs is not only an egregious flouting of President Barack Obama's 2009 Open Government Directive, but a failure in governance overall.
Continue readingSunlight at the first White House Open Data Summit
Six years after the Sunlight Foundation delivered an open government scorecard, we were honored to speak at the first White House Open Data Summit in Washington this week.
Continue readingCongressmen hail importance of open government data
On Tuesday evening, a bipartisan group of lawmakers, industry players and open data advocates gave a series of short talks at a reception prior to the Data Transparency Summit in Washington, D.C.
Continue readingHow Scottsdale plans to use complementary policies to open up city data
We often speak of an “open data policy,” but there may be multiple policies working together to create a sturdier framework. Scottsdale, Ariz., is taking advantage of this model to ensure its data is truly open.
Continue readingSunlight at the 21st Century Neighborhoods Symposium: How humanizing data will improve our communities
If cities are going to change the way they use data to govern, they need to engage with citizens to develop impact, sustainable solutions. Our recap of the 21st Century Neighborhoods Symposium.
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