Despite President Obama’s 2009 pledge to usher in a “new era of openness,” the White House has fallen short of civil society expectations.
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Freedom of information (FOI) is increasingly treated as a fundamental human right all over the globe, but not in Argentina, a G20 country and the third largest economy in Latin America that does not yet regulate access to information.
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Tennessee’s move toward charging for inspection of records serves as an opengov deterrent and limits the public’s right to know
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Jackson's dedication to open data will usher in an unprecedented era of transparency and accountability in the city.
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Examining new data from the Money, Politics and Transparency project, Sunlight discovered South Asian countries fared poorly when it comes to having transparent and effective political finance practices.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Increasing transparency in Bangladesh with VoteBD and Shorob
Despite corruption, poverty and natural disasters, Bangladesh has a powerful accountability movement — and organizations like Shorob are engaging citizens in transparency efforts.
Continue readingLessons from Buntwani: The next step in empowering citizens with technology
How can we take the next step in using tech to strengthen civic engagement worldwide? At Buntwani 2015, a group of opengov advocates traveled to South Africa determined to find out.
Continue reading‘EveryPolitician’ provides open data on parliaments around the globe
Looking for data on every lawmaker on Earth? Thanks to EveryPolitician, you may actually be in luck.
Continue readingLessons from Ukraine: Improving civic tech with human-centered design
Two Sunlighters recently spent 10 days in Ukraine, meeting with local activists that are fighting corruption and increasing accountability. While there, we learned some valuable lessons to integrate into our own work.
Continue readingJackson, Miss., becomes first What Works city to sign executive order on open data
In a huge step forward for transparency in the city of Jackson, Miss., Mayor Tony Yarber has today signed an executive order that will create an open data policy and establish a powerful commitment to government openness.
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