Korea’s Symbolic Heart Becomes A Symbol of Openness
Why We Work: Alessandra Follows the Money for a Better Italy
Rescue Action by Youth Speaks Louder Than Words
In Taiwan, young students from across disciplines roll up their sleeves over the summer to work with government agencies in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic to revamp what everyone describes as “user-unfriendly government digital services.”
Making Transportation Transparent
Buenos Aires is a city full of buses and people. By publishing transport data and allowing residents to use it, the government was able to collaborate and to create a more effective transportation system.
Active Transparency Index in Argentina
The Active Transparency Index is a methodology co-designed by government and civil society to measure and monitor compliance of the active transparency obligations of public institutions. An interactive dashboard showcases each institutions performance and ranks them according to compliance, thus fostering access to information and public accountability. The Index can be a valuable tool that … Continued
A Window Into the Previously Murky World of Lobbying
Amid concerns over public sector corruption in Spain, Madrid’s City Council gives citizens greater insight into who influences government decisions, by introducing a mandatory registry for lobbyists.
Mapping Out The Path To Clean Water For All
Rural citizens of La Libertad in Peru will be able to find drinking water as well as submit reports on the location and quality of drinking water in their region, following the launch of an interactive map platform.
Algorithm Accountability: What Government Can Do Right Now
In France, the Digital Republic Law requires that all algorithms used by the government be made open and accessible to the public. Etalab has produced guidance for government agencies on the legal framework and how to publish this information, and is working on practical guidance to build public registers of algorithms. Through this work, France’s … Continued
OpenCoesione: Making EU Funds Expenditure More Transparent
Italy’s online platform OpenCoesione publishes both budgets and expenditures of European Union Cohesion Funds and Italian National Funds for territorial development to make public spending more transparent for its citizens.