Alessandra Fights for Her Community
In Italy, the use of EU funds has long been mismanaged. With OpenCoesione and its school program “A Scuola di OpenCoesione”, thousands of students are learning how to monitor EU funds for a more inclusive, participatory, and accountable society.
Why We Work: Alessandra Follows the Money for a Better Italy
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.
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.
Through The Power of the People: Empowering Citizen Watchdogs
Platforms in Ukraine make the public procurement process more transparent and allow citizens to monitor it.
Promoting Women in Leadership
Participation from women in leadership positions in Germany was either stalling, or even falling. A new legal act, brought into effect in 2015, introduces obligations and incentives to improve gender representation in private and public leadership positions.
Open Data Laws in France Increase Competition for Public Contracts
France implemented new open data clauses in government contracts, increasing competition between firms when applying for these contracts – eventually leading to better quality services for citizens.
Shining a Light on the Dark Work of Shadow Companies
The UK leads the way with a pioneering beneficial ownership register, in an effort to stem corruption and strengthen measures against money laundering and tax evasion.