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.
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.
Strengthening the Link Between Human Rights and Environmental Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean
Ecuador forges a path to environmental justice by ratifying and starting to implement a historic agreement to protect the environment and give democratic power to its people.
Councils Power Community Voices
In Paraguay, newly formed Municipal Development Councils give citizens a greater say in projects that impact their local communities.
A Single Platform for Legislation Provides Easy-Access Legal Information
New Zealand gathers all of its laws into one user-friendly website, improving access to legal information for the public.
Kenya Seeks to Tackle its Financial Secrecy Problem
To change a longtime problem of secrecy between businesses and the public in Kenya, the government created a registry of businesses to create open records of transactions.
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.