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Governments have the responsibility to share information with citizens in a readily understandable way. Openness and accountability will help to strengthen democracies and guarantee trust. The process of demanding transparency should also include public participation and citizen engagement. These platforms were created with the goal of offering information on how governments are spending money or implementing policies and what are the best ways in which citizens could monitor these processes.

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Newsgradient

Newsgradient highlights the differences in media coverage of important events. It enables users to easily follow the daily news and observe it on the political spectrum. The media are arranged on the left-right axis and classified according to their bias and credibility.

Transparency scale

In cooperation with the Organization for a Participatory Society and PIC - Legal-Informational Centre for NGOs, we prepared a survey on the transparency of Slovenian municipalities. We presented the results on a dedicated website, where people can easily check how their municipality fared and compare it with other municipalities with a similar population or budget. Generally speaking, the results are worrying and there is so much room for improvement that all mayors can immediately get their hands dirty.

K-Monitor

K-Monitor

Hungary

Technológiával, tudással és részvétellel a korrupció ellen

Koltsegvetes Zuglo

Budget explorer for the Municipality of Zugló's 2019 budget built by K-Monitor

Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI)

EDGI is an action-oriented research collaborative driven by the Environmental Right to Know (ERTK) – the belief that people should be able to know and make decisions about environmental conditions of concern, and that the collection and stewardship of environmental information should equip people, communities, and workers to protect their health and support the flourishing of surrounding ecosystems.

Zombie Tracker

The ‘Zombie Tracker’ is a platform which monitors cases which include a charge under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act 2000 (as amended in 2008).

Fundar - Centro de Analisis e Investigacion

Fundar - Centro de Analisis e Investigacion

Cda. Alberto Zamora #21 Col. Villa Coyoacan Del. Coyoacan Mexico DF 04000

NewsMatch 2020

NewsMatch is the largest grassroots campaign to support nonprofit news in the U.S. Since 2016, the campaign has helped raise over $100 million to jumpstart emerging newsrooms and support independent media outlets that produce fact-based, nonpartisan news and information.

Institutul European Pentru Democratie Participativa - Qvorum

Institutul European Pentru Democratie Participativa - Qvorum

150 Stirbei Voda Street, sector 1, Bucharest

European Institute for Participative Democracy

The World Investigates (TWI)

GROUNDBREAKING JOURNALISM. AWARD-WINNING FILMS.

You Can Plan

You Can Plan

YouCanPlan Team, Slider Studio Ltd, Knowledge Dock Centre, 4 University Way, London, E16 2RD, UK

Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy

Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy

Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy, 4th Floor, UNI Building, Thimmiah Road, Vasanth Nagar, Bangalore - 560052

Zenysis

Zenysis is an interoperability platform built to accelerate global development goals and improve lives everywhere.

Media Initiative for Open Governance in Uganda

Media Initiative for Open Governance in Uganda

Media Initiative for Open Governance in Uganda Kisasi Road Bukoto, Kampala Uganda

Participacion Ciudadana

Participacion Ciudadana

Wenceslao Alvarez Street No.8, National District, Santo Domingo, Dominiciana Republic

digitaliser.dk

digitaliser.dk

Landgreven 4, Postboks 2193, 1017 Kobenhavn K Denmark

institute of impossible ideas

An incubator for radically disruptive public service ideas, designed, owned and delivered by the public sector for public impact. An endeavour from FutureGov.

Voter Information Services

Voter Information Services

Voter Information Services, PO Box 649, Reading, MA 01867-0403

The Committee to Protect Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists

330 7th Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10001

The Bristol Cable

The Bristol Cable is an independent media company in Bristol, UK, founded in 2014.

Publica

Publica is Brazil’s first investigative reporting non-profit dedicated to exposing human rights violations and promoting open democracy.

Data Through Design (DxD)

DxD is an annual exhibition celebrating tangible and multimedia expressions of New York City’s Open Data. It provides space for creative engagement with data and new perspectives and understanding of its role in our society.

Fundacion Salvadorena Para El Desarrollo Economico y Social

Fundacion Salvadorena Para El Desarrollo Economico y Social

FUSADES Building, and Urban Boulevard Santa Elena, Antiguo Cuscatlan, La Libertad, El Salvador

Fundacion Directorio Legislativo

Fundacion Directorio Legislativo

Av. Entre Rios 258 3E (1079 - Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires - Argentina)

Transparency International India

Transparency International India

Transparency International India, Qr. No. 4, Lajpat Bhawan, Lajpat Nagar - IV, New Delhi - 110 024

OKF Nepal

OKF Nepal

Kamaladi, Kathmandu Nepal

Accion Ciudadana

Accion Ciudadana

Avenida Reforma 12-01 zona 10, Edificio Reforma Montufar, nivel 17 oficina 1701, Guatemala

Transparency International Guatemala

The Cato Institute

The Cato Institute

1000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Global.health

Our COVID-19 dataset contains detailed information on over five million anonymized cases from over 100 countries.

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