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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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Judge and Disclosure Database

For the benefit of researchers, practitioners, and the public we are proud to host a comprehensive and growing structured database of judges and their financial interests.

New York Focus

New York Focus

New York, USA

New York Focus is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom covering state and local politics in the Empire State. We aim to make government more transparent by publishing in-depth journalism that explains how the state really works.

Govwatch

Govwatch

Athens

Rule of Law monitoring platform - Govwatch is a collective map of the state of the rule of law in Greece, made up of reports not just from the Govwatch team, but also from civil society organisations, journalists and academics, and citizens.

Jarbas Dashboard

Jarbas Dashboard

Brazil (Brasil)

Jarbas, a public panel of [Brasilian] parliamentary reimbursements, where suspicious purchases are easily accessible for public scrutiny.

Investigative Reporting Lab (IRL) Macedonia

Investigative Reporting Lab (IRL) Macedonia

North Macedonia (Severna Makedonija)

The Investigative Reporting Laboratory (IRL) is a non-profit media organization whose reporting focuses on corruption, crime and good governance.

전국 공보 지도 (National Public Information Map)

전국 공보 지도 (National Public Information Map)

Republic of South Korea (Hanguk or Namhan)

그렇다면, 인터넷 시대에 '전자 공보'는 우리 시민의 곁에 얼마나 더 가까워졌을까요?

Advokc.ng

AdvoKC is a dynamic, youth-led civic technology organization established with a steadfast commitment to fostering transparency, accountability, and positive change in governance.

Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM)

Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM)

South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika)

PSAM’s activities include research, monitoring, advocacy and capacity building. Working through southern Africa, PSAM generates and shares knowledge about social accountability and the monitoring and advocacy tools that can build more open, participatory and accountable governments.

Action for Accountability

Action for Accountability

South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika)

The Action for Accountability (A4A) project aims to support communities to organize and lead cooperation between our communities and local leaders.

Imali Yethu

Imali Yethu

South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika)

Imali Yethu is a coalition of civil society organisations working with the South African National Treasury to make budget information more accessible, user-friendly and empowering.

¿Quién vigila a los vigilantes?

Este proyecto nace con la intención de ser una campaña de sensibilización para proteger el derecho a la protesta y denunciar la persecución policial en espacios digitales.

Платформа прав людини

ППЛ – зареєстрована у 2016 році неприбуткова організація, яка об’єднала експертів з великим досвідом роботи та високим рівнем експертиз у неурядовому секторі.

FOIA.Wiki

This is a free and collaborative resource on the United States federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Abrimos.info

Abrimos.info

Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico

En Abrimos.info combinamos nuestra experiencia abriendo datos con amplias capacidades narrativas, investigativas y de desarrollo para crear bases de datos fiables y verificadas que promueven el conocimiento estratégico.

Transparency International Slovenia

Borimo se za svet, v katerem oblast, politika, gospodarstvo, civilna družba in dnevno življenje ljudi ne bodo prepleteni s korupcijo.

Querido Diário

Querido Diário

Brazil (Brasil)

Diários oficiais dos municípios brasileiros em formato aberto para a livre consulta da sociedade civil.

527 Explorer

527 Explorer

United States of America (the)

Nonprofits known as 527s can raise unlimited sums for political spending. ProPublica is releasing a new database that will allow journalists, researchers and others to more easily search these organizations’ finances.

Global ISDS Tracker (Investor-State Dispute Settlement)

This website tells a story of how a little known legal [corporate tribunal] mechanism is enriching fossil fuel corporations with public money, delaying climate action and threatening our future.

Joining the Dots

Joining the Dots

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

"Joining the Dots with PEPs" makes available to the public information on public officials’ Financial Declarations, government procurement and contracting, and contracts and tenders of companies in the extractive sector, with the aim of identifying possible conflicts of interest, corruption or misuse of public office.

The Open Gov Challenge

The Open Government Challenge is a call to action for all members of OGP to raise ambition in ten areas of open government to help strengthen our democracies.

Eye On Corruption

Eye on Corruption App is a mobile application which allows people to report/submit a corruption related complaint to the Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre (ALAC).

UK Open Government Network

UK Open Government Network

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

The UK Open Government Civil Society Networks are coalitions of active citizens and civil society organisations committed to making government work better for people through transparency, participation and accountability.

Northern Ireland Open Government Network (NIOGN)

The Northern Ireland Open Government Network (NIOGN), established in 2014, is an alliance of individual citizens, activists and representatives of community and voluntary organisations.

Wales Open Government Network

The Wales Open Government Network is a coalition of active citizens and civil society organisations committed to making Welsh Government work better for people through enhanced transparency, participation and accountability.

Scotland Civil Society Open Government Network

The Scotland Civil Society Open Government Network is a coalition of active citizens and civil society organisations committed to making Scottish government work better for people through enhanced transparency, participation and accountability.

WhoFundsThem

WhoFundsThem

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

WhoFundsThem is mySociety's new project looking into MPs’ and APPGs’ financial interests.

Parliament Watch (Thailand)

An open-source comprehensive platform that serves as a one-stop solution for monitoring Thailand's parliament.

Digital Democracy at Cal Matters

Digital Democracy at Cal Matters

Sacramento, California, USA

AI-powered database where you can search California's legislators, lobbyists, donors, gifts, travel, bills, transcripts, videos, supporters, and organizations

NYC Funds Tracker

FPWA’s NYC Funds Tracker monitors New York City’s revenue and the flow to budget expenditures.

Digital Rogue Society Experiment Group

Civil society organization craving for improved government, political parties, CSOs and businesses accountability with the introduction of reliable and innovative civic engagement solutions.

GovServices Monitor

This portal makes it easier for citizens to find information on government services and measure service levels in Nigeria.

CivicSearch

CivicSearch is a search and discovery tool for everything that is said in local government meetings, texts, and laws. It covers 547 cities and towns in the US and Canada.

Parla

Parla

Berlin

Dieser Prototyp durchsucht die Schriftlichen Anfragen und die Hauptausschussvorgänge ("Rote Nummern") der Wahlperiode 19 des Berliner Abgeordnetenhauses und erstellt anhand eines Large Language Models Vorlagen für die Beantwortung der gestellten Frage.

Parlametar BA

Parlametar BA

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина)

Parlametar je alat koji pomoću analize glasanja i transkripata govora zastupnika/ca olakšava praćenje rada Parlamentarne skupštine Bosne i Hercegovine.

Javna rasprava Lokal

Javna rasprava Lokal

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина)

Javna rasprava Lokal je web platforma koja je pokrenuta kao alat za poboljšanja dvosmjerne komunikacije između građana/ki i donosioca/teljki odluka na lokalnom nivou.

Lokalni Index Otvorenosti

Lokalni Index Otvorenosti

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина)

“Lokalni Index Otvorenosti” je kompozitni indikator koji mjeri stepen otvorenosti lokalnih samouprava prema građanima u Bosni i Hercegovini.

Open Council Data

Open Council Data

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

All UK councillors 2016-2023 + by-election info

The Government Says

"The Government Says" make news releases from Government departments easy to find and easy to scan through quickly.

Citizen Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Citizen Intelligence Agency (OSINT) , monitoring key political figures and institutions, provides insights into financial performance, risk metrics, and political trends

Observatorio Cali Visible (OCV)

Institución de Educación Superior sujeta a control y vigilancia por el Ministerio de Educación Nacional”. Decreto 1075 de 2015 / Resolución 12220 de 2016

Vouliwatch

Parliamentary monitoring and democracy watchdog organisation using civic tech to promote transparency, accountability and citizen engagement.

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