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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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ALTSEAN-Burma

ALTSEAN-Burma

Myanmar (Myăma)

ALTSEAN-Burma (Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma) was formed in October 1996 by a diverse network of organizations and individuals at the Alternative ASEAN Meeting on Burma, held in Bangkok.

Project on Government Oversight (POGO)

Project on Government Oversight (POGO)

POGO, 1100 G Street NW, Suite 500, Washington DC, 20005

An organization dedicated to investigating corruption, injustice, and abuse of power in the federal government and advocating for reforms.

Pakistan Institute of Legislative
Development and Transparency (PILDAT)

Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT)

No. 7, 9th Avenue (service road west), F-8/1, Islamabad, Pakistan.

PILDAT will work for strengthening democracy and democratic institutions in Pakistan by building the capability of and instituting non-partisan monitoring framework for the elected representatives and legislatures while facilitating greater participation of all segments of the society in the democratic process and development of new political leadership.

Transparency International Hungary

Transparency International Hungary

Transparency International Hungary, 1055 Budapest, Falk Miksa utca 30. 4/2

Transparency International chapter

Qué hacen los diputados

Como ya hicimos en anteriores legislaturas, vamos a monitorizar toda la actividad legislativa y parlamentaria de la Cámara baja para ayudar a la institución y a nuestros diputados y diputadas a cumplir con valores de gobernanza imprescindibles en nuestros días como la transparencia y la rendición de cuentas.

Tuits borrados

A Politwoops instance for Argentina. En esta página hay un listado de los mensajes que eliminan los políticos argentinos en Twitter.

Вони голосують для тебе

Як депутати голосують за питання, які важливі для тебе? - They Vote for You instance in Ukraine

Open Parliament TV

Open Parliament TV

Germany (Deutschland)

We make parliamentary debates more transparent and accessible

Onlinezugangsgesetz (OZG)

Onlinezugangsgesetz (OZG)

Germany (Deutschland)

Law requiring digitization of German government. Die Interaktion zwischen Bürgerinnen, Bürgern und Unternehmen mit der Verwaltung soll in Zukunft deutlich schneller, effizienter und nutzerfreundlicher werden.

Polétika República Dominicana

Polétika República Dominicana

C. Josefa Perdomo 160 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Polétika República Dominicana is a group of civil society organizations and movements that work in different areas, including: health, housing and habitat, taxation, citizen security, transparency, childhood and adolescence, gender, and municipality.

Open Gov Week

Open Gov Week

Washington, DC

This year, we want to do a bit more. In addition to events, we’re collecting and sharing how the open government movement – even in challenging times – is aligned and how our stories can be a bright spot for the world.

Fiquem Sabendo

Fiquem Sabendo

Brazil (Brasil)

Fiquem Sabendo é uma organização sem fins lucrativos especializada noacesso a informações públicas

Gong

Gong

GONG, Main Square 15/IV, Zagreb,

Gong is a civic megaphone that hinders corruption and builds a more democratic, just and equal society.

Parliamentary Network Africa

Parliamentary Network Africa

GE185-7537 BOHYE ROAD (ECOWAS HIGHWAY), NEW ASHONGMAN ESTATE, ACCRA GHANA

Parliamentary Network Africa (PNAfrica) is a convenor and connector of civil society parliamentary monitoring organizations and journalists towards promoting Open Parliaments across Africa.

Act Hub Africa

Act Hub Africa

Basorun Rd, 200285, Ibadan, Nigeria

Act Hub Africa is a ‌civic-tech‌ ‌NGO‌ ‌that‌ ‌works‌ ‌to‌ promote ‌good governance, democracy, ensure‌ ‌openness‌ ‌and‌ ‌transparency‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌local‌ ‌governments‌ ‌by‌ ‌making‌ ‌their‌ ‌fiscal data‌ ‌available‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌simplified,‌ ‌easy‌ ‌to‌ ‌understand‌ ‌form‌ ‌and‌ ‌engage‌ ‌people‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌local‌ ‌government‌ ‌areas‌ ‌on‌ ‌how‌ ‌to‌ ‌use‌ ‌them‌ ‌in‌ ‌engaging‌ ‌their‌ ‌political‌ ‌officeholders

Responsive Policy Project

Responsive Policy Project

United States of America (the)

Responsive Policy Project (RPP) lifts the curtain on public policy, making it easy to find, understand, and engage with opaque policy documents. Ultimately, RPP aims to radically transform policy by changing who participates and how.

Corruption Watch

Corruption Watch

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

Corruption Watch is a Transparency International chapter working to fight corruption in South Africa

TI Lietuvos Skyrius (Transparency International Lithuania)

TI Lietuvos Skyrius (Transparency International Lithuania)

Didzioji str.5-402, 01128, Vilnius, Lithuania

Skaidresnės Lietuvos link! Esame viešosios politikos organizacija, kurios tikslas – įgyvendinti skaidrumo bei antikorupcines iniciatyvas.

Accountability Lab

Accountability Lab is a global translocal network that makes governance work for people by supporting active citizens, responsible leaders and accountable institutions. Our goal is a world in which resources are used wisely, decisions benefit everyone fairly, and people lead secure lives.

ASL19

ASL19

Islamic Republic of Iran (Īrān)

There is always a way. We build innovative solutions to advance human rights and civil liberty in Iran.

Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC)

Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC)

House 2, Plot 622, Mercy Samuelson Estate, Karmo, Abuja

PPDC is a non-governmental organisation created to increase citizens' participation in governance processes in a way that improves the integrity of public and private sector processes.

Transparency International

Transparency International aims to stop corruption and promote transparency, accountability, and integrity at all levels and across all sectors of society.

Alaveteli

Alaveteli

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Run your own Freedom of Information website

Politik.ch

Politik.ch

Seefeldstrasse 123, Zürich, Schweiz

Automated monitoring, issue management, analysis and reporting of political affairs.

Tender Monitor Georgia

Tender Monitor provides the public with an in-depth look at government spending in Georgia by making detailed information about state procurement available.

Odekro

Odekro

Ghana

Odekro began as an open data initiative but it has grown into a national platform which promotes transparency and citizen participation. The site says it sets out to improve social mobilisation, citizen action, and engagement using technology.

Datos Abiertos Colombia

Is the biggest public repository of Open Data in Colombia, created by the IT Ministry with the goal of fostering collaboration and the development of new applications and visualizations. (Socrata platform)

TheyWorkforYou

TheyWorkforYou

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

TheyWorkForYou is a website which makes it easy to keep track of your local MP's activities.

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.

Operation Serenata de Amor

An open project that uses data science - the same technologies used by giants like Google, Facebook and Netflix - for the purpose of monitoring public spending and sharing information in a way accessible to everyone.

Congressional Data Coalition

We believe Congress should publish legislative information in formats both humans and computers can make sense of. Our mission is to promote greater transparency, preservation, and access to Congressional data.

Ghanoonban

Using modern technologies will facilitate the possibility of public participation, and will provide a platform for people’s active presence in governance, which will lead into the improvement of governance quality

Blockchange

Blockchange

2 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

An initiative to examine whether and how blockchain technologies can be used for social change.

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