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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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Operation Serenata de Amor

Operation Serenata de Amor

Brazil (Brasil)

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.

https://serenata.ai/
Congressional Data Coalition

Congressional Data Coalition

Washington, DC

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.

http://congressionaldata.org/
Ghanoonban

Ghanoonban

Tehran

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

http://web.archive.org/web/20220423170355/http://ghanoonban.ir/
Blockchange

Blockchange

2 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

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

https://blockchan.ge/