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Technologies that seek to provide greater visibility to the activities of governments, corporations, or individuals in power and allow others to monitor them.

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CoBudget

CoBudget

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Cobudget makes it easy for organizations and groups to allocate funds collaboratively and transparently.

Athena Coalition

We are joining together to stop Amazon’s growing, powerful grip over our society and economy.

Red Flags

Red Flags

Hungary (Magyarország)

The Red Flags project aims to enhance the transparency of public procurements in Hungary and support the fight against corrupt procurements

Burocratas

Burocratas

Cra. 20 #45A-33, Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia

Organization working on strenghtening citizen participation by using technology for offering quality information on public administration. Somos una herramienta de información que busca que los ciudadanos tengan una visión clara y completa de la gestión de los funcionarios públicos en Colombia.

Kdovpliva

Kdovpliva

Slovenia (Slovenija)

Povezave med lobisti, lobiranci, podjetji in državnimi institucijami v omrežjih vpliva.

Imamo pravo znati

Imamo pravo znati

Croatia (Hrvatska)

Dobijte odgovore od Vlade i javnog sektora. Make a request for information to a RH public authority: by law, they have to respondd. Croatian Alevateli site

Centre of United Actions

Centre of United Actions

Ukraine (Ukrayina)

To promote European reforms, advocate transparency and accountability of the government, contribute to enhancing the quality of politics, and fight for the freedom of speech.

I Paid a Bribe

I Paid a Bribe

India (Bhārat)

ipaidabribe.com is Janaagraha's unique initiative to tackle corruption by harnessing the collective energy of citizens.

Social Scraper

Social Scraper

Ukraine (Ukrayina)

Social Media Scraper is a tool helping journalists and watchdogs to keep politicians accountable for the statements they make in social media.

Hlídač státu

Hlídač státu

Na Florenci 1270/31, New Town, 110 00 Prague, Czechia

Watchdogging Czech Republic

Contratados

To help level the playing field, CDM created Contratados, a platform launched last week to let migrant workers share Yelp-style ratings and reviews of their experiences with different recruiters and employers.

The Skeptic's Guide to Open Government

When you open government, what do you get in return? If you are asking this question, this guide is for you.

Parvaznama

By receiving, storing and analyzing flight data, the boards of the country's 17 airports and calculating flight delays help passengers make a data-driven choice

Obywatelskie Fedrowanie Danych

Obywatelskie Fedrowanie Danych

Ursynowska 2200-001, Warszawa, Poland

“FOIA Data Mining” is a FOIA service that enables watchdog organizations to organize volunteers in retyping and structuring responses to FOIA requests.

La Fabrique de la Loi

La Fabrique de la Loi

41 Rue Boissy d'Anglas, Paris, France

Explorez l'évolution de la loi au fil de la procédure parlementaire avec La Fabrique de la Loi ! Plus de 800 textes de loi promulgués depuis 2008 à explorer pour mieux comprendre comment les parlementaires influent sur la loi

Ma3louma

Ma3louma

Tunisia (Tunis)

A tool created to publish FOIA requests in Tunisia, thus putting pressure on the authorities to respond in time and appropriately.

MapLight

MapLight is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that reveals the influence of money in politics, informs and empowers voters, and advances reforms that promote a more responsive democracy.

WhoAdvertisesOn

WhoAdvertisesOn

Brooklyn, NY

Toolkit for tracking advertisers on partisan news channels with sampling, data science, and open data.

Cuentas Claras en Elecciones

A page that allows candidates and parties to present election campaign finance information.

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.

Building Maintenance Network Chart

傳真社將逾220個大廈翻新工程的入標資料製作成「樓宇維修工程關係圖」,使用者只需要輸入屋苑、顧問或工程公司名稱,便可以找到相關公司或工程的入標紀錄,有助了解公司口碑。

Questionnezvoselus.org

Find below the latest answers from elected officials who have agreed to be publicly questioned by their fellow citizens.

Publish What You Fund

Publish What You Fund

Publish What You Fund, Southbank House, Black Prince Road, London, SE1 7SJ, UK

Publish What You Fund is the global campaign for aid transparency. Our website outlines who we are, what we do and what you can do for aid transparency.

Nos Députés

Nos Députés

17 Rue Corneille, 31100 Toulouse, France

Le collectif Regards Citoyens est une association constituée de citoyens de tous âges et régions, tous bénévoles, qui se sont rencontrés sur Internet dans un désir commun de proposer un accès simplifié au fonctionnement de nos institutions démocratiques à partir des informations publiques.

Penali.ro

Penali.ro

Romania

Catalogul aleşilor penali. De consultat înainte să mergem la vot.

TheyWorkforYou

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

FragDenStaat

To strengthen the topic of freedom of information as a whole by transparently depicting the inquiry and response process.

Trump Promise Tracker

We’re tracking the progress of 60 pledges Trump made in his “Contract with the American Voter” – and whether he achieved his goals.

Dozorro

Machine learning software that scans Ukrainian government procurement contracts for signs of corruption

Open Courts Slovakia

Interactive platform which makes available and accessible information on judicial decrees, hearings and other selected documents, that were published on pages of the Ministry of Justice

Barcelona Pressupost Obert (Open Budget)

A tool created for citizens and all those people or organizations that may be interested, which aims to facilitate the analysis and understanding of the budgets of the City of Barcelona.

Skaidrumo Linija

Skaidrumo Linija

Lithuania (Lietuva)

Platform for Lithuanian citizens to seek advise on reporting corruption or dealing with corruption, enhanced with an interactive map.

Marsad Budget

Marsad Budget

4 Rue Apollo XI, Cité Mahrajène, Tunis, Tunisie

Marsad Budget is a continuation of Al Bawsala's work, which is based on monitoring the various institutions in charge of managing state affairs and the consecration of the principle of transparency and thus making available to the citizen, simplified and accessible information on the state budget

Full Fact

Full Fact

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Full Fact is the UK's independent factchecking organisation

The Foilies

Recognizing the year’s worst in government transparency

Open Gov Report Card

Open Gov Report Card

6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, USA

Grades how Chicago and Cook County government agencies share important meeting information like agendas, minutes and schedules with the public

Harta clientelismului politic

The map shows the transfers from the Government to the municipalities and county councils from the Reserve Fund (15%), Local Development National Program (65%) and other programs managed by the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration that sum up to 7.5 billion lei

Politifact

Politifact

Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter.

Integrity Action

Integrity Action

The Leather Market, London

Citizens Monitor. Everyone wins. We empower citizens to demand integrity from the institutions they rely on.

Connected Development (CODE)

We are building the largest social accountability movement, empowering marginalized communities in Africa.

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