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Finding Mr. Smith or why anti-corruption needs open data
Anti-corruption groups have been rightly advocating for the release of information on the beneficial or real owners of companies and trust. The idea is to crack down on tax evasion and corruption by...
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OGP as a platform
Being within the Open Government Partnership (OGP), or even at the head of OGP, does not turn your country into a paragon of openness. On the contrary, it opens your country up to a process where you...
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What can OGP do for me?
We know that the Open Government Partnership is a powerful tool to implement national-level change. Brazil enacted its Freedom of Information Law thanks to OGP, the UK committed to public registries of...
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Testing the boundaries of OGP
Are governments most likely to reform before joining an international initiative or once they have joined it? The answer to this question will go a long way towards explaining the impact of Open...
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New Tool in the Fight Against Corruption: Open Data
New Tool in Fighting Corruption: Open Data Why We Welcome the G20 Open Data Principles Yesterday in Brisbane, the G20 threw its weight behind open data by featuring it prominently in the G20...
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The Revolution will be Open
There is a huge amount of talk about a ‘data revolution’. The phrase emerged in the years preceding this September’s announcement of the Sustainable Development or Global Goals, caught on, and has...
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OGPx: Going Local for Global Impact
By Julie McCarthy & Martin Tisné One of the first letters the Open Government Partnership (OGP) received upon its creation was from a mayor in Colombia, requesting that his city be able to...
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Open Data: Casting a Digital Net to Catch the Corrupt
The Panama Papers leak, and exposure of potential corruption on a global scale, has helped reveal just how much more must be done to shine a light on the shadows where corrupt activity takes place....
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No Place to Hide — Summit Ushers in Powerful New Anti-Corruption Measures
There are three big stories coming out of last week’s UK Anti-Corruption Summit in London. One is the obvious and well recorded one, deservedly. Criminals, the corrupt and terrorists will no longer be...
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The Magic in the Room: How the Open Government Partnership can inspire and go...
My OGP story began in September 2010 when President Obama delivered a speech at the UN calling for countries to make bold commitments to open up government, fight corruption and boost transparency. We...
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