OPEN DATA FOR DEMOCRACY
Access Info works to promote the publication of government data as open data for the maximum benefit of all in society.
Open data is data that is published in an open format under an open licence, so that it can be freely used, reused, and shared, by anyone for any purpose.
Access Info focuses on data that enables public participation in an evidence-based debate about social, economic, and environmental challenges. We advocate for opening data needed for accountability of government action, and to prevent and combat corruption. This includes data on:
- Spending, including public procurement
- Company registration and ownership
- Climate Change
- Digitalisation
- Gender equality
- Migration
- Health
- Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals
Here you can find out about Access Info’s work to opening up data for democracy, along with all the latest news.
‘OPEN DATA FOR DEMOCRACY’ LATEST NEWS
Global Data Barometer: What the EU should do to close the data gap
Madrid, 22 December 2022 – Access Info is today calling on the European Union and EU Member States to act to ensure that data needed for priority issues such as for preventing corruption and tackling climate change, is made public in all countries. This call comes following the publication
Missing Data Opens the Door to Corruption
Madrid, 9 December 2022 – On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day, Access Info is calling on European governments to do more to ensure that the data needed for preventing corruption is both collected and made public. In the wake of the shock ruling from the Court of Justice
No Biodiversity: Europe’s Missing Climate Action Data
Madrid, 8 December 2022 – As the UN Biodiversity Conference opens in Montreal, Canada, Access Info has raised concerns about the shortage of biodiversity data with the Global Data Barometer findings being only 43% for biodiversity data in European countries, and only 27% globally. Our research found that no
Not all Expression is Lobbying
Submission to OECD Consultation on Lobbying and Influence Madrid, 6 December 2022 – In its analysis of the draft OECD Recommendation on the regulation of lobbying and influence, Access Info has warned of the risk of some governments using the proposed provisions to limit media freedom and freedom of
Lack of data to fight corruption and climate change! Find out how EU countries perform in the Global Data Barometer
Join us on 16 December 2022 at 14:00h CET on Zoom for the launch of the European region results of the first Global Data Barometer (GDB). We will be discussing how Europe is the strongest region globally on data for public good, but still only has a middling score of
OGP Summit Side Panel: How strong is your right to know?
14 December 2021 – The measurement of the right of access to information is still in its infancy, although there are now some important initiatives, including from UNESCO and the OECD to capture data from governments, whilst civil society projects are developing more in-depth tools to measure transparency in practice.
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