Watchdogging and transparency
Technologies that seek to provide greater visibility to the activities of governments, corporations, or individuals in power and allow others to monitor them.
Suggested reading:
- Technology is not a quick fix solution for corruption, by Melissa Tsungai Zisengwe. She writes from a South African perspective but the takeaways are broadly applicable to the whole genre of anti-corruption tech. (2020)
- In The Future of Promise Tracking Jordan Urban and Adam Feldman, co-founders of govtracker.co.uk, explain what promise trackers are and how to build a meaningful one. (2018)
- Which Promises Actually Matter? Election Pledge Centrality and Promissory Representation is a published research paper that finds that simply evaluating elected officials on the fulfillment of every miscellaneous promise made while campaigning isn’t helpful, because voters weigh certain promises as more central to the campaign than others. The authors suggest weighting promise centrality when evaluating the campaign’s fidelity. By Jonathan Mellon, Christopher Prosser, Jordan Urban, and Adam Feldman. (2018)
- Jameela Raymond of Transparency International discusses the Impacts of anti-corruption pledge trackers at The Impacts of Civic Tech Conference. (2018)
Security Force Monitor
We are a non-profit research group that analyzes thousands of public records to create a simple searchable database of the commanders and the command structures, locations, and areas of operations of...
Clooney Foundation for Justice
By providing a neutral report of what happens in court, trial monitors can help ensure that rights are respected and abuses exposed.
g0v
Founded in Taiwan, "g0v" (gov-zero) is a decentralised civic tech community with information transparency, open results and open cooperation as its core values. g0v engages in public affairs by drawin...
Sieć Obywatelska Watchdog
Citizens Network Watchdog Poland is an independent, apolitical and non-profit organization in the form of a watchdog and think-do-tank organization for the public benefit.
An ecosystem of corporate politicians in Portugal
An interactive visualization of the relationships between members of Portuguese governments and companies for the period of 1975 to 2013.
Mexiro AC
Somos una organización feminista que trabaja temas de desarrollo sostenible con metodologías de innovación y co-creación.
Qué Sabés
Realiza una solicitud de información o mira las ya realizadas
Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC)
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.
International Aid Transparency Initiative Standard
The IATI Standard is a set of rules and guidance about what data organisations should publish and what format it should be presented in.
Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF)
The Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa seeks to defend whistleblowers, as well as strategically litigate and advocate on their behalf where their disclosures speak to the public interest of...
Corporate Accountability Network
Accountancy is in crisis. The Corporate Accountability Network exists to identify the causes of that crisis and offer solutions to it.
Transparency International
Transparency International aims to stop corruption and promote transparency, accountability, and integrity at all levels and across all sectors of society.
Fundación Poder Ciudadano
Argentine Chapter Of Transparency International
Open Ownership
Open Ownership (OO) believes that information on the true owners of companies is an essential part of a well-functioning economy and society.
Alaveteli
Run your own Freedom of Information website
BudgetKey
Website was started by transparency NGO Public Knowledge Workshop to present the budget in a user-friendly, easier-to-understand format.
OECD Open Government Unit
Better policies for better lives
Ciudadanía Inteligente
One of South America's leading campaign and tech organizations
Investigative Dashboard
Investigative Dashboard makes public documents (such as financial or property records) searchable and more useful for journalists investigating money laundering or corruption.
Parlamento2030
Parlamento 2030 es una innovadora herramienta que rastrea, reúne y ofrece la información sobre la actividad del Congreso de los Diputados español relacionada con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible...
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.
Onodo
Every network tells a story
National Institute on Money in State Politics (NIMSP)
The nonpartisan, nonprofit National Institute on Money in State Politics promotes an accountable democracy by compiling comprehensive campaign-donor, lobbyist, and other information from government di...
Enough is Enough
Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE) is a network of individuals and organizations committed to instituting a culture of good governance and public accountability in Nigeria through active citizenship
Open Access UK
Open Access UK: monitor lobbying meetings with Government
Obama Promise Tracker
See how Obama performed on 40 of the promises he made during his two presidential campaigns.
Hemiciclo
Democracia em tempo real
Indigo Trust
The Indigo Trust funds organisations using digital technologies to improve transparency and accountability in sub-Saharan Africa
Atvirasteismas
The aim of the tool is to help Lithuanian citizens to understand how courts and judges work in their country. Transparency International chapter
International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN)
The International Fact-Checking Network is a unit of the Poynter Institute dedicated to bringing together fact-checkers worldwide.
K-Monitor mobile app
Örömmel tudatjuk, hogy – a K-Monitor webes felületének közelgő megújulásával szinkronban – a mai naptól elérhető a K-Monitor új okostelefonos alkalmazása
Marsad Majles
“Marsad Majles” is Al Bawsala's project to monitor Tunisia's National Constituent Assembly (NCA).
Nos Sénateurs
Observatoire citoyen de l'activité parlementaire au Sénat
Visual Town Budget
Open-source budget visualization framework
JamiiForums
JamiiForums is a Tanzania-based user-generated content website founded by Maxence Melo and Mike Mushi in 2006
LittleSis
LittleSis is a free database of who-knows-who at the heights of business and government.
Citizens Watch
The Citizens' Watch is a promise tracker that is designed to empower citizens with the digital tools and information that enables them to track, rate and publish the most significant promises of polit...
Anti-corruption SMS campaign in Albania
A text message that the government sends to citizens to in an attempt to prevent corruption.
Audit of the Administration of the Internet of Things
In this audit, we obtained an understanding of the Commonwealth’s current IoT environment in terms of device use and planned use by surveying a sample of Commonwealth agencies (see Appendix) where we...
Whistleblowing PA
Il sistema digitale gratuito per la gestione delle segnalazioni di corruzione nella Pubblica Amministrazione
Integrity Watch EU
User-friendly interactive databse that provides an ovierview of the lobby meetings, EU Lobbyists, MEP incomes, and Revolving Doors at the EU Institutions level.
Maidan Monitoring Information Center
Maidan Monitoring Information Center is a non-government non-profit civic organization that cares for societal security in Ukraine, which is achieved through public dialogue, improving the culture of...
Integrity Watch France
User-friendly interactive databse that provides an ovierview of the register of interests of French MPs as well as Lobbying activities.
CoBudget
Cobudget makes it easy for organizations and groups to allocate funds collaboratively and transparently.
Climate Primaries
Greenpeace's climate report card that encourages users to thank or shame candidates based on their position
Athena Coalition
We are joining together to stop Amazon’s growing, powerful grip over our society and economy.
Burocratas
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 ciudad...
Kdovpliva
Povezave med lobisti, lobiranci, podjetji in državnimi institucijami v omrežjih vpliva.
Imamo pravo znati
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
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.