ClerkMinutes helps local governments turn agendas and meeting recordings into accurate draft minutes faster.

• Govtech
• Bureaucracy tech
• Access to information

A thorough and accessible account of how to use the Freedom of Information Act and other access laws, written by a leading expert

• Learn about civic tech
• Access to information
• Books

Creation of a centralized system for processing freedom of information law requests.

• Access to information
• Civic tech legislation and policy

The basic function of the Freedom of Information Act is to ensure informed citizens, vital to the functioning of a democratic society.

• Government transparency
• Access to information
• Predecessors & Pioneers

FragDenStaat.at ist das Anfrage-Portal des Forum Informationsfreiheit. Es erleichtern Ihnen, Anfragen nach dem Informationsfreiheitsgesetz zu stellen und zu verwalten.

• Government transparency
• Access to information

A community of practice organized by mySociety TICTeC and the Civic Tech Field Guide in 2024-2025.

• Government transparency
• Watchdogging government
• Partner networks and coalitions

This study examines 51 Freedom of Information requests to reveal how the UK’s Department for Work and Pensions uses opaque data-driven fraud detection systems in welfare, highlighting the limited transparency, the role of journalists and charities in uncovering details, and inconsistencies in the department’s disclosures.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Academia
• Peer-reviewed research

"By conducting a national-scale field experiment among 949 provincial-level agencies in China....results show that legal regulative pressure and social normative pressure make agencies more likely to respond within the legal timeframe and provide the requested information."

• Peer-reviewed research
• Access to information

We are a technology-driven initiative that strives to make information more accessible and foster accountability in Africa’s public sector.

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Watchdogging government

Doorzoek meer dan 2 miljoen overheidsdocumenten op één plek.

• TICTeC 25

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Journalism

Best practices: van journalisten, voor ambtenaren VOORWOORD

• guides

• Access to information

Bolo Bhi is a civil society organization geared towards advocacy, policy, and research in the areas of digital rights and civic responsibility.

• Global South Alliance

• Digital rights
• Access to information

A pan-African, membership-based civil society network and resource center promoting the right of access to information, transparency, and accountability across Africa.

• Government transparency
• Partner networks and coalitions
• Access to information

Das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz (IFG) schafft einen voraussetzungslosen Anspruch auf Zugang zu amtlichen Informationen bei Behörden des Bundes.

• Government transparency
• Access to information
• Civic tech legislation and policy

The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean, better known as the Escazú Agreement (Spanish: Acuerdo de Escazú), is an international treaty signed by 25 Latin American and Caribbean nations concerning the rights of access to information about the environment, public participation in environmental decision-making, environmental justice, and a healthy and sustainable environment for current and future generations.

• Government transparency
• Access to information
• Civic tech legislation and policy

• Argentina (federal government)

• Govtech
• Government transparency
• Access to information

*SLAPP - Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation is a legal action taken to block public participation, including journalists and activists, in public debate. Their goal is to silence criticism of the actions of government or large corporations.

• Media
• Journalism
• Partner networks and coalitions

The Access Info Impact Award was created to recognise and celebrate those who have effectively used their right to information to make significant contributions to advancing human rights, environmental protection, democracy, and anti-corruption efforts.

• Access to information
• Awards and prizes

Accountability Lab Mexico is inspiring a national movement—led by civil society, on the ground, online and through the media—to celebrate, encourage and connect honest public servants.

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring

La Ley 19/2013, de 9 de diciembre, de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información Pública y Buen Gobierno (texto consolidado), tiene por objeto ampliar y reforzar la transparencia de la actividad pública, regular y garantizar el derecho de acceso a la información relativa a aquella actividad y establecer las obligaciones de buen gobierno que deben cumplir las personas que ejercen una responsabilidad pública.

• Government transparency
• Access to information
• Civic tech legislation and policy

The Tromsø Convention is the first binding international legal instrument to recognize a general right of access to official documents held by public authorities.

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Access to information

Κάθε πολίτης έχει το δικαίωμα να αποκτήσει πληροφορίες από δημόσιους οργανισμούς. Σύμφωνα με τον νόμο, οφείλουν να απαντήσουν.

• The Tech
• Participatory democracy
• Watchdogging and transparency

We empower communities to actively engage with their governments in decision-making through technology, design, communication, and research, driving better public services and enhancing citizen participation in governance.

• Access to Information Community of Practice

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Build something
• Access to information

A platform dedicated to monitoring and exposing censorship in Google Play Stores worldwide. We hope this initiative will be a step towards greater transparency and the promotion of digital freedom.

• Google
• free speech

• Civic data
• Advocacy tech
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

OpenGovLoc, a digital transformation project, is a scaling-up operation in 4 priority municipalities and the involvement of 20 other municipalities in the use of digital technology to promote accountability and local participation led by young people.

• Civic data
• Journalism
• Digital rights

ADISI-Cameroun est une organisation de la société civile qui a pour cœur de métier l’information et la gouvernance de celle-ci.

• Civic data
• Journalism
• Digital rights

Somos una asociación civil peruana sin fines de lucro dedicada a investigar, facilitar el entendimiento público y promover el respeto de los derechos y libertades en entornos digitales.

• Access to Information Community of Practice

• Digital rights
• Open civic data
• Access to information

• Access to Information Community of Practice
• TICTeC 25

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring

Undervaka har tagit tempen på offentlighetsprincipen 2017

• Access to Information Community of Practice

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring

• Access to Information Community of Practice

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring

Bëj dhe shfleto kërkesa për te Drejten e Informimit (DI)

• Alaveteli

• The Tech
• Participatory democracy
• Watchdogging and transparency

ППЛ – зареєстрована у 2016 році неприбуткова організація, яка об’єднала експертів з великим досвідом роботи та високим рівнем експертиз у неурядовому секторі.

• Access to Information Community of Practice

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring

This is a free and collaborative resource on the United States federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

• wikis

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Civic literacy

Borimo se za svet, v katerem oblast, politika, gospodarstvo, civilna družba in dnevno življenje ljudi ne bodo prepleteni s korupcijo.

• Access to Information Community of Practice

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Watchdogging government

En Abrimos.info combinamos nuestra experiencia abriendo datos con amplias capacidades narrativas, investigativas y de desarrollo para crear bases de datos fiables y verificadas que promueven el conocimiento estratégico.

• Access to Information Community of Practice
• TICTeC 25

• Civic data
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency

Amplifying underrepresented voices

• Access to information
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Campaign organizations

A Practical Guide for Operationalising Access to Information Laws

• Access to information

• Access to Information Community of Practice

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Access to information

The Right To Know (R2K), Nigeria is a dynamic organisation established in 2007 to champion the right to access officially held information at all levels of government public institutions and establishing legal standards for these rights in Nigeria.

• Access to Information Community of Practice

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Access to information

Parliamentary monitoring and democracy watchdog organisation using civic tech to promote transparency, accountability and citizen engagement.

• Access to Information Community of Practice
• Parliamentary Monitoring Organizations Community of Practice
• democracy

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Watchdogging government

• Access to Information Community of Practice

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Access to information

We incubate projects that bring together data and transparency to expand and improve the civic space in Asia.

• Access to Information Community of Practice

• Civic data
• Open justice
• Access to information

• Access to Information Community of Practice

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Access to information

Alaveteli instance for Australia

• Alaveteli

• Participatory democracy
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency

Somos el siguiente nivel en acceso a la información pública

• extensions
• Access to Information Community of Practice

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Communicating with the government

Todos los ciudadanos tenemos derecho a acceder a la información que tienen los organismos del Estado o las empresas que administran recursos y servicios públicos.

• Alaveteli

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Access to information

Das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz wurde kundgemacht

• Access to Information Community of Practice

• Participatory democracy
• Parliamentary and legislative tech
• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring

Romanian Alaveteli instance

• Alaveteli
• Access to Information Community of Practice

• The Tech
• Participatory democracy
• Watchdogging and transparency

Сайт «Доступ до Правди» працює як уніфікована платформа для надсилання електронних запитів розпорядникам інформації відповідно до Закону “Про доступ до публічної інформації”.

• Alaveteli

• The Tech
• Participatory democracy
• Watchdogging and transparency

Alaveteli instance for New Zealand

• Alaveteli

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Access to information