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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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Budget Visualization & Taxpayer Receipt Tool

Cities and towns across Massachusetts and few in other states have adopted Visual Budget, either the new WordPress plug-in or the original.

Project Drawdown

Project Drawdown

San Francisco

Each solution reduces greenhouse gases by avoiding emissions and/or by sequestering carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere.

Indicator Toolbox

Catalogue of procurement risk indicators from various countries.

Parliamentary Monitoring Group (PMG)

Parliamentary Monitoring Group (PMG)

Parliamentary Monitoring Group, 2nd floor, Associated Magazines, 21 St. Johns Street, Cape Town 8001

PMG aims to provide accurate, objective, and current information on all parliamentary committee proceedings in the form of detailed, unofficial minutes and documents and since 2007, sound recordings of the meeting.

Chileleaks

Chileleaks

Santiago

Safe and anonymous platform for whistleblowing in Chile

TenderBase

This tool allows researchers, watchdog organizations and investigative journalists to measure how countries are performing against each other in terms of public procurement transparency, to use it in further advocacy for more transparent procurement as well as to spot corruption using red flag indicators.

Tracka

Tracka

55 Moleye Street, Lagos, Nigeria

Launched in 2014 by BudgIT, Tracka is a social platform of/for active citizens who are interested in monitoring public projects in their communities thus enhancing budget performance across the country.

TiPi

TiPi

Spain (España) 🇪🇸

Es un proyecto que nace desde la sociedad civil para fortalecer sus capacidades de incidencia en los procesos de toma de decisión política y en la generación de un debate público informado sobre la pobreza y la justicia social en España.

OpenCorporates

Free and Open Company Data on 135 million companies and corporations in over 125 jurisdictions, including US, UK, Switzerland, Panama...

BudgetKey

Website was started by transparency NGO Public Knowledge Workshop to present the budget in a user-friendly, easier-to-understand format.

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

Parlamento2030

Spain (España) 🇪🇸

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.

National Institute on Money in State
Politics (NIMSP)

National Institute on Money in State Politics (NIMSP)

833 North Last Chance Gulch, Helena, Montana 59601

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 disclosure agencies nationwide and making it freely available at FollowTheMoney.org.

Enough is Enough

Enough is Enough

Nigeria 🇳🇬

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

Onodo

Onodo

Spain (España) 🇪🇸

Every network tells a story

Obama Promise Tracker

Obama Promise Tracker

The Washington Post, K Street Northwest, Washington, DC

See how Obama performed on 40 of the promises he made during his two presidential campaigns.

Indigo Trust

Indigo Trust

Indigo Trust, Wilton Road, London, UK

The Indigo Trust funds organisations using digital technologies to improve transparency and accountability in sub-Saharan Africa

International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN)

International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN)

Poynter Institute for Media Studies, 3rd Street South, St. Petersburg, FL

The International Fact-Checking Network is a unit of the Poynter Institute dedicated to bringing together fact-checkers worldwide.

Atvirasteismas

Atvirasteismas

Lithuania (Lietuva) 🇱🇹

The aim of the tool is to help Lithuanian citizens to understand how courts and judges work in their country. Transparency International chapter

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

4 Rue Apollo XI, Cité Mahrajène, Tunis, Tunisie

“Marsad Majles” is Al Bawsala's project to monitor Tunisia's National Constituent Assembly (NCA).

JamiiForums

JamiiForums

Tanzania, United Republic of (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania) 🇹🇿

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

Citizens Watch

Nigeria 🇳🇬

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 politicians, in a bid to promote public accountability and participatory governance

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 believed IoT devices were used for significant purposes.

Anti-corruption SMS campaign in Albania

Anti-corruption SMS campaign in Albania

Albania (Shqipëria) 🇦🇱

A text message that the government sends to citizens to in an attempt to prevent corruption.

Whistleblowing PA

Whistleblowing PA

Italy (Italia) 🇮🇹

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

Ukraine (Ukrayina) 🇺🇦

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 communication and reducing the level of violence in society.

CoBudget

CoBudget

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧

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

Integrity Watch France

User-friendly interactive databse that provides an ovierview of the register of interests of French MPs as well as Lobbying activities.

Athena Coalition

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

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.

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.

Kdovpliva

Kdovpliva

Slovenia (Slovenija) 🇸🇮

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

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.

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.

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

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