Net Neutrality Victory in U.S. Can Help Rewire International Policies
Consumers, campaigners and champions of free speech everywhere won a huge victory last week when United States regulators voted in favor of net neutrality rules, reclassifying broadband internet in the...
View ArticleCGD: Do Mobile Phone Surveys Work in Poor Countries?
The following post is by Ben Leo and Robert Morello of the Center for Global Development (CGD). Cross-posted from the CGD blog. See also this 2013 post from TABridge on the Ureport mobile platform. The...
View ArticleGlobal Integrity: Following the Money and Opening Government, Building from...
The following post is by Alan Hudson, executive director of Global Integrity and a lead coordinator of the Follow the Money network. Cross posted from the Global Integrity blog. Siguiendo el dinero y...
View ArticleNotes from Webinar: Follow the Money: Emerging Collaborations
On 26 February we were delighted to host a live discussion featuring participants from our recent “Follow the Money” Workshop in Berlin. Guest speakers from several countries recounted their insights...
View ArticleONE: Statoil publishes payments to governments in historic transparency move
The following post is by the ONE Campaign, leaders in the Follow the Money network and participants in our recent FTM Workshop. Cross-posted from the ONE blog. Today, Norwegian oil company Statoil led...
View ArticleIBP: Taking Budget Data to the Public: Creating Tools for Citizens
The following post is by Oliver Bernstein of the Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP) in Texas. Cross-posted from the newsletter of CPPP partner and TABridge co-organizers, the International...
View ArticleNotes from Webinar: Checklists for Reviewing Technology Funding Proposals
In our March 17 webinar, TABridge co-organizer Allen “Gunner” Gunn presented developing work by Aspiration on an issue that is widespread but rarely addressed: the ability of philanthropies to...
View ArticleMobilisation Lab: It’s all just organizing
The following post by Julien Burns comes from Greenpeace’s Mobilisation Lab, a longtime participant in the TABridge network. The “MobLab” functions as a testing ground and “forward-looking space” to...
View ArticleMonika Shepard: Does civic tech have a funding problem?
The following post is by Monika Shepard of Global Integrity, a longtime member of the TABridge network and manager of Global Integrity’s Indaba project. (Cross-posted from technical.ly/dc.) Monika...
View ArticleCDG: Taxing Multinationals: Is There a Pot of Gold of Finance for Development?
The following post by Maya Forstater and Vijaya Ramachandran was originally posted by the Center for Global Development, participants in our January Follow the Money Workshop. Taxation, which has been...
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