Tech projects for transparency – a new guide to the ‘Fundamentals’ that...
LONDON, 17 June 2014—The Transparency and Accountability Initiative is proud to launch a practical new guide for transparency campaigners planning and executing technology projects. ‘Fundamentals for...
View ArticleWebinar on Open Government and Public Services: Learning from Experience
Rakesh Rajani (Twaweza), Ruth Carlitz (UCLA) and Albert van Zyl (International Budgets Partnership) recently presented a webinar on tackling public service gaps through transparency and participation,...
View ArticleBrendan Halloran: Why Learning & Adaptation Are Central to Making All Voices...
The following post is by Brendan Halloran of the Transparency and Accountability Initiative. (Cross-posted from the Making All Voices Count blog.) A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending...
View ArticleNotes from Webinar: Getting Citizens Engaged in Your Transparency and...
In our June 25th webinar, we discussed key steps organisations can take to engage individuals in their transparency and accountability efforts. Joining us with hands-on knowledge were guests Satyarupa...
View ArticlePerseverance, Realism and Results in Tracking Nigeria’s Oil Spills
Our colleagues at Stakeholder Democracy Network have a decade of experience brokering conversations between governments, communities and the powerful oil companies in Nigeria. Naturally, these groups...
View ArticleNotes from Webinar: The Two Sides of Funding Technology Projects
In our July 9th webinar, we discussed how to engage funders in supporting technology projects. Joining us with hands-on knowledge were guests Janet Haven of Open Society Foundations Information Program...
View ArticleSchool of Data: 12 New Fellows Will Work with NGOs, Media
The following post is by Milena Marin of TABridge network partner School of Data. Like our TABridge Mentors, the group’s new fellows will work on-site and remotely with a range of civil society and...
View ArticleEWG Honors TABridge Ally Hollie Gilman with Award for Excellence
We were delighted to see TABridge colleague and former co-organizer Hollie Russon Gilman honored this week by Environmental Working Group with their annual Chris Campbell Award, given to experts in the...
View ArticleNotes from Webinar: Digital Security Essentials for NGOs
In our July 23 webinar, TABridge co-organizer Allen “Gunner” Gunn of Aspiration surveyed the conceptual and concrete steps that NGOs should take to familiarise themselves with security considerations,...
View ArticleIBP: Decoding a Budget Takes Tools and People Power
Our colleagues at the International Budget Partnership pursue policy change, stronger citizen participation and more transparent, accountable budget processes across the globe. In two recent updates,...
View ArticlemySociety: Researching the Impact of FOI Technologies
The following post is by Myfanwy Nixon of mySociety, members of the TABridge network and pioneers in creating technologies that lower the information barriers between governments and citizens....
View ArticleWhat Does It Take to “Follow the Money?”
Each bit of that data is assigned a unique ID number and then poured into a massive storage trove. It’s not put in folders or individual directories; it all resides in its raw format in one big “lake”...
View ArticleGlobal Integrity: A Toolbox of Toolboxes: Has “Knowledge Sharing” Gone Too Far?
Nathaniel Heller of Global Integrity posted these incisive and necessary comments on the limitations of “knowledge-sharing” resources and compilations of tools that sometimes offer more content than...
View ArticleONE: What’s driving Africa’s strongest economies?
The following post is by Turner Shaw of the ONE Campaign, members of the TABridge network, with excellent interactive graphics from the Observatory of Economic Complexity. (Cross-posted from the ONE...
View ArticleWith Milestone U.K. Announcement, EU Disclosure Laws Speeding Toward Reality
Since before our first gathering in 2011, TABridge and its members have focused attention on the oil, gas and mining industries, and the role of transparency in following the money that flows between...
View ArticleTactical Tech: Creatively Communicating Research
The following post is by Tactical Tech, experts in creating digital tools, data visualisations and training materials for advocacy (cross-posted from tacticaltech.org). Join us on 17 September, when...
View ArticleIBP Adds “Real-Time” Tool for Tracking Federal Budget Activity
To assess the transparency of governments and their compliance with international standards, policy analysts need time and expertise. Without a rigorous review to underpin their work, advocates have a...
View ArticleNotes from Webinar: Using Info-Graphics and Data Visualisations to Engage
In our September 17th webinar, we focused on how to create effective data visualisations and infographics. On hand were guests Faraz Hassan from Global Witness and Maya Ganesh from Tactical Technology...
View ArticleZara Rahman: The road to hell is paved with brightly coloured bubble maps
The following post is by Zara Rahman, a member of the TABridge network currently leading the creation of the Open Development Toolkit, in partnership with our colleagues at Open Knowledge and...
View ArticleOpenGovHub: What We Learned About Zombie Tech Projects
Despite the best efforts of advocates and techies to design tools based on user needs and keep the fundamentals in mind, NGOs and their donors pour millions of dollars each year into web projects that...
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