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How to track openness with the Global Data Barometer?
It has been a few weeks since the release of the Global Data Barometer (GDB) results, database, and our blogs on the GDB structure and A-hands-on guide. We hope you are exploring the data and testing hypotheses on different...
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Charting the Course to Strengthen Political Integrity
This analysis for the Global Data Barometer political integrity module was compiled by, Renzo Falla, Senior Research and Data Officer, Open Government Partnership Support Unit & Kristen Rose, Research Associate, Open Government Partnership Support Unit Governments should serve citizens...
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Building a greater understanding of political integrity data infrastructures
This analysis for the Global Data Barometer political integrity module was compiled by Jon Vrushi – Research Specialist, Transparency International and Jorge Valladares – Research and Policy Expert, Transparency International The Transparency International movement works to secure the integrity...
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Dig Deeper into GDB’s Data: A-hands-on guide
Hello again! And welcome to part two of this blog series to dig deeper into the Barometer’s data. If you have come this far, we are going to make four assumptions: first, that you are as excited as we...
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Dig deeper into GDB’s data: Hello, world! — Part 1
If you are reading this, we hope for the following things: first, that you are as excited as we are for the release of the results and data undertaken by the Global Data Barometer project to understand the state...
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Advocating for greater data transparency
Access Info Europe is the regional partner for the Global Data Barometer (GDB) in Europe coordinating 27 countries across Europe, the Americas, Oceania and Asia. Access Info Europe is a human rights organisation established in Madrid in 2006, dedicated...
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Protecting the integrity of politics: Transparency International
The Global Data Barometer political integrity module was designed with key contributions and support from Transparency international (TI) and Open Government Partnership. The module addresses five key areas including data on political party financing, lobbying registers, and data on...
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Nurturing democracy through open government
The Global Data Barometer’s political integrity module was born out of a collaboration with Open Government Partnership (OGP) and Transparency International (TI). The module has 12 indicators spanning across all the GDB pillars—governance, availability, capability and use. OGP promotes...
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Towards more efficient use of beneficial ownership data
The Global Data Barometer values the contributions of its thematic partners that shared their wealth of knowledge and experience in the development of the thematic modules. One such partnership is between the GDB and Open Ownership (OO) in the...
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Promoting fiscal transparency for better access to resources: GIFT
The Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency (GIFT) is the thematic partner for the Global Data Barometer’s public finance module. The module includes two primary indicators which aim to track governance of open public finance data and availability of budgeting...
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