A few months ago, my team at the Public Private Development Centre launched a project called Budeshi which means “open it” in Hausa… Continue reading on Medium »
Open Data Aha!
Signposting to open data being used in 'real life'
Tag: anti-corruption
Breaking down the doors: Bringing contract deals into the open
Photo: Department for International Development : Supplying medicines (CC BY 2.0) Fighting corruption was at the center of the 16th International Anti-Corruption Conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia that ended in September. Not surprisingly, Open Contracting, an approach to bring deals between…
Posted in Benefits of open data, Posts from feeds, Transparency Tagged with: anti-corruption, contracts, Corruption, GEORG NEUMANN, MARCELA ROZO, Open Contracting, open data, Transparency, World Bank
Why Residents of Mexico City Are Organizing Themselves Against Parking Meters
Mariela paid a meter for two hours to park on Amsterdam Avenue in Condesa, a trendy neighborhood in the middle of Mexico City. She paid with coins, and claimed to have returned shortly before her paid time was up, only…
Posted in Journalism, Posts from feeds, Smart communities, Transparency Tagged with: anti-corruption, citizens, Corruption, demand for data, EcoParq, Mexico, Parking, parking meters, revenue, statistics, Transparency, urban infrastructure, Vice