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Big Data Challenges: Sharing Experiences
17 April 2015 (10:00h - 14:00h), Madrid, Medialab-Prado, Auditorio Access Info will take part to Los retos del Big Data a meeting and discussion between different organizations that work with big data in order to share experiences and challenges. The goal of this meeting is to put into contact all the professionals
Ranking de transparencia de las webs municipales de Madrid
15 April 2015, Madrid, Asociación de la Prensa de Madrid, Calle de Juan Bravo, 6 Victoria Anderica Caffarena will speak at the press conference organised by the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona to present the results of the Mapa Infoparticipa. This project aims at evaluating the transparency of the local governments portals in 6 comunidades autónomas: Cataluña, Madrid,
Europe-wide Lack of Transparency of Policing of Protests
Madrid, 13 April 2015 - There is a serious lack of transparency about the use of various types of equipment during policing of protests according to Access Info Europe, following research conducted in 42 countries and territories across Europe by means of access to information requests. The research by the
Seeking Sign-ons for Letter to European Commission on Lobby Transparency
The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU), which Access Info participates in as a Steering Committee member, is seeking sign-ons from civil society organisations for a letter to European Vice-President Frans Timmermans, as part of our campaign to improve lobbying transparency in Brussels. The EU has a voluntary
Legal Leaks in Ankara
10-11 April 2015, Ankara, Turkey Access Info Europe, in collaboration with UNESCO, is organising a two-days event in Ankara to present the Legal Leaks Toolkit and discuss how journalists can use the freedom of information right in their job. The first day will start with the keynote speech of Faruk Bildirici (ombudsman
Design of WJP Open Gov Index Skews Results
Is this really a true picture of Open Government Worldwide? With evaluations such as "incredible", "rather amazing figure", and "missed opportunity", Dr Ben Worthy of LSE and Helen Darbishire of Access Info analyse the World Justice Project's Index 2015 and raise a series of important questions, including how accurate is
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