OPEN DATA FOR DEMOCRACY
Access Info works to promote the publication of government data as open data for the maximum benefit of all in society.
Open data is data that is published in an open format under an open licence, so that it can be freely used, reused, and shared, by anyone for any purpose.
Access Info focuses on data that enables public participation in an evidence-based debate about social, economic, and environmental challenges. We advocate for opening data needed for accountability of government action, and to prevent and combat corruption. This includes data on:
- Spending, including public procurement
- Company registration and ownership
- Climate Change
- Digitalisation
- Gender equality
- Migration
- Health
- Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals
Here you can find out about Access Info’s work to opening up data for democracy, along with all the latest news.
‘OPEN DATA FOR DEMOCRACY’ LATEST NEWS
Open Data Day: Access Info calls on governments to collect and publish all SDG data
Madrid, 5 March 2021– On the occasion of International Open Data Day, Access Info is calling on governments to collect and publish data on the 231 indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals, in order to measure progress towards the achievement of the goals by 2030, and to release that data following the open data principles.
Call for National Researchers in Europe
Access Info Europe is currently seeking independent, country-level researchers for several European countries to act as national researchers for the first edition of the Global Data Barometer (2020–2021).
Access Info joins the Global Data Barometer as EU Regional Hub
Access Info Europe is delighted to announce its selection as the Regional Hub for the European Union for the Global Data Barometer (GDB), with responsibility for mapping levels of open data in 20 European countries as part of the 2021 global study.
Publishing open SDG data is key to monitor the progress towards the Agenda 2030
Madrid, 17 July 2020 – Having access to quality data is essential if governments are to measure the progress towards the Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals, and if civil society and the public are to be able to track progress. Recent research conducted by Access Info in
The urgent need for data collection on gender equality in Europe
Madrid, 25 June 2020 – The lack of publication of SDG data on Gender Equality in Europe is partly down to many countries not having laws requiring it to be collected, according to participants in a webinar on “Opening Up SDG 5” held by Access Info Europe on 18
EU urged to improve data and debate on gender equality
Madrid, 8 April 2020 – Access Info Europe today called on the European Commission to collect and publish more data on gender equality, after finding low levels of gender data publication across Europe and revealing that the EU’s Statistical Office Eurostat has excluded various gender-related indicators as not relevant.
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