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1 | Name | Country | Run By… | URL | Label | Description | Involved | Founded | |
2 | Open Congress | United States | Participatory Politics Foundation (501c3)/ Sunlight Foundation | http://www.opencongress.org/ | Obvious Success | Non-partisan | Participatory Politics Foundation, Sunlight Foundation | 2007 | |
3 | They Work For You | UK | My Society (registered charity) | http://www.theyworkforyou.com/ | Obvious Success- | Non-partisan | My Society | 2006, but not super clear | |
4 | Public Whip | UK | Non-profit, run by Bairwell Ltd. (web development company), Founders are members of TWFY | http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/ | Obvious Success | Information Source/ Engagement Platform | 2003 | ||
5 | They Work For You (NZ) | New Zealand | Volunteer-run (not affiliated with TWFY UK) | http://theyworkforyou.co.nz/ | Potential- 20,000 oral questions since founding/ Blog and Twitter dead | Information Source/ Engagement Platform | Nov. 2006 | ||
6 | Open Australia | Australia | Open Australia Foundation (charity) | http://www.openaustralia.org/ | Fizzle- Last comments April 2012 | Non-partisan | Inspired by They Work For You, Run by My Society | 2007 | |
7 | Undemocracy | United Nations | Volunteer-run (link to Public Whip in Who?) | http://www.undemocracy.com/ | Fizzle- Unsure when founded | Information Source | ? | ||
8 | Kildare Street | Ireland | Non-partisan | http://www.kildarestreet.com/ | Fizzle- Comments weekly | Information Source | Inspired by They Work For You, Run by MySociety | ? | |
9 | Open House | Bulgaria (OGP) | Gov-initiative | http://openparliament.net/ | Fizzle- Blog updated frequently, no infrastructure for PMO | Trust for Civil Society in Central/Eastern Europe | First blogpost in 2001? | ||
10 | ComprasNet | Brazil (OGP) | http://www.comprasnet.gov.br/ | Trans. Difficulty- Return! | Info on Gov Procurement Process | 2001 | |||
11 | Portal de Transparencia | Brazil (OGP) | http://www.portaldatransparencia.gov.br/ | Trans. Difficulty- Data would suggest success- http://www.portaldatransparencia.gov.br/sobre/Origem.asp | Nov. 2004 | ||||
12 | Cultura Digital | Brazil (OGP) | Gov-initiative | http://culturadigital.br/ | Potential- 8000 members, 400 groups, hourly activity | Social network to encourage netizens to address public policy | Sponsored by Petrobas | ? | |
13 | Azdarar | Armenia (OGP) | Gov-run legislative notification system | http://www.azdarar.am/ | Fizzle- Empty shell of a PMO | 2007 | |||
14 | Consulting Canadians | Canada (OGP) | Gov-initiative | http://www.consultingcanadians.gc.ca/hm.jspx?lang=eng | Fizzle- Last modified in 2011 | Platform for citizen engagement | ? | ||
15 | GovernmentOnline | Colombia (OGP) | Gov-initiative | http://www.gobiernoenlinea.gov.co/web/guest;jsessionid=592E2B3FD633A37BB3A2BF0B6B22F308 | Return to! 4,000 hits on some blogs | Can call/chat with gov online | |||
16 | Portal | Croatia (OGP) | Gov-initiative | http://www.javnanabava.hr/ | Fizzle- Empty shell of a PMO | Public procurement | |||
17 | Borger | Denmartk (OGP) | Gov-initiative | https://www.borger.dk/Sider/default.aspx | Return to! Have to sign up for service | Public engagement platform | |||
18 | Eesti | Estonia (OGP) | Gov-initiative | https://www.eesti.ee/eng | Return to! Have to sign up for service | Public engagement platform | European Union Regional Development Fund | ||
19 | Legislative Herald | Georgia (OGP) | Gov-initiative | https://www.matsne.gov.ge/ | Return to! Trans | Legislative Information Site (implementing more interaction | |||
20 | iChange | Georgia (OGP) | Gov-initiative | https://www.ichange.ge/ | Fizzle- In Progress | Public engagement platform | |||
21 | OpenGov | Greece (OGP) | Gov-initiative | http://ogp.opengov.gr/ | Fizzle- in Progress- So far, nothin | OpenGov and public engagement | 2009 | ||
22 | Gov Portal | Israel (OGP) | Gov-initiative | http://www.gov.il/firstgov/english | Fizzle- No public engagement | OpenGov and public engagement | 2005 | ||
23 | Open Parliament App | Italy (OGP) | Gov-initiative with Openpolis (independent) | http://parlamento.openpolis.it/ | Obvious Success- Lots of activity/citizen tracking | Legislative monitoring | 2008 | ||
24 | Live Parliament | Kenya (OGP) | Gov-initiative | http://www.parliament.go.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=96:live-broadcast&catid=79:house-broadcast | Fizzle- No interaction | Live broadcasts | |||
25 | E-government | Lithuania (OGP) | Gov-initiative | http://www.epaslaugos.lt/ | Fizzle- No public engagement | OpenGov and public engagement | Lithuanian NGOs | ||
26 | Gob.mx | Mexico (OGP) | Gov-initiative | http://www.gob.mx/ | New? Citizen search engine? | Citizen portal | Apr-08 | ||
27 | Particip.gov.md | Moldova (OGP) | Gov-initiative | http://www.particip.gov.md/ | New or Fizzle?, hundreds of views and votes though really interactive and straightforward- interesting question: why? | Public engagement platform | |||
28 | E-government | South Korea (OGP) | Gov-initiative | http://www.korea.go.kr/ | Fizzle- No public engagement | ||||
29 | ? | South Korea (OGP) | Gov-initiative | www.minwon.go.kr | Return to! Web prob | ||||
30 | Country Level Knowledge Network | Tanzania (OGP) | Gov-initiative | http://clknet.or.tz/ | Fizzle- Hundreds of views, infrequent forums | Open Government and public engagement | Tanzanian NGOs | ||
31 | Regulation Portal | Turkey (OGP) | Gov-initiative | www.regulation.gov.tr. | Ignore- Web problems | Open Government and public engagement | |||
32 | Uruguay Concursa | Uruguay (OGP) | Gov-initiative | https://www.uruguayconcursa.gub.uy/ | Fizzle- Not PMO so much as public services | Open Government and public engagement | Oct-10 | ||
33 | LegisInfo | Canada | Gov-initiative | http://www.parl.gc.ca/LegisInfo/ | Fizzle- No interaction | Information Source | |||
34 | Progress of Legislation | Canada | Gov-initiative | http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/SEN/Chamber/411/Progress/prog-e.htm?Language=E | Fizzle- No interaction | Information Source | |||
35 | Mumbai Votes | India | Non-profit, non-partisan, funded by Mumbai residents | http://mumbaivotes.com/ | Potential, well-designed site, updated frequently but little engagement | Information Source | Assoc. for Democratic Reforms, Karmayog, Journalism mentor, Powai.info, Knowlarity, etc. | ? | |
36 | Praja | India | Non-partisan | http://www.praja.org/ | Potential, Well-designed, decent engagement | Information Source/ Gov outreach (via forum) | Ford Foundation, Madhu Mehta, Narotam Sakhsaria, Fur Die Freiheit | 1997/ Web 2009? | |
37 | PRS Legislative Research | India | Independent research initiative (funded by Ford and Google) | http://www.prsindia.org/ | Fizzle- Well-designed, but no public engagement | Information Source | 2005 | ||
38 | Citizen Congress Watch | Taiwan | http://www.ccw.org.tw/?cat=77 | Fizzle- No interaction | Information Source | ||||
39 | Istinojmer | Bosnia | http://istinomjer.ba/ | Success! Good interaction esp for small country | Information Source (They Promised…) | Bosnian NGOs | ? | ||
40 | Manoseimas | Lithuania | http://www.manoseimas.lt/ | Waiting for log-in | Interactive Information Portal | ||||
41 | MOST | Macedonia | http://www.most.org.mk/index.php/en/home-new | Fizzle- in Progress- So far, nothin | Information Source/ Engagement Platform | Macedonian NGOs http://www.most.org.mk/index.php/en/most-info/about-most/history | |||
42 | Kohovolit | EU/Czech/Slovakia | http://kohovolit.eu/ | New? Well-designed, decent engagement | Information Source | Open Society | ? | ||
43 | Mam Prawo Wiedziec | Poland | Non-profit, independent | http://www.mamprawowiedziec.pl/ | Fizzle- Well-designed, but no public engagement | Information Source | Sponsors: World Bank, Stefan Batory Foundation, Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe, NGOs | 2006 | |
44 | Project Open Parliament | Serbia | http://otvoreniparlament.rs/ | Fizzle- really just a news source | Information Source/ Engagement Platform | Donors: USAID, Institute for Sustainable Communities, British Embassy, National Endowment for Democracy, Coalition of Serbian NGOs: http://otvoreniparlament.rs/o-projektu/ | |||
45 | FOICA (Freedom of Info Center) | Armenia | Non-profit, independent | http://www.foi.am/en/ | Fizzle- Well-designed, but no public engagement | Information Source | Supported by USAID, Member of AccessInfo Europe | 2011 | |
46 | Vote Watch | EU | Non-profit, independent, non-partisan | http://www.votewatch.eu/ | Potential- well-designed, interaction in hundreds | Information Source | |||
47 | (Parlorama) | EU | http://www.parlorama.eu/ | Fizzle- really just a news source | News Source | ||||
48 | It's Your Parliament | EU | Maintained by Buhl & Rasmussen | http://www.itsyourparliament.eu/ | Potential- well-designed but little interaction | Information Source/Analysis | ? | ||
49 | Assoc. of Civil Rights | Argentina | Non-profit, non-partisan | http://www.adclegislativo.org.ar/ | Fizzle- Well-designed, but no public engagement | Information Source | Others NGOs: http://www.adclegislativo.org.ar/institucionales/i675-acerca-de-la-adc | ||
50 | Directorio Legislativo | Argentina | http://alertas.directoriolegislativo.org/?post_type=legislador | Fizzle- Well-designed, but no public engagement | Information Source | ||||
51 | Adopt a Councilor | Brazil | http://vereadores.wikia.com/wiki/P%C3%A1gina_principal | Potential- interesting idea, need to log-in to gauge interaction | Information Source- Citizen news monitoring | Wikia | 2008 or earlier | ||
52 | VOTENAWEB | Brazil | http://www.votenaweb.com.br/ | New? Well-designed, decent engagement | Information Source | Help from WebCitizen | |||
53 | Vota Inteligente | Chile | Project of: Cuidano Inteligente | http://legislativo.votainteligente.cl/ | Fizzle- Well-designed, but no public engagement | Information Source | Funded: Open Society, Supported: ProAceso, Opensecrets.org, Transparencia Legislativa, Ashoka | ||
54 | Open-Knesset | Israel | http://www.ohloh.net/p/open-knesset | Fizzle- in Progress- So far, nothin | A work-in-progress to create a website monitoring the Knesset | Through OHLOH | |||
55 | How'd They Vote | Canada | Non-partisan, User-sponsored | http://howdtheyvote.ca/ | Fizzle- Hasn't been updated since 2010 | MP Vote Monitoring | Hansard as inspiration | 2005 | |
56 | Mzalendo | Kenya | Non-partisan | http://info.mzalendo.com/ | Potential- well-designed, decent engagement | Information Source (Based on TheyWorkForUs) | Funded by Omidyar via MySociety | 2003 | |
57 | Parliamentary Monitoring Group | South Africa | Founded by: Black Slash, Human Rights Committee, Idasa | http://www.pmg.org.za | Potential- decent engagement and a long history, web could be better | Information Source/ Engagement Platform | Inspiration from Hansard, Funding from Open Society, Raith Foundation, Heinrich Boll Foundation, Foundation for Human Rights, Ford Foundation, Canadian International Development Agency | 1996 (org), 1998 (web) | |
58 | Hvem Stemmer Hvad | Denmark | http://www.hvemstemmerhvad.dk/about.php | Fizzle- No public engagement | Information Source | Buhl Rasmussen | |||
59 | Parliament Watch | Germany | User-sponsored | http://www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/ | Obvious Success- Great interaction | Information Source/ Engagement Platform | Helped start: Parliament Watch in Ireland, Austria, Luxembourg, Malaysia | ||
60 | ProDemos | Netherlands | Non-partisan, independent | http://www.prodemos.nl/ | Obvious Success- Resources spread out over several sites but have great usage (millions of hits) | Information Source/ Engagement Platform | Ministry of the Interior | 2001/2011 (officially launched, but complicated history) | |
61 | Citizen Intelligence Agency | Sweden | Independent, non-partisan, voluntary | http://cia.sourceforge.net/ | Fizzle- in Progress- So far, nothin | Citizen parlimentary monitoring | |||
62 | PoliTools | Switzerland | For-profit company | http://www.politools.net/joomla/index.php | NA | Company designing software for parliamentary informatics | |||
63 | Parliament Monitoring | Armenia | http://parliamentmonitoring.am/ | Fizzle- really just a news source | Information Source | Mandate NGO, Open Society Foundation-Armenia | |||
64 | Projeto Excelensias | Brazil | http://www.excelencias.org.br/ | Fizzle- really just a news source | Information Source | Transparency Brazil, Ford Foundation | |||
65 | Bundestagger | Germany | http://www.bundestagger.de/ | New? Let's you tag data | Information Source/API | ||||
66 | Open Synagogue | Israel | http://oknesset.org/ | Potential- good engagment | Information Source/ Engagement Platform | Public Information Workshop (yeda.us), Popular Front for the Liberation of public Knowledge | ? | ||
67 | Parlemen.net | Indonesia | Center for Law & Policy Studies | http://www.parlemen.net/site/index.php | Fizzle- No interaction | Information Source | USAID, Asia Foundation, DRSP | ||
68 | Agenda Yetu | Kenya | Africa Peace Forum, International Development Research Centre | http://agendayetu.org/ | New- Really interesting stuff with SMS interaction | Engagement Platform for citizens to speak on specific legislation (Agenda 4) | 2010 | ||
69 | Jordanian Parlimentary Monitor | Jordan | Al-Quds Center, NDI, UN Development Program (Parliamentary Development Initiative in the Arab Region) | http://jpm.jo/ | Fizzle- little interaction | Information Source | |||
70 | CURUL501 | Mexico | http://curul501.org/ | New- Good interaction, great design | Information Source | Fundar, Citivox-sponsored | At least 2010 | ||
71 | Reflexion Democratia | Peru | http://www.reflexiondemocratica.org.pe/index.php | Fizzle- No public engagement | Information Source | NDI, Citivox | |||
72 | Sejometr | Poland | ePantswo Foundation, NGO | http://sejmometr.pl/ | Obvious Success- Great interaction, great design | Information Source/API | ? | ||
73 | Demo.cratia | Portugal | Independent | http://demo.cratica.org/ | New? Only hacker-created PMO, still in progress though | Information Source | OpenData Hackathon | ? | |
74 | Discursia | Spain | http://discursia.com/ | Fizzle- little interaction | Information Source/ Engagement Platform | ||||
75 | Candidate Watch | Ireland | http://www.candidatewatch.ie/ | New? Good interaction and design | Information Source | German Parliament Watch, Ashoka Ireland | at least 2009 | ||
76 | Mein Parlament | Austria | Non-partisan | http://www.meinparlament.at/ | Obvious Success- Great interaction | Information Source/ Engagement Platform | German Parliament Watch | ||
77 | Open Parliament | Canada | Non-partisan | http://openparliament.ca | Obvious Success | Information Source | |||
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