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TypeNameDescriptionReferenceFounderFounded inCoverageData SourcesTools, API, StandardsSupport
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NonprofitOpen SecretsOpen Secrets tracks data about the money flow in the US government.https://www.opensecrets.orgCenter for Responsive Politics https://www.opensecrets.org/about/1983United Stateshttps://www.opensecrets.org/resources/create/https://www.opensecrets.org/about/funders.php
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NonprofitMapLightMapLight provides timely, in-depth information about lawmakers, votes, interest groups, and more to expose the links between political money and legislative outcomes.https://maplight.orgDaniel G. Newman; Thomas Layton; Jaleh Bisharat; 2005United StatesWe combine data on campaign contributions, legislators’ votes on bills, and information on the interests supporting and opposing those bills in the United States Congress and the California State Legislature.http://www.darkmoneywatch.org/dig-into-the-data/Center for Responsive Politics, the Sunlight Foundation, and the Political TV Ad Archive. https://maplight.org/how-were-funded/
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NonprofitPolitifactPolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others who speak up in American politics.http://www.politifact.com/Tampa Bay Times http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/blog/2011/oct/06/who-pays-for-politifact/2007United StatesOn-the-record interviewsDemocracy Funf, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Ford Foundation, Knight Foundation, Craigslist Charitable Fund, and the Collins Center for Public Policy http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/blog/2011/oct/06/who-pays-for-politifact/
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NonprofitLittlesisDatabase of who-knows-who at the heights of business and government. We're a grassroots watchdog network connecting the dots between the world's most powerful people and organizations.http://littlesis.org/Project of Public Accountability Initiative http://littlesis.org/about2009United StatesOur data derives from government filings, news articles, and other reputable sources. Some data sets are updated automatically; the rest is filled in by our user community.http://api.littlesis.org/http://public-accountability.org/about/funding/
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CompanyOpenCorporatesAims to have a URL for every company in the world.https://opencorporates.com/Chris Taggart and Rob McKinnon of Chrinon Ltd (Registered in UK) https://opencorporates.com/info/about2010GlobalOfficial company registers, company website scrapes, recently from Word Bank Institute, Oknfhttp://api.opencorporates.com/Paid plans https://opencorporates.com/info/pricing
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ProjectOpen SpendingOpenSpending exists to map the money worldwide – that is, to track and analyse public financial information globally. It is meant to be a resource for individuals and groups who wish to discuss and investigate public financial information, including journalists, academics, campaigners, and more. http://community.openspending.org/about/https://openspending.orghttp://community.openspending.org/about/steering-group/2011GlobalOpen Knowledge Foundation, 4iP, Open Society Foundation, Knight Foundation, Omidyar Network, Hewlett Foundation http://community.openspending.org/about/funders/
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ProjectOpen TEDAims to make information from the joint European procurement system more easily accessible to journalists and researchers.http://ted.openspending.org/http://ted.openspending.org/#about-us2011European Unionhttp://simap.ted.europa.eu/cpv Daily tender announcements in EU https://open-data.europa.eu/en/data/dataset/ted-csvOpen Knowledge Foundation, Knight-Mozilla OpenNews, Journalismfund.eu
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NonprofitIndiaSpendUtilizes open data to analyse a range of issues with the broader objective of fostering better governance, transparency and accountability in the Indian government. Acts on the Indian economy, particularly in areas like education and healthcare as well as data on the states of India.http://www.indiaspend.comGovindraj Ethiraj (journalist, Founder Editor-in-Chief of Bloomberg TV India), The Spending & Policy Research Foundation, Mumbai http://www.indiaspend.com/about/about-indiaspend2011IndiaGovernment databases of census and planning comissionRohini Nilekani (Founder-Chairperson of Arghyam), Vikram Lal (former Chairman of the Eicher Group), Pirojsha Godrej Foundation http://www.indiaspend.com/about/trustees
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CompanyOpenOilConsultancy, publishing house and training provider, specialised on open data products and services around natural resources. http://openoil.net/history/http://openoil.netReuters correspondent Johnny West http://openoil.net/about-2/the-team/2011Globalhttp://repository.openoil.net/wiki/Concession_Layer_Methodologyhttp://repository.openoil.net https://data.openoil.net http://aleph.openoil.netShuttleworth Foundation http://openoil.net/clients/
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PlatformEJOLT - The Environmental Justice Organisations, Liabilities and TradeEJOLT is a global research project bringing science and society together to catalogue and analyze ecological distribution conflicts and confront environmental injustice.http://ejolt.orghttp://www.ejolt.org/section/team/2011GlobalGeo MapsEU 7th Framework Programme
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Platformİstanbul Worker's Health and Safety Labor WatchReporting on the workplace homicides, accidents, occupational diseases and safety conditions across Turkey. http://www.guvenlicalisma.orgMembers from Istanbul Medical Chamber, Chamber of Turkish Engineers and Architects, Scholars from Istanbul, Unions2011TurkeyLocal and national media, journalists, doctors, and labor inspectorsIndividual donations, Istanbul Medical Chamber, Petrol-İş Union, TEK-GIDA İş Union, voluntary work
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NonprofitHafiza MerkeziHafiza Merkezi aims to uncover the truth concerning past violations of human rights, strengthen the collective memory about those violations, and support survivors in their pursuit of justice.http://hakikatadalethafiza.org/Independent human rights organization set up by a group of lawyers, journalists and human rights activists in November 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey2011TurkeyJuridical reports and stories from close relatives of people who are disappeared.http://www.zorlakaybetmeler.org/Grants from various organizations http://hakikatadalethafiza.org/en/about-hafiza-merkezi/supporters/
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ProjectOpen DukaProvides a freely accessible database of information on Kenyan entities.http://www.openduka.orgOpen Institute2012KenyaScrapes data from various sources that range from shareholder information, procurement information, legal cases and company information. http://www.openduka.org/index.php/apiIn partnership with the National Council of Law Reporting and funded by A.T.T.I.
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ProjectInfoAmazoniaInfoAmazonia provides timely news and reports of the endangered Amazon region.http://infoamazonia.orgoEco, Internews2012Amazon RegionGovernment databases, media reports, and company websiteshttp://infoamazonia.org/datasets/ICFJ, Avina, CDKN, Skoll Foundation
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ProjectNetworks of DispossessionMapping the relations of capital and power in Turkeyhttp://mulksuzlestirme.org/index.en.htmlVolunteers2013TurkeyGovernment databases, Open Street Map, other NGO databaseshttp://graphcommons.com/hubs/mulksuzlestirmeVoluntary work
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ProjectPoderopediaWho is who in business and politics in Chile, Colombia and Venezuela. http://www.poderopedia.org/Miguel Paz2013Chile, Venezuela, ColombiaKnight Foundation, International Center for Journalists
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ProjectOpenInterestsOpenInterests.eu is a catalogue of political and commercial actors related to the European Union. The project combines different sets of information into a search engine, which can be used to quickly retrieve information about the activities of companies, people and institutions in a European context. http://www.openinterests.euLobbyFacts project team2014European UnionEuropean Lobby Register, Register of Expert Groups membership, Financial Transparency System, Tenders Electronic Daily (TED). http://www.openinterests.eu/aboutOpenInterests.eu includes work from a number of sources, and thus credit is due to the many people who have helped make it: the LobbyFacts project team - Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE) and LobbyControl, OKFN Labs and Knight-Mozilla OpenNews.
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ProjectLa Fabrique de La loi (The Law Factory)La Fabrique de La loi tracks the evolution of the lawmaking and votation process in the French parliament http://blog.lafabriquedelaloi.fr/http://www.lafabriquedelaloi.frCEE Sciences Po, médialab Sciences Po, Regards Citoyens, Density Design2014FranceTracking bills from government sourceshttps://www.lafabriquedelaloi.fr/api/CEE Sciences Po, médialab Sciences Po, Regards Citoyens, Density Design
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ProjectMapping Media Freedomidentifies threats, violations and limitations faced by members of the press throughout European Union member states, candidates for entry and neighbouring countries.https://mappingmediafreedom.orgIndex on Censorship2014European UnionSubmissions, media reportsEuropean Commission, European Federation of Journalists, Reporters Without Borders
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ProjectRegional Governance and Local DemocarcyMapping issues of local-regional socio-economic development, public investments, and ecology.http://yereldemokrasi.net/Helsinki Citizens' Assembly2015TurkeyCommissions researchers and participants from the region.European Commission, Turkey's Ministry of European Union.
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NonprofitOpen Contracting PartnershipWe open up public contracting through disclosure, data and engagement so that the huge sums of money involved are spent honestly, fairly, and effectively.http://www.open-contracting.orgSpun out of the World Bank http://www.open-contracting.org/about/team/2015GlobalParticipating governmentshttp://standard.open-contracting.orgWilliam and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Omidyar Network, Open Society Foundation, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, GIZ, Hivos http://www.open-contracting.org/about/financing/
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ProjectConvacoSystematically investigates the networks of power and corruption that affects the lives of citizens in Peru. Maintains a database regarding the environmental obligations of the mining and oil industry in Peru. http://excesosincastigo.convoca.pe/http://www.convoca.peTeam of reporters, data analysts and developers in the search for a new way of doing journalism in Peru2015Peru
Voluntary work. Advised by Giannina Segnini, Mauri König, Marina Walker, Carvajal Rigoberto, Mariana Moura Santos, Matthew Caruana Galizia.
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PlatformOpen OwnershipGlobal Beneficial Ownership Registerhttp://openownership.org/OpenOwnership is driven by a steering group composed of leading transparency NGOs, including Global Witness, Open Contracting Partnership, Web Foundation, Transparency International, the ONE Campaign, and the B Team, as well as OpenCorporates.2016UK; Globalhttps://register.openownership.org/Funded by UKaid.
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