Evolving for Impact: The Second Edition of the Global Data Barometer Deepens Insights Across the Global South
We are thrilled to announce that we have reached an exciting milestone towards the second edition of the Global Data Barometer. Data collection has officially started! Data collection kicked off with training of over 43 country researchers that will...
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Unlocking the Potential of Women by Opening Up Land Data
The United Nations theme for International Women’s Day is Investing in Women: Accelerating Progress – a call to action for all stakeholders to make a contribution toward gender equality through investing in women. Our exploration into the Global Data Barometer‘s...
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Land data for the public good
This analysis for the Global Data Barometer Land Module was compiled by Charl-Thom Bayer, Land Information Management and Advocacy Consultant, at The Land Portal Foundation. Data for the Public Good Emphasising the importance of open land data for improving...
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Advocating for greater data transparency
Access Info Europe is the regional partner for the Global Data Barometer (GDB) in Europe coordinating 27 countries across Europe, the Americas, Oceania and Asia. Access Info Europe is a human rights organisation established in Madrid in 2006, dedicated...
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Protecting the integrity of politics: Transparency International
The Global Data Barometer political integrity module was designed with key contributions and support from Transparency international (TI) and Open Government Partnership. The module addresses five key areas including data on political party financing, lobbying registers, and data on...
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Nurturing democracy through open government
The Global Data Barometer’s political integrity module was born out of a collaboration with Open Government Partnership (OGP) and Transparency International (TI). The module has 12 indicators spanning across all the GDB pillars—governance, availability, capability and use. OGP promotes...
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Towards more efficient use of beneficial ownership data
The Global Data Barometer values the contributions of its thematic partners that shared their wealth of knowledge and experience in the development of the thematic modules. One such partnership is between the GDB and Open Ownership (OO) in the...
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Promoting fiscal transparency for better access to resources: GIFT
The Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency (GIFT) is the thematic partner for the Global Data Barometer’s public finance module. The module includes two primary indicators which aim to track governance of open public finance data and availability of budgeting...
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Towards more inclusive land data infrastructures: The Work of the Land Portal
The Land Portal Foundation is Global Data Barometer’s (GDB) partner, which provided key input and support to develop the land module. The Land Portal works to develop an open land data ecosystem to improve decision making and policy through...
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Fostering transparency and participation for accountable public contracts: OCP
The Global Data Barometer (GDB) boasts of incredible partnerships with organisations harnessing data for the public good. One such partnership is the collaboration between the GDB and the Open Contracting Partnership (OCP) in the development of the public procurement...
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