UK Citizens Online Democracy(mySociety)
Improving access to information for the public interest in Europe
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The right of access to information, or Freedom of Information (FOI), is a powerful tool by which citizens, journalists and civil society can scrutinize the activities of government and is one of the cornerstones of a healthy democracy. However, it can be difficult for people to put this right into practice.
In this project, mySociety – UK Citizens online Democracy will work with local partners across Europe to build online platforms that make it easy for anyone to submit an FOI request, powered by mySociety’s open source Alaveteli software. The project will also support investigative journalists and campaigners to effectively use FOI tools in their work to uncover information and hold power to account.
The project is supported with 2,220,000 SEK.
Detta kommer att hända i projektet
Lansering av FOI plattformar i 12 europeiska länder; uppgradering av tjänster som underlättar hanteringen av FOI-förfrågningar; och utbildningar och workshops till journalister.
Därför fick projektet stöd
Projektet bidrar till öppenhet och transparens, två viktiga ingredienser för en fungerande demokrati.
