By Jorge Florez — November 23, 2015. Can citizens find and make use of the data they need to track the use of their taxes – to follow the money – in relation to particular issues? On October 24th and 25th, we gathered 10 teams of Mexican citizens interested in transparency and open government –…
By Jorge Florez — October 8, 2015. How do citizens use budget information to address particular problems they deem important? For us this is a key question for the fiscal transparency movement and one which, with some interesting exceptions (see here, here and here), has not received the attention it deserves. If citizens are…
By Alan Hudson — September 9, 2015. I was in Mexico last week, firstly to continue our work with the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO) to support for the development of local open government action plans, and secondly to participate in an event on the role and regulation of money in politics. On Wednesday,…
By Jorge Florez — September 3, 2015. The open data and open governance communities have come a long way in recent years. Today, the challenge is not only to produce information and demand increased transparency from governments, but also to make information more useful and relevant for citizens. There are many important questions to…
By Jorge Florez — September 3, 2015. Las comunidades de datos abiertos y de gobierno abierto han tenido avances importantes en los últimos años. Hoy no sólo enfrentamos el reto de generar información y exigir que la información pública sea abierta, sino también el de hacer la información más útil y relevante para los…
By Alan Hudson — March 12, 2015. Siguiendo el dinero y abriendo gobierno, construyendo desde local! Mexico’s journey to more open government – a process of governing that puts citizens center-stage, with their feedback and participation enabling governments to better meet citizens’ needs – is a bumpy one. Human rights violations, alleged corruption that comes close…