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What is participation? Read the OECD Recommendation of the Council on Public Integrity and the OECD Public Integrity Handbook's chapter on participation to learn more.

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Better Iceland platform

Citizens can use this platform to contribute to defining the Constitution of Iceland, and issues such as the voting system, powers of the President’s Office, public or private ownership of natural resources, international cooperation, among others.

Website(s)
https://betraisland.is/community/1017
Topics
citizen participation
Country
Iceland
Languages
Icelandic
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Corruption and economic crime reporting platform, with the possibility to report and communicate anonymously

Corruption and economic crime damage companies and the general public.

For more than 10 years there has been a tried and tested possibility of submitting reports on the Internet and communicating anonymously with the officers of the State Criminal Police Office (LKA) Lower Saxony. Around 2,600 whistleblowers have already made use of this.

The Internet-bases communication platform BKMS® Incident Reporting provides the possibility of anonymous reporting of suspected corruptions and economic crimes and to communicate with the police case handlers while staying completely anonymous.

The system only accepts and processes corruption and economic crime reports, such as fraud, breach of bookkeeping duties, corruption, embezzlement, copyright infringement, competition offences and bankruptcy offences. All other reports are automatically rejected and the reporting person gets informed about alternative reporting channels (e.g. nearest police station). The system also informs the reporting person about the possible “key offence” arising from the content of the report.

One of the main strengths of the system is the possibility to set up an individual anonymous mailbox, where employees of the LKA Lower Saxony can give feedback on what is happening with the report or ask you questions if details are still unclear. The reporting person is still granted anonymity.

The platform can be accessed via the Website of the LKA Lower Saxony or directly  via https://www.bkms-system.net/bkwebanon/report/clientInfo?cin=lka149ni&c=-1&language=ger

Website(s)
https://www.bkms-system.net/bkwebanon/report/clientInfo?cin=lka149ni&c=-1&language=ger
Topics
Reporting, prevention of corruption
Country
Germany
Languages
German
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Court of Accounts online platform

The Political Parties Platform is a web application comprising of two internal monitoring applications, which facilitate the process for political parties to provide information, such as annual accounts, to the Court of Audit.

Website(s)
https://www.cuentaspartidospoliticos.es/CuentasPartidos/home
Topics
open data, political party financing, public spending
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish
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Database of public sector transactions records

This database shows data on all public spending in Slovenia (especially electronic transactions), searchable by public body and date.

Website(s)
https://erar.si/
Topics
open data, public spending
Country
Slovenia
Languages
Slovenian
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Federal Election Commission’s publication of financial reports

This online database tracks how candidates and committees raise and spend money in federal elections; users can search by contributions from specific individuals, or by candidate and committee.

Website(s)
https://www.fec.gov/data
Topics
election campaign funding, open data, political party financing
Country
United States
Languages
English
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Foreign Agents Registration Act database

This database allows users to search for agents of foreign principals and foreign principals, by name, or country and location.

Website(s)
https://efile.fara.gov/ords/f?p=1381:1:7987653645975
Topics
foreign influence, open data
Country
United States
Languages
English
OECD Principles
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Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Register

This register allows the public to search for persons and entities who have arrangements with, and undertake certain activities on behalf of, foreign principals, for the purposes of political or governmental influence.

Website(s)
https://transparency.ag.gov.au/
https://www.ag.gov.au/integrity/foreign-influence-transparency-scheme
Topics
foreign influence, lobbying, open data
Country
Australia
Languages
English
OECD Principles
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Inter-operable political financing databases

This website provides information on political entities and their financial activities; the public can search for contributions to political participants, view different kinds of financial reports, and stay informed on regulated political fundraising events.

Website(s)
https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=fin&document=index&lang=e
Topics
open data, political party financing
Country
Canada
Languages
English/French
OECD Principles
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Lobbying register

This register is a searchable database of lobbyists by categories such as the name of organisations, clients, industry or field of activity.

Website(s)
https://www.hatvp.fr/le-repertoire/
Topics
lobbying, open data
Country
France
Languages
French
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Lobbying register

The public can search the register for lobbyists by relevant matter, public policy area, or by name of the public body, or the lobbying organisation.

Website(s)
https://www.lobbying.ie/app/home/search?currentPage=0&pageSize=10&queryText=&subjectMatters=&subjectMatterAreas=&period=&returnDateFrom=&returnDateTo=&lobbyistId=&dpo=&publicBodys=&jobTitles=&client=
Topics
lobbying, open data
Country
Ireland
Languages
English
OECD Principles
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Lobbying Register

This searchable database shows the names of all registered lobbyists, as well as the domains in which they carry out their activities.

Website(s)
https://www.kpk-rs.si/nadzor-in-preiskave-2/lobiranje-2/register-lobistov/
Topics
lobbying, open data
Country
Slovenia
Languages
Slovenian
OECD Principles
Participation

Lobbying registry

This website allowed the public to search and view reports and statistics related to lobbying activities reported through registrations and monthly communication reports.

Website(s)
https://lobbycanada.gc.ca/app/secure/ocl/lrs/do/advSrch?lang=eng
Topics
lobbying, open data
Country
Canada
Languages
English/French
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National Transparency Platform

This is a government information platform for citizens, with information on budget, public contracts and procurement, and other formalities.

Website(s)
https://www.plataformadetransparencia.org.mx/web/guest/inicio?p_p_id=58&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_58_struts_action=%2Flogin%2Fcreate_account
Topics
access to information, open government, transparency
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish
OECD Principles
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Open data catalogue

This website allows citizens to access datasets published by national government agencies in machine readable formats, searchable by category.

Website(s)
https://datacatalogs.org/portal/data-norge-no
Topics
open data
Country
Norway
Languages
English/Norwegian
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Open data catalogue

This website provides open access to public sector datasets from government authorities.

Website(s)
https://oppnadata.se/datamangder/#noscroll
Topics
open data
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish
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Open data portal

This platform provides access to various datasets from Czech public institutions, listed by institution name and topics such as public finance, public administration, healthcare etc.

Website(s)
https://data.gov.cz/
Topics
open data
Country
Czech Republic
Languages
Czech
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Open data portal

The platform gives all interested stakeholders free access to data from public institutions, educational institutions, and private companies.

Website(s)
https://www.opendata.dk/
Topics
open data
Country
Denmark
Languages
Danish
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Open data portal

This platform collects data from Hungarian public service bodies, scientific and cultural institutions, companies, and data produced by citizens.

Website(s)
http://opendata.hu/
Topics
citizen participation, open data
Country
Hungary
Languages
Hungarian
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Political donations and gifts database

This is an open database showing the names and amounts of donations made to various political parties in Latvia, searchable by political party name, date etc.

Website(s)
https://www.knab.gov.lv/lv/db/donations/
Topics
gift registry, open data, political party financing
Country
Latvia
Languages
Latvian
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Political parties reports database and membership fees database

This database allows citizens to search reports and declarations submitted by political parties, supporting the monitoring of political parties’ compliance with party financing regulations by the Latvians Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau.

Website(s)
https://www.knab.gov.lv/lv/db
https://www.knab.gov.lv/lv/db/subscriptions/
Topics
open data, political party financing
Country
Latvia
Languages
Latvian
OECD Principles
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Political party funding datasets

This portal allows users to search and access the disclosures related to election campaign and political party funding in Finland, including those filed by both individual candidates and political parties; election funding disclosures for each election; and the financial statements of individual political parties.

Website(s)
https://www.vaalirahoitusvalvonta.fi/en/index.html
Topics
election campaign funding, open data, political financing
Country
Finland
Languages
English/Finnish/Swedish
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Political party revenue and expense reports

This platform allows users to search and access quarterly revenue and expense reports of all Estonian political parties in conformity with the 2013 Political Parties Act.

Website(s)
http://www.erjk.ee/en/financing-reports/expenses-political-parties
Topics
open data, political party financing
Country
Estonia
Languages
English/Estonian
OECD Principles
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Publication page for opinions on post-public employment restrictions

This portal is a searchable database of the deliberations and findings of the HATVP concerning individuals who wish to undertake various forms of employment after leaving the public sector, and who are subject to certain restrictions under law.

Website(s)
https://www.hatvp.fr/consulter-les-deliberations-et-avis/
Topics
open data, post-employment
Country
France
Languages
French
OECD Principles
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Reemployment Surveillance Commission status list

This is the Commission’s list of civil servants above certain grades who must report to the commission on their re-employment status, updated and published on its website four times a year, and including information such as the name of the public official, the new employer, and the position offered to the public official.

Website(s)
http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/gaiyou/jimu/jinjikyoku/files/kouhyou_h2907041_siryou.pdf
Topics
post-employment
Country
Japan
Languages
OECD Principles
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Register of Consultant Lobbyists

This searchable database presents a list of organisations that have joined the Register of Consultant Lobbyists, as well as their clients.

Website(s)
https://registerofconsultantlobbyists.force.com/CLR_Search
Topics
lobbying, open data
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English
OECD Principles
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Register of Parliament Members’ interests

This website provides a summary of MPs’ interests, including certain assets, debts, and gifts they have received.

Website(s)
https://www.parliament.nz/en/get-involved/features/2019-register-of-members-interests-published/
Topics
gift registry, interest and asset declaration, open data
Country
New Zealand
Languages
English
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Registry of publicly declarable information

The public can search for information relating to gifts, sponsored travel and summaries of interest declarations of ministers, parliamentary secretaries and other public office holders.

Website(s)
http://prciec-rpccie.parl.gc.ca/EN/PublicRegistries/Pages/PublicRegistryHome.aspx
Topics
conflict of interest, gift registry, interest and asset disclosure, open data, sponsored travel
Country
Canada
Languages
English/French
OECD Principles
Participation

The lobbyist register

This register contains information about lobbyists who make representations to the Australian Government on behalf of a third-party client, and includes the names of businesses, clients, and persons engaged by the lobbying entity to carry out lobbying activities.

Website(s)
https://lobbyists.ag.gov.au/register
Topics
lobbying, open data
Country
Australia
Languages
English
OECD Principles
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The Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission Corruption Allegations Data Dashboard

This is a data visualisation tool that allows users to interrogate CCC corruption allegations data within public institutions, with the option to filter by sector or department, allowing citizens to learn about the number and types of allegations as well as the institutions and activities related to the alleged cases of corruption.

Website(s)
https://www.ccc.qld.gov.au/corruption/corruption-allegations-data-dashboard
Topics
open data
Country
Australia
Languages
English
OECD Principles
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Using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the quality of lobbying declarations

The HATVP uses an algorithm to improve the quality of the declarations submitted by lobbyists on the lobbying register. When completing the “object” (understood as an objective pursued) of a declaration form for which lobbying actions were undertaken during the year, lobbyists are nudged to provide specific details. It must include the subject on which the lobbying action bore, the expected results and the public decision(s) targeted by the activities concerned.

Website(s)
https://www.hatvp.fr/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/fiche-pratique-objet-sept-18.pdf 
Topics
artificial intelligence, lobbying, open data
Country
France
Languages
French
OECD Principles
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