Open Up Guide Testing how to use open data to combat corruption in Mexico
The Open Data Charter has collaborated with the government of Mexico, Transparencia-Mexicana and Cívica Digital, to test how open data…
Theme: Tech & Democracy
2023 Annual Report
Perceptions of Democracy
Data from the Perceptions of Democracy Survey (PODS) point to three broad findings. First, most people from a diverse array…
Are Chatbots Misinforming Us About the European Elections? Yes.
2024 has been called a super-election year, with more than 60 national elections taking place around the world. At the…
Democracy Technologies
We established this magazine to provide people working in politics and the industry of Democracy Technologies with in-depth information about…
Democracy Technologies in Europe Online Participation, Deliberation and Voting
Based on a series of in-depth interviews with 53 politicians, experts and representatives of companies across Europe, we drew several…
Análisis y perspectiva de género de facts not fakes: Tackling disinformation, strengthening information integrity – OECD
Position of Fundacion Multitudes about the OECD report and the missing of the gender component.
O$$ Security: Does More Money for Open Source Software Mean Better Security? A Proof of Concept
The security of open source software has transformed from a niche technology topic to a matter of broad interest in…
The Digital Silk Road: China and The Rise of Digital Repression in the Indo-Pacific
In October 2023, at the third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China’s leader Xi Jinping signalled his intention to…
Power Conflict: Traditional Governments vs. Social Media
The recent decision by the Egyptian Tax Authority to apply income taxes on social media influencers is creating a hot debate. A huge number of Egyptians, of all ages and backgrounds, are earning living by creating media content on YouTube and Facebook platforms in particular. There is no solid statistics on how much money they make. But, to put things into perspective, it is important to notice that almost all famous media personalities who worked on traditional television stations for years, have been moving their work to YouTube.