OECD: The second edition of Government at a Glance almost doubles the number of available indicators in a report on the performance of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development governments, to nearly 60. The data covers some elements of freedom of information laws. The survey was completed by 32 OECD countries, as well as by the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Transparency related topics include a measurement of the scope of FOI laws, the ease of filing, proactive disclosure, reporting on conflict of interest and the availability of procurement information.
Bangladesh: A detailed article about the Bangladesh law by Information Commissioner Sadeka Halim.
Open Data: The Open Knowledge Foundation announced an alpha version of datacatalogs.org, a website to help keep track of open data catalogues from around the world.
Fashion: Open Knowledge Foundation offers t-shirts with slogans such “we want the data RAW and we want the data now.”
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