[Strategy] Open Cities

[Strategy] Open Cities

I’d be a fool to think that I know best how my employer, Omidyar Network, should most effectively employ its resources to promote open government in Latin America. There are dozens if not hundreds of specialists who have much more experience and expertise than I...
[Grant] WeGov

[Grant] WeGov

This blog post is a summary of a $175,000 grant from Omidyar Network to Personal Democracy Media to support WeGov, a combination news-blog and online resource center that will serve as a hub of current reporting, analysis and background materials on the groups working...
Hacking for Children’s Rights

Hacking for Children’s Rights

Last weekend I had the opportunity to participate on the jury of the latest OpenDataMx hackathon, which gathered volunteer programmers and graphic designers to build applications and visualizations using government information related to child labor. I arrived with a...
[Grant] Gobierno Abierto América Latina

[Grant] Gobierno Abierto América Latina

This blog post is a summary of a $25,000 grant from Omidyar Network to the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness to support the convening of Latin American transparency networks in Mexico City on March 20, 2012 to discuss the opportunities, challenges, and...
[Philanthropy] Stay Human

[Philanthropy] Stay Human

I hesitantly decided to become involved in philanthropy because I believe that civil society has an important role to play in bringing about a more sustainable, just, and well governed 21st century society. Businesses and governments have their fundamental roles as...
Too Much Information – Week Ending September 23

Too Much Information – Week Ending September 23

What follows is a hyperlinked version of the weekly newsletter of the Information Program of Open Society Foundations. Next week Becky Hogge will take up the newsletter one again. You can continue to follow new editions at her blog. News Global Open Government...