ATI Masterclass: turning requests into reporting with Fiquem Sabendo
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At this ATI Community of Practice meeting, we got a behind-the-scenes look at how Fiquem Sabendo, a Brazilian non-profit newsroom and data agency, uses Brazil’s FOI law to unlock data and support investigative journalism.
Maria Vitória Ramos, Co-founder and Director of Fiquem Sabendo, shares how they prepare FOI requests, process government data, and support journalists in turning information into impactful reporting.
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Networked auditors: crowdsourcing and community-led ATI
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The recording of an ATI Community of Practice meeting discussing how organisations are using crowdsourcing and ATI laws to uncover data, monitor public projects, and drive accountability.
Speakers are: Nnenna Eze from PPDC Nigeria, Marzena Błaszczyk from Citizens Network Watchdog Poland and Stefan Wehrmeyer from FragDenStaat in Germany.
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Notes from the ATI Network Day, after TICTeC 2025
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Featuring discussion of recent ATI/FOI wins, Gen Z outreach via influencers, and shared ATI challenges like batch requests and data backups.
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Keynote TICTeC 2025: A stronger democracy – through data, information and technology
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What is made possible by new forms of technology — especially in the civic participation space — and what needs to happen to make those possibilities a reality? Tech innovations are making political participation easier and more accessible across the globe, while open data and access to information continue to play a vital part in strengthening our democracies. In her TICTeC 2025 keynote address, Fernanda Campagnucci (InternetLab & University of Muenster) will draw on her latest research as lead of the State Capacity in Smart Cities for Online Participation (SCOPE) project.
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Infrastructure for democracy: how Abrimos.info is transforming governance in Latin America
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Abrimos.info is a newly established organisation with a mission to strengthen democracy across Latin America by building and scaling digital infrastructures that promote transparency, accountability, and public participation. Discover how they are driving measurable impact in transparency around public officials’ disclosures, contracting information and Access to Information, in Martín Szyszlican’s TICTeC 2025 presentation.
Webinar: Tackling the Climate Crisis with Access to Information rights
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In this 60 minute session, investigative journalist Lucas Amin (Democracy for Sale), Anne Friel (Client Earth), and Joschi Wolf (Frag Den Staat) each shared their knowledge around using Freedom of Information as an invaluable tool for tackling the climate crisis.
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Insights on legal reform, from the ATI Network Salon with SPOON
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SPOON shared their work exposing the legal and practical gaps in the new WOO law, and pushing for collaborative, evidence-based reforms in line with international standards.
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Notes from ATI Network fireside chat: Legal reform of FOI laws in France
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Laurent and Xavier from the French Alaveteli site MaDada shared a frank and enlightening account of their process working with Access Info on the reform of ATI/FOI laws in France.
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News from the ATI Network: February 2025
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News from the network, including collaboration between Access Info, MaDada, and OKF France on aligning French access to documents law to international ATI standards.
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News from the ATI Network: March 2025
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News from the network, including a new anti-SLAPP platform from Sieć Obywatelska Watchdog Polska, and a long-fought-for ATI win for KiMitTud.
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News from the ATI Network: January 2025
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News from the network, including policy recommendations from Vouliwatch/Arthro5A, and legal reform collaboration between SPOON, MaDada, and Access Info.
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Legal Framework Reform Masterclass
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A 45 minute masterclass on legal framework reform, touching on legal analysis, how to choose your campaign and some case studies of what worked
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News from the ATI Network: November 2024
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News from the network, including legal success for FragDenStaat, impact measurement mentorship with SPOON, and a new campaign from KiMitTud.
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Impact Measuring Workshop from OpenUp ZA
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A 45 minute workshop given by OpenUp ZA on creating and using impact measures for advocacy and campaign work
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News from the ATI Network: October 2024
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A look at what happened in the ATI network in October 2024
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Fundraising and Access to Information Guide
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Insights from our community of practice fundraising chat
News from the ATI Network: September 2024
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A roundup of what the Access to Information network sites have been up to in September 2024
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News from the ATI Network: August 2024
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August 2024 monthnotes from the ATI COP
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Access Info Impact Award
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A video about Access Info’s Impact award 2024
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Reddit, WhatDoTheyKnow and Under-qualified medical staff
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An investigation into the use of underqualified medical staff using WhatDoTheyKnow and Reddit
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Pro Credits and Pro use
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A post about batch use in the UK
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News from the ATI Network: July 2024
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Monthnotes of impact from the ATI COP
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Scorecards volunteering increases climate knowledge
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Alaveteli Community of Practice: In Person Gathering
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A write up of the ATI COP in person meeting post TICTeC
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New Feature in Alaveteli: Request Categories
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A post about the request categories feature for Alaveteli
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New Feature in Alaveteli: Explore CSVs in Datasette
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Post explaining how to use the new Alaveteli feature – exploring CSVs in Datasette
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New Feature for Alaveteli: Importing Blog Posts
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A post about Alaveteli’s new feature – blog post importing – and how it works.
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How a payslip taught France about their Transparency rights
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A blog post about MaDada’s investigation into the president’s payslips
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From data to democracy: the role of DCinbox in shaping informed citizenship and government accountability
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Lindsey Cormack (Stevens Institute of Technology) presents DCinbox, an archive of every official e-newsletter sent from members of the United States Congress, with nearly 200,000 missives spanning more than 15 years. This data allows findings on political representation, public health information dissemination, propensities for legislators to emulate the style of the President, gendered communication, and more.
How civic tech is unveiling corruption and championing democracy and environmental protection in Brazil
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Hear from Maria Vitória Ramos (Fiquem Sabendo, Brazil) about two award-winning initiatives that address the power imbalance between society and the state, using Freedom of Information and a multidisciplinary approach integrating journalism, advocacy, training, and civic technology to monitor governmental spending and provide oversight of lobbying. The results? Pivotal public reports and significant legislative reforms.
Empowering citizens: how Querido Diário is making Brazilian city policies accessible
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Querido Diário, a project by Open Knowledge Brasil, meticulously maps, scrapes and publishes the official gazettes of 350 cities, rendering them accessible through a user-friendly web interface and API. The project is implemented collaboratively by a community of more than a hundred people. Discover how Querido Diário is breaking down barriers and empowering citizens to engage with their cities’ policies.
Parents for Inclusive Education Case Study
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A case study on Parents for Inclusive Education’s use of FOI in their campaigns
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Statement on the ICO fine to PSNI
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A post about the proposed fine to PSNI from the ICO after their data breach in 2023
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Show and Tell: GONG on Data Visualisations
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A Show and Tell from Sara at GONG about their learnings from their data visualisations mentorship with ForSet in Georgia
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Show and Tell: Data Visualisation Mentorship
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Blog post about the Show and Tell from Sara at GONG
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Creating Datasets with FOI Data
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A blog post about the training on creating datasets from FOI data
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Telling Stories with FOI Data
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A blog post about the training mySociety held on using FOI data to tell a story
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Getting the most from FOR
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A training seminar on getting the most from requesting information in the UK
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Using Freedom of Information Data for Campaigns and Visualisations
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Learning from OKFDe and ForSet about different ways to use FOI data to tell stories and make campaigns
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