PROJECT DURATION: 01.06.2023 – 31.05.2024
PROJECT COST: EUR 14 940,00
DONOR: Nordic Council of Ministers funding: 13 446,00 EUR, Delna co-financing: 1 494,00 EUR
CONTACT PERSON: Jēkabs Kārlis Rasnačs
The main goal of the project is to promote cooperation between the Nordic and Baltic countries in the development of innovative solutions to improve the use of public data in the areas of preventing corruption and strengthening political integrity, which would improve the ability of citizens and journalists to prevent and detect corruption, as well as prosecute dishonest decision makers.
During the project, the partners (Latvian, Finnish and Estonian chapters of Transparency International) will be aware of and compare the quality of data sets related to the fight against corruption and political integrity in their countries. The comparative analysis will serve as a basis for organizing a regional online hackathon with participants from the private and public sectors of Latvia, Estonia and Finland, in order to develop initiatives for the use of currently available data sets.
The results of the hackathon will not only be potential initiatives for new data analysis tools, but also recommendations for regulatory changes to Latvian, Estonian and Finnish decision-makers related to the possible implementation of common data standards for anti-corruption and political integrity datasets. These recommendations will further enable the implementation of the initiatives and data analysis developed during the hackathon at the regional level. It is planned that each partner country will choose one initiative developed in the hackathon for further improvement.
STAGES OF THE PROJECT
- Analysis of data infrastructure of partner countries
- Regional hackathon
- Policy recommendations for decision makers
- Development plan of the initiative developed during the hackathon
- Presentation of project results
IMPORTANCE OF THE PROJECT
- Enhances transparency and accountability in Nordic-Baltic countries.
- Empowers citizens, journalists, and decision-makers to combat corruption.
- Strengthens cooperation between government and civil society organizations.
- Contributes to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 16: Peace, justice, and strong institutions.
- Aligns with the Nordic Council of Ministers’ goals for regional cooperation and open government data use.
- Promotes gender equality and benefits young people by improving public services and preventing corruption-related issues.
PROJECT PUBLICATIONS
- Comparative analysis about accessibility of open data in Estonia, Finland and Latvia “THE POWER OF OPEN DATA IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION“, 2023;
- PRESS RELEASE: TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL LATVIA INVITES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ANTI-CORRUPTION OPEN DATA HACKATHON , 2024;
- Blog article about the summary of the open data hackathon “OPEN DATA ENABLES IMPROVED GOVERNANCE AND DISCOVERY OF VIOLATIONS“, 2024;
- PRESS RELEASE: DELNA INVITES YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF OPEN DATA IN THE INVESTIGATION OF SECURITY RISKS AND CORRUPTION, 2024;
- Recommendation article “TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL LATVIA HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF OPEN DATA IN SECURITY RISK AND CORRUPTION INVESTIGATIONS“, 2024.
This project aims to create a more transparent and accountable environment in the Nordic-Baltic region through data-driven anti-corruption initiatives, fostering collaboration, and raising awareness about the potential of open data in combating corruption.
This project has been produced with the financial support from the Nordic Council of Ministers. The content of this project is the sole responsibility of the coordinators of this project and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Nordic Council of Ministers.
