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Research on Trust

Trust and Public Policy: How Better Governance Can Help Rebuild Public Trust Trust plays a very tangible role in the effectiveness of government. Few perceptions are more palpable than that of trust or its absence. Governments ignore this at their…

Investigación sobre la confianza

Desarrollo sin Conflicto: Argumentos a favor del consentimiento de la comunidad En este informe se analiza la premisa que el consentimiento informado de las comunidades que son afectadas por los proyectos de desarrollo, tanto públicos como privados, tiene beneficios para…

The Business of Trust: How Companies Can Build Credibility

The 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer revealed the largest-ever drop in trust amongst four cornerstone global institutions: business, government, NGOs and the media. In the 28 countries surveyed, trust in all four institutions combined fell below 50%. CEOs suffered the biggest…

Germany Finally has an Open Data Law

On July 13, 2017 Germany’s first Open Data law came into effect, finally enabling free access to government data. The Open Data law is part of the change of the German E-Government law, which we translated here. While it is…

Open Government: Requiring Open Minds and Open Eyes

Pakistan joined the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in December 2016. Government agencies both at the national and provincial levels are now working with civil society on developing the country’s first National Action Plan. Pakistan’s late entry to the partnership offers…

Open Government Partnership