Description
Despite the high level of corruption civil society action is weak in many areas, citizens are not aware of the damages caused by corruption. The project aims at empowering civil groups to become more effective in their actions against corruption. To this end, K-Monitor Association will develop methodological materials and tools for civil initiatives operating in the fields of advocacy, information provision and citizen engagement in order to assist them in elaborating data-based, authentic research materials, articles, recommendations, IT applications, infographipcs etc. that reaches out to and makes an impact on policy-makers and citizens. In the framework of the project the civil groups involved in the process will implement 10 open data action, conduct an awareness raising campaign, organize a conference and develop IT tools so that they can draw attention to the damages caused by corruption and compel citizens, civil society organizations and policy makers to reflection and action.
Summary of project results
The project aimed to foster the use of open data in civil society and increase K-Monitor’s professional capacities through strategical development and constituency building. As a result, K-Monitor defined its mission for the next years, worked on its financial sustainability and improved its communication. The use of open data and FOI advocacy became fundamental parts of the organization's work. Its project partners developed additional skills in working and communicating with data. A community around open data has been established, several online tools have been created, hackdays, workshops were organized and a number of publications made its way around the Hungarian web. In cooperation with partner NGOs, 10 open data microprojects were implemented in order to strenghten their capacities. By the end of the project K-Monitor became a key player in civil tech and open data issues in Hungary.
Summary of bilateral results