Government | OpenUp

Policy Brief: Responsible Use of AI in the South African Public Sector

Data

Data

Nothing to declare: The Illusion of Transparency in South Africa’s Parliamentary Disclosures

Journalism & Media

Tools

MP disclosures lack accessibility and consistency, weakening oversight. A structured, searchable format would improve transparency and oversight.

Data

Tracking progress: The data issues facing South Africa's BRRRs

Journalism & Media

Tools

ParliMeter conducted a comprehensive investigation into how easy (or not) it is to track budgetary recommendations from year to year.

Data

OpenUp partners for a more transparent parliament!

Developing a parliamentary dashboard that aims to improve transparency and accountability.

Law

Collaborating on Open Legislation in Poland, Romania and South Africa

OpenUp

What we learnt collaborating with Romania and Poland on civic tech for open legislation.

SA Elections: Who has proposed the oldest and youngest candidates?

Evoking the Public Participation clause

Chapter 4 of the Municipal Systems Act makes reference to Community Participation, but to what end is the methods used by Municipality ensuring…

A mobile application may enhance Cape Agulhas’ smart city vision

Citizen Engagement mobile application, OpenUp’s brainchild, may help in the realisation of Cape Agulhas, a small municipality in the Overberg area’s…

Research

Can you be evicted during alert level 3 of lockdown?

Evictions can be granted during level 3 but tenants will not be forced to leave their homes until level 2 lockdown

Using data to track local government spending

In May, nearly 80 journalists, activists and researchers participated in a webinar where they learned how to monitor and report on the municipal…