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Artificial Intelligence

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

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

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

Journalism & Media

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

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

OpenUp partners for a more transparent parliament!

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

Citizen Empowerment

Collaborating on Open Legislation in Poland, Romania and South Africa

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

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

Citizen Empowerment

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…

Citizen Empowerment

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…

Citizen Empowerment

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…

#Vulekamali: Encouraging South Africans to get involved in the budget

The online budget portal has contributed to South Africa ranking first in budget transparency and oversight

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