July 4, Kyiv. A discussion on Open data portal of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine took place in Kyiv. A workshop "Analize Rada, the code to the community" took place as well for promoting work with open parliamentary data. The event was organized by Civil network OPORA with support of UNDP office in Ukraine. The project coordinator Nadiia Babynska presented the current version of the Open data ... →
Verkhovna Rada of VIII convocation has already been working for 1.5 years. Although it has beat the record of previous convocations in the number of registered draft laws and resolutions, the number of adopted legislative initiatives is still lower. Such conclusion was made by analysts of Civil Network OPORA, who realize the parliamentary monitoring. OPORA has prepared some reports ... →
Allocating social benefits, payments and financial assistance, appealing against court decisions, solving family and everyday disputes – all these issues, despite being so important to you, do not belong to duties of an MP of Ukraine, who represents citizen interests in the Parliament. Thus, each MP has duties and powers, which may help to improve significantly the quality of voter life, it they ... →
On 26 April, an updated Open Parliament Data Portal (opendata.rada.gov.ua) was presented in Kyiv. The resource contains over 110 structured parliament data sets covering legislation, draft laws, plenary sittings, MPs of Ukraine etc. These data may be used to create analytical products and online instruments, which provide accessible information about activities of the parliament. Development ... →
As modern informational technologies develop and public demand on them increases, state authorities, local self-government bodies and executive bodies all over the world have to use them in their work and communication with the public, what increases the quality of administrative decisions. Electronic governance, electronic parliament, electronic council, smart-city – these terms are not new, and ... →
Civil Network OPORA has initiated and is monitoring the realization of Work Plan for Implementation of the Declaration on Parliamentary Openness, which was presented in Parliament on 5 February 2016 The organization is realizing a number of projects, aimed to increase the transparency and openness of parliamentary processes and activities of MPs. On 18 March 2016, the first meeting of the ... →
On 11 March 2016, representatives of Civil Network OPORA met the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Hroisman to discuss the issues related to transparency and openness of the Parliament and its separate institutions, as well as development and introduction of the Open Data Portal of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Based on the meeting results, Volodymyr Hroisman charged the ... →
Сivil Network OPORA has researched the ways to increase transparency of VRU committees, particularly publication of information about their activities on their websites. Thus, we have analyzed the current situation, determined key issues in activities of parliamentary committees, and suggested solutions for the existing problems. The research takes into consideration the recommendations ... →
Open data is a powerful tool for civil society groups. Used correctly, it can enhance transparency and participation by putting actionable information in the hands of citizens. But, all too often, governments are unwilling or unable to open up their data. This how-to-guide is intended for civil society groups who want to convince local governments to disclose government data in open formats so ... →
