Civic tech project PoliFLW follows thousands local politicians
As thousands of local politicians have a heavy responsibility because municipalities get more and more tasks, journalism suffers with too little means and time to be … Read more
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#openGR2018: All 53,733 candidates for the municipal elections
A dataset with 53,733 candidates for the municipal elections this month is now available as open data. The data from candidate lists of 335 municipalities were … Read more
Public disclosure request actual costs of Dutch company register
For an informed debate about a new Company Register Act, access to information about the costs of the company register, implemented by the Dutch Chamber of … Read more
‘Next Step’ wins hackathon to address inequality among youngsters
‘Next STEP’ won the first price during the hackathon Hack de Valse Start. The application makes it possible to give feedback to a teacher about difficulties … Read more
Municipalities can now upload their list of polling stations
Open State Foundation is working together with the ministry of Interior Affairs, Association of Netherlands Municipalities and Civity to collect al locations of polling stations for … Read more
Open Council Data of more than 100 municipalities reused in app WhereGovernment
More than a hundred Dutch municipalities release Open Council Data, including all documents of the municipal council – decisions, agendas, motions, amendments and policy documents – … Read more
Amsterdam kicks off with a hackathon series about education
Equal opportunities in education are under pressure, according to the Inspectorate of Education. This prompts the municipality of Amsterdam to organise the hackathon Hack de Valse … Read more
Open Council data and accountability information
Local governments publish a variety of data. Oversight is done by municipal councils and supervisors from the state and the regional authorities. Is it possible to … Read more
HackaLOD: Cultural linked open data hackathon, February 9 and 10 in Amsterdam
The Rijksmuseum, Koninklijke Bibliotheek (the National Library of the Netherlands) and Netwerk Digitaal Erfgoed (Network Digital Heritage) organise the cultural linked open data hackathon, HackaLOD, on … Read more
Politicians PVV, DENK and FvD deleted most tweets this year
Since the installation of the new Dutch House of Representatives on 23 March 2017, 3,666 tweets have been deleted by parliamentarians. Relatively, politicians from the PVV … Read more
Polling stations will be made available via a new platform
How can voters easily find their nearest voting station for the upcoming municipal elections and referendum in 2018? The Dutch Interior Ministry, Association of Netherlands Municipalities and … Read more
An open company register needs a new financing model
In the Netherlands, unlike the countries around us, data from the company register is not freely accessible to everyone. Although the company register is a so-called … Read more
Call for greater transparency healthcosts and accessible open health data
Open State Foundation calls on the Dutch government and parliament for more transparency on healthcosts and accessible health data. Everyone has the right to information to … Read more
Most websites of schools do not have a secure HTTPS connection
A large number of websites of schools and educational institutions still do not use a secure HTTPS connection. A test done by Open State Foundation with … Read more
Municipal and regional budgets 2018 online
Via openspending.nl the 2018 budgets of all municipalities and provinces in the Netherlands can be found. You can also find the release of the third quarter … Read more
Local governments keep doors closed for FOIA requests via email
Local governments in the Netherlands that have closed the possibility to file a freedom of information request via email in recent years must reconsider this decision. … Read more
Transparency multilateral organizations insuffient
Transparency of multilateral organizations is inadequate. Access to financial data of multilateral organizations is limited. A recent study of Cordaid, Hivos and Open State Foundation found … Read more
Municipality of Utrecht releases open FOIA data
Every year, the municipality of Utrecht receives a few hundred freedom of information (FOIA) requests. The municipality already publishes information that is released through FOIA requests … Read more
Join Labour Game Jam: 23, 24 November 2017
Do you have an awesome idea for a job-related game? Do you have the golden ticket to reachingnew target groups in a troubled labour market? Would … Read more
Recent change company register tariffs calls for questions parliament
Last summer, minister of Economic Affairs changed the financial arrangements of the Dutch company register. This while a change in the Law on the Companyregister was … Read more
More than 715,000 hospital prices online
After we launched a tool with which consumers collect hospital bills in September 2016, more than 715,000 hospital prices are made available online. In a database … Read more
App challenge Open Council information
Make an app for the municipal elections 2018 More and more municipalities are unlocking council meetings data as open data. Information that helps council members to … Read more
Government research on implementation new Dutch transparency law based on ‘thin ice’
After a new Dutch transparency law was passed by the House of Representatives of the Netherlands in April 2016, the Dutch Minister of Interior asked a … Read more
(Nederlands) Stel dit najaar kosteloos je raadsinformatie beschikbaar als open data!
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Majority of Dutch healthcare websites do not have a secure HTTPS connection
A large number of healthcare providers websites still do not use a secure HTTPS connection. A test done by Open State Foundation with the online dashboard … Read more
Data on use of medicins to be published as open data
From the autumn, the Netherlands Health Institute will publish data on developments in the use of medicines, medical aid instruments and associated costs from its GIPdatabase … Read more
Implementation costs of new transparency bill based on rough estimates
This article is only available in Dutch Op 24 mei j.l. heeft Open State Foundation, daarin bijgestaan door Wob-expert Brenno de Winter, middels een informatieverzoek alle … Read more
Dutch chamber of commerce’s first step, new government should open company register
Today, one year after the announcement of Minister of Economic Affairs and the publication of an investigation to which he commissioned the Chamber of Commerce himself, … Read more
Open State requests Dutch Electoral Council open data results recent elections
The Dutch Electoral Council manages the Database Election Results and publishes data of election results on municipal level. The election results of the March 2017 Parliamentary … Read more
PoliFLW selected for support by Google’s Digital News Initiative
On July 6, the Digital News Initiative (DNI) announced that PoliFLW was among the 107 projects from across 27 countries in Europe that will be supported … Read more
Using the Social Platform for Open Data (SPOD) at Accountability Hack
On the 9th of June, the second edition of Accountability Hack was held at the Dutch House of Representatives building in The Hague. The goal of … Read more
App ‘Municipal divider’ winner Accountability Hack 2017
English translation follows. Aftermovie Accountability Hack 2017 #AccHack17 from Open State Foundation on Vimeo. De app ‘De gemeente deler’ van het team Delight heeft de eerste … Read more
Monitor unanswered parliamentary questions: Kamervragentracker.nl
With Kamervragentracker.nl you can follow questions asked by members of the Dutch House of Representatives. You can search for themes, people, locations, organizations, or questions based … Read more
Transparency asked on current status government information and ICT management
With an appeal under the current Dutch Freedom of Information Act (Wob), Open State Foundation has requested all data that underpin an impact analysis of the … Read more
Dutch House of Representatives hosts hackers for Accountability Hack 2017
The Court of Audit of the Netherlands, Open State Foundation and the House of Representatives of the Netherlands join hands for the second edition of Accountability … Read more
Pulse update: 54% tracked government domains use HTTPS
Pulse measures whether Dutch government domains support the HTTPS protocol (https://), and the strength of that support. HTTPS provides a secure connection across the internet between … Read more
Dutch digital civic organisations do urgent call on new government
In today’s information society knowledge about internet politics is crucial in the coming years. That is why six leading Dutch digital civic organisations call on a … Read more
Politwoops: Dutch politicians deleted 10,787 tweets during the Dutch election campaign
An analysis of deletes of Twitter messages by Dutch candidates during the election period in the Netherlands. Politwoops followed Dutch candidates for the elections. It archived … Read more
Despite growth, half of all Dutch government websites still without secure connection
Although the number of Dutch government websites with HTTPS connection increased this quarter by 18%, half of all government websites do not support HTTPS. This shows … Read more
Minister of Economic Affairs blocks attempts open data company register before elections
Just seven days before Dutch parliamentary elections and as a final attempt to block progress to open up the Dutch companies register, Minister Kamp (Economic Affairs) … Read more
Colleges on average at 350 meter from closest polling station
On average, an MBO student who want to vote near his or her school, will have to walk 350 meters to the nearest polling station. Of … Read more
Politwoops 101
More than ever before politicians make use of social media during election campaigns. Facebook is popular but especially in debates on radio and TV, including Friday … Read more
Open State harvests all polling stations for the general elections
At this moment, Open State Foundation has traced almost all polling stations for the general elections in the Netherlands. Only 7 municipalities publish this information as … Read more
Politwoops captures deleted tweets of most candidates in Dutch elections
Politicians sometimes regret what they tweeted. With Politwoops one can search and find tweets that politicians have deleted. Adding 768 candidates in the Dutch elections, today … Read more
Call to open data on voting locations and accessibility
On 15 March 2017 general elections will be held in the Netherlands. Today, Open State Foundation calls on the Minister of Interior of the Netherlands and … Read more
Why releasing open data ‘as is’ is not always enough
“Governments should look more to re-users when creating data” Most open data enthusiasts will emphasize that governments should release open data ‘as is’. Which means that … Read more
Open State takes to court Dutch Food Safety Authority’s denial of inspection data re-use
Open State Foundation will take to court a decision by the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) in which it denies a request by … Read more
MEPs urged to ensure transparency and accountability of EU fishing fleet operating internationally
Over forty civil society organisations have endorsed a joint letter initiated by Access Info Europe and Oceana to urge Members of the European Parliament to vote … Read more
Who votes for open data?
An overview of voting behaviour on open data, open government and re-use of government information of Dutch political parties in the Dutch parliament (20-09-2012 tot 17-01-2016). … Read more
Response to parliamentary questions on HTTPS government sites cause confusion
The Dutch Minister of Home Affairs is satisfied with security on the Dutch government’s websites, he said in response to parliamentary questions. The questions followed the … Read more