Nowadays more and more municipalities publish their council information, such as minutes and council proposals, as open data. Although this is a positive development, more work … Read more
The NOS has gathered all the municipal coalition agreements, and has shared them with us. The municipal elections were held at the 21st of March 2018. In the … Read more
The Netherlands joined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) as a candidate-member on the 28th of June. The Netherlands has become the fourth European country that … Read more
Open State is looking for an intern. If you are interested in the English translation of the vacancy please contact us via contact@openstate.eu. The Dutch version … Read more
Archeologica, a competitive and accessible game that allows players to link keywords to archaeological objects, is the winner of the Digging for Data app challenge. The … Read more
Tom Kunzler has been appointed as interim director of digital transparency organization Open State Foundation. The appointment is effective on July 1, after Arjan El Fassed … Read more
Vind jij een vitale en inclusieve democratie van groot belang en heb je een passie voor data-analyses? Deel dan jouw kennis, netwerk en tijd en ga … Read more
Since the Dutch Food Safety Authority (NVWA) started to publish its lunchroom inspection map in 2014, information on restaurant inspections in the Netherlands are still not … Read more
The lack of a modern digital Dutch Chamber of Commerce costs governments and businesses is a source of high costs and complications and restricts access to … Read more
Open State is looking for a full-stack developer. If you are interested in the English translation of the vacancy please contact us via contact@openstate.eu. The Dutch … Read more
On Friday the 20th of April a kick-off meeting was held in the COMM-Museum in the Hague for the Digging for Data-app challenge. The province of … Read more
Recent research by the NOS shows that companies use data from the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KvK) to approach targeted self-employed on Facebook. Small entrepreneurs and … Read more
The province of Zuid-Holland is a rich archaeological area. Archeology tells a lot about our history. The province, together with others, wants to help discover, protect … Read more
To help voters to find their polling station on March 21, Open State Foundation launched WaarIsMijnStemlokaal.nl with all more than 9 thousand polling stations. Not only … Read more
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
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
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’ 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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