Municipal midterms: four tips for the latter half
This week we mark the midterm of the municipal elections of 2014. Consider this a good time to take stock. Open State Foundation has made all … Read more
News archive
Dutch e-procurement agency starts publishing tenders and contracts as open data
As of March 16, 2016 TenderNed, the Dutch e-procurement agency publishes tenders and public procurement as open data. TenderNed just published a first dataset with announcement … Read more
Five Dutch municipalities release detailed openspending data
Today the detailed income and expenditure of Dutch cities Dordrecht, Heerlen, Lelystad, Oirschot and Utrecht are published online. Detailed information from upkeep and maintenance costs of bicycle … Read more
Open State opens blackbox of common government arrangements
Common arrangements, partnerships between governments, there are many types and sizes in the Netherlands. These legal arangements are used to organise waste treatment, employment or safety. … Read more
Minister of Finance should go for real transparency in corporate ownership
A register of corporate ownership that is accessible to all would help combat crime. But the Dutch proposal – a registry behind a paywall and limited … Read more
Dutch governments not ready for ‘re-use of information requests’
In 2013 the European Union published Directive 2013/37/EU on the re-use of public sector information. In June 2015 this Directive was implemented as a Dutch law called the ‘Law for … Read more
Introducing Politwoops for the Irish Election
Today, Storyful, in partnership with the Open State Foundation, announced Politwoops for the Irish elections. Politwoops records, stores, and publishes tweets deleted by candidates. The tool has been used effectively in many countries across the world to increase transparency and accountability.
Five tips for the government’s research into open companies register
In November 2015, the Dutch parliament voted by an overwhelming majority to back a resolution that asks economic affairs minister Henk Kamp to investigate an open companies register. In a blogpost we described five tips for the government’s researchers to take into account.
Make your own lists with Openspending
All 2016 budgets of Dutch municipalities and provinces are now available on Openspending. And because we love lists we are launching the Openspending listmaker openspendinglijstjes.nl today.
TransparencyCamp Europe comes to Amsterdam
Developers, government officials, journalists and activists from all over Europe will shine their light on EU decision making and open government as TransparencyCamp Europe comes to … Read more
First Openspending Detaildata available from Groningen
The province and the municipality of Groningen made an important step towards more financial transparency. As of now their detailed financial information can be found on … Read more
OVfietsuitje.nl winner of Hacking for Sustainability app-competition
Ovfietsuitje.nl, an app that allows people to take a public transport bicycle and find interesting places in the Netherlands and plan a bike trip around its … Read more
Agreement with Twitter allows Politwoops to publish deleted tweets by politicians
Today, Twitter agreed to restore Politwoops access to its API. An agreement has been reached with Twitter that allows Open State Foundation to publish deleted tweets … Read more
New information in appeal on open health data
Open State Foundation has brought the case for open health data to the administrative jurisdiction division of the Council of State, the highest general administrative court … Read more
Majority Dutch parliament asks minister to investigate opening up trade register as open data
The Dutch parliament voted by an overwhelming majority today to back a resolution that asks economic affairs minister Henk Kamp to investigate turning the trade register … Read more
First five Dutch municipalities release meetings, agenda’s as open data
In the Netherlands a first step is made with open data of municipalities to better understand the functioning of local democracy. With releasing meetings, agenda’s and … Read more
Available data Dutch public broadcasting extended with thousands of items
The API of the Dutch Public Broadcasting is now extended with thousands of items, program information and subtitles of Schooltv. On 14 November, a hackathon takes … Read more
Transparency healthcosts refused
The district court of Amsterdam ruled today that the Netherlands Health Authority could keep secret all information related to declared health costs and tarifs of health … Read more
Hackingforsustainability: App competition with natural capital data
What innovative and creative applications are possible with data about our natural capital? The term covers all the services provided to us by nature. It puts … Read more
Twitter apologizes to developers and mentions Politwoops
‘We have a responsibility to continue to power organizations who want to bring transparency like Politwoops,’ said Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, at the company’s second … Read more
Openspending: from one district to an entire country
In 2013 the Open State Foundation started Openspending by releasing the finances of one of the districts of Amsterdam. This week our work resulted in the … Read more
App “Nuse” wins the NPO Backstage app competition
Nuse, a research app for journalists is the winner of the NPO Backstage app competition. Open State organized this competition commissioned by the Dutch Public Broadcasting … Read more
NPO Backstage: developing apps with Public Broadcasting data
Which innovative and creative applications can be developed with Public Broadcasting data? NPO Backstage challenges developers to answer this question. Open State Foundation organizes an app … Read more
Right To Know Day 2015
To mark the Right to Know Day in the Netherlands a meetup will be held on 28 September 2015 at the Library of The Hague.
Open State calls on government to open companies trade register
In a letter to the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Open State Foundation calls on the government to open the trade and companies register. It also … Read more
Politwoops: Major coalition of rights groups rail against Twitter’s Politwoops ban
Rights groups including Access, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Free Press, Human Rights Watch, Sunlight Foundation, and Open State Foundation have joined in opposition to Twitter’s recent crackdown on Politwoops, a network of sites that … Read more
District court Amsterdam hears arguments on FOIA healthcare data
Today, a panel of three judges of the District Court of Amsterdam heard a case filed by Open State Foundation in which more transparency is demanded … Read more
Transparency healthcare costs goes to court
In the Netherlands, it is currently almost impossible to get as a patient, tax and insurance premium payer insights into the costs of health care. This … Read more
Twitter cuts off Diplotwoops and Politwoops in all remaining 30 countries
This weekend, Open State Foundation was informed by Twitter that it suspended API access to Diplotwoops and all remaining Politwoops sites in 30 countries.
A close look at the government-wide data inventory
On the 10th of July we received the joyful news that the first government-wide data inventory was finished. A trajectory for which Open State has actively … Read more
10 Challenges for Open Data
It has been six years since Tim Berners Lee called out for more raw data. A lot since then has happened, but critics often point out … Read more
Government-wide data inventory online
“There must be a change in government culture when it comes to the disclosure of information,” says Ronald Plasterk, the Dutch minister of the Interior and and … Read more
Twitter kills Politwoops US but still up and running in 30 other countries
Two weeks ago, the US version of Politwoops stopped being updated. The more than 30 versions of Politwoops with deleted tweets by politicians in 30 other … Read more
Pilot Open Municipal Information: the needle in the digital haystack
Publishing minutes, decisions, bills, agendas and other documents of the city council as open data strengthens the information position of city councilors, inhabitants and journalists. Open … Read more
Government grants double in 2014
In 2014 Dutch ministries provided twice as much grants as in 2013. An analysis done by the Open State Foundation shows that 44.507 grants have been … Read more
Do not exploit the trade register, make it open
Open up the trade register, argued Arjan El Fassed today in Dutch daily NRC Handelsblad.
Kick-off NPO Backstage
Which innovative and creative applications are possible with the data of the Dutch Public Broadcasting? Find out at the launch of NPO Backstage on the 27th … Read more
Recap GCCS-Unplugged
On the 17th of April Open State Foundation organized GCCS-Unplugged, an unconference for a free and open Internet.
Diplomats and hackers hack challenges for an open, free and safe internet
What are the challenges facing online freedom, transparency and security? Today, Open State Foundation teams up with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands to … Read more
No substantial growth of Dutch government open data portal
The Dutch government does not seem to use it’s own open data portal. If it does, it would have found that 14 percent of the datasets … Read more
Most Dutch government websites do not use secure encrypted connections
Only 19% of 2,000 Dutch government websites uses the HTTPS protocol for handling requests between a browser and the website that it is connected to. HTTPS … Read more
Insight in your job opportunities with Vooruitzicht
The app Vooruitzicht won the Challenge School and Future. Ties de Kock received the 6000-euro price from the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science, Jet … Read more
Dutch coalition calls for public debate on privacy protection
A coalition of 32 organizations, companies and individuals calls the Minister of Security and Justice, to develop a vision on privacy protection in the information society, … Read more
Final round Education and Jobs Challenge
Today, five finalists of the Challenge School en Toekomst, an app challenge using open education data and open vacancies’ data will present their app in front of a … Read more
Register now for GCCS-Unplugged
Join GCCS-Unplugged, organised by Open State Foundation in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. Have your say on the future of the internet. You decide the … Read more
Budgets and spendings of all Dutch municipalities 2012-2013 online
Annual and quarterly budgets and spending of all 438 local governments in the Netherlands for the years 2012 and 2013 are made available, visible and comparable … Read more
Energylabels municipalities
In the Netherlands homes and other buildings must have an energy label when they are being sold or rented. We looked at the energylabels of municipal … Read more
Unlock local basic democratic information as open data
Dutch municipalities and provinces should urge their suppliers to release their democratic information as open data.
Open data challenge: education, internships and jobs
Youth unemployment. It is hard to find the right internship or job. How to match the right education, internships and jobs? Enter open data.
Appeal Open State over disclosure healthcare costs to court Amsterdam
On November 22, 2014, Open State Foundation filed the grounds of appeal with the court in Amsterdam over the disclosure of data on declared healthcare costs … Read more