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K-Monitor

K-Monitor. Tracking Conflict of Interest, Lobby and Corruption Through Open Legislative Data 6th July , 2012. Dislikes : Corruption Misuse of public funds Nepotism. Likes : transparency open data Structured , searchable datasets Unveiling corruption cases

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K-Monitor

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  1. K-Monitor Tracking Conflict of Interest, Lobby and Corruption Through Open Legislative Data 6th July, 2012

  2. Dislikes: • Corruption • Misuse of public funds • Nepotism Likes: transparency opendata Structured, searchabledatasets Unveilingcorruptioncases Helpinginvestigativejournalists

  3. HungarianParliamentswebsite

  4. bills, amendments,hearings (searchableviasectorcodes) • names of MPssubmittingthebills • MP, fraction, comitteeprofiles • statistics • votingtendencies • MPsactiveinthesector • assetdeclarations • deviationfromfraction trackingconflict of interest • business interests • business networks • receivedstatesupports / procurementtenders • dubiouscasesinvestigatedbythepress

  5. track legal changes in the sector (subscribe to feed) navigate to the comittee subpage, learn the names of the MPs drafting the bill navigate to the MPs profile page an investigative journalist can… look for the profile of the related companies (does this company profits from bill amendments?)

  6. look at the charts in the profile pages of MPs (activity, presence, bills submitted, asset declarations) look at the business interests and find out if some info is missing a citizen can… add new connection on the crowd-sourcing interface if there is a serious gap between asset declarations, and business interests revealed on ‘The Network’, he can write an email to the MP can check if they were mentioned in corruption –like cases

  7. download different statistics and embed them in his work get statistics about the the work, activity, discipline in the parties, common topics looking at MPs active in the sector a researcher can… check networks of parties, main business partners (procurements, ‘close’ companies, connected businessmen etc.) detect lobby-driven decisions analyze health care procurements analyze how corruption cases of parties have been handled by the media analyze health-care related fraud/corruption cases

  8. check farm subsidies (why always other people win?) realize that all the lucky cities belong to the constituency of the same MP learn that MP was a member of the agricultural chamber together w. the DG of Rural Development Office … an entrepreneur/businessman can… …and they usually hunt together possible conflicts of interest are signalled on the website

  9. Thank you!

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