I work with the Program on Liberation Technology at Stanford University. Before this, I worked with the Right to Food Campaign and other rights based campaigns in India. To learn more, click here.
International Budget Project: a group to nurture the growth of civil society capacity to analyze and influence government budget processes, institutions and outcomes
Information and Communications for Development 2009: Extending Reach and Increasing Impact: This report by the World Bank takes an in-depth look at how ICT – particularly broadband and mobile – are impacting economic growth in developing countries.
RTI laws in 5 countries – comparitive analysis: Examiles RTI laws in United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and
Your Right To Know: A citizen’s guide to freedom of information act: Website of Heather Brooke, a journalist based in London.
CHRI: Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative: A site with lot of useful materials on right to information
They Rule: A social network graph that aims to visualize the relationships between corporate leaders and politicians i.e. the ruling class. It takes as its focus the boards of some of the most powerful U.S. companies, which share many of the same directors.
CorpWatch: investigates and exposes corporate violations of human rights, environmental crimes, fraud and corruption around the world. We work to foster global justice, independent media activism and democratic control over corporations.
The Project On Government Oversight: The Project On Government Oversight is committed to exposing waste, fraud and corruption in the following areas: defense, energy & environment, contract oversight and open government.
Freedom of Information Act Documents: List of documents, cases on RTI in USA
Corporate Watch UK: small independent not-for-profit research and publishing group which undertakes research on the social and environmental impact of large corporations, particularly multinationals
Oxford internet institute webcasts: Webcasts of events at Oxford internet institute
DISE–District Information System for Education: The DISE dataset created by the worldbank is a major source of standardized information on schools in India.
Secondary education management information system at NEUPA: MIS on secondary education managed by NEUPA
Legislating RTI – A guide by UNDP: A detailed guide on preparation, legislation and implementation of RTI
Globalization, information and developing countries: A selective guide to information resources: List of watchdogs of multilateral organisations, corporations, etc.
Apps4Africa: A contest to build mobile based technologies that could be used for social purposes in Africa
School Report Cards: NUPA’s school monitoring system that has recent school level data for more than 1.2 million schools in India.
Crisis and Interaction Design: Presentation on the use of Crowd-sourcing information and tips on designing a good system.
Bus Routes.in: Website providing information on bus routes in Madras using information on routes gathered by crowd sourcing.
MyNeta – Candidate Affidavits for Elections in India: Information on all Members of Parliaments of India based on the affidavits they file with the election commission. Visitors are permitted to point out inconsistencies between the given information and the case on the ground.