Useful links

Freedom of Information Act Documents: List of documents, cases on RTI in USA
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.
DISE–District Information System for Education: The DISE dataset created by the worldbank is a major source of standardized information on schools in India.
Globalization, information and developing countries: A selective guide to information resources: List of watchdogs of multilateral organisations, corporations, etc.
Legislating RTI – A guide by UNDP: A detailed guide on preparation, legislation and implementation of RTI
Secondary education management information system at NEUPA: MIS on secondary education managed by NEUPA
Anti-Corruption Resources: Transparency International UK’s page with links to articles and websites of other organisations working on corruption. There are detailed case studies from different countries on anti-corruption measures.
Annual conferences on IT and politics: Annual conferences on information technology and politics organized through American Political Science Association.
Edward Tufte and Graphics Press: Edward Tufte is a well known political scientist who specialises in communicating information in creative ways using data visualization.
Implications of registering, tracking, profiling by Usha Ramanathan: Usha Ramanathan argues that UID should be seen in the context of NATGRID that will enable security agencies to track personal information including travel, finance, immigration, etc. It infringes on privacy and creates scope for misuse. At a time when routine acts of life of the poor are criminalised, such projects can condemn large sections of the population to a life of perpetual illegality.
Apps4Africa: A contest to build mobile based technologies that could be used for social purposes in Africa
Technology for Transparency Network |: A collection of projects that use technology for promoting transparency. The case studies can be accessed by the country.
Bus Routes.in: Website providing information on bus routes in Madras using information on routes gathered by crowd sourcing.
Think You Know What Ushahidi Is? Think Again | iRevolution: Article on the Ushahidi platform, what it is and how it could be used by Patrick Meiyer. Comments to the article are worth reading.
Crisis and Interaction Design: Presentation on the use of Crowd-sourcing information and tips on designing a good system.
I paid a bribe: The innovative crowd sourcing platform by Janaagraha to crowd source reports on demands for bribes in India. The website has inspired many such initatives internationally.
Climate Collaboratorium: Seeks to use the collective intelligence of people to develop a plan on climate change. It’s a project of center for collective intelligence at MIT.