Robert Palmer

Robert Palmer, is the Partnerships and Communication Director for the Open Data Charter, a network of governments and organisations committed to achieving a world where data is used as a public good. Previously he was at Global Witness, where he led a global movement to challenge how the financial system facilitates corruption.

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Launching the Open Up Guide: Using Open Data to Combat Corruption

This post originally appeared on Open Data Charter. Corruption has a devastating impact on the lives of people around the world. When money that should be spent on schools, hospitals and other government services ends up in the hands of…

19th May 2017

How to defend openness when it’s under threat

Tomorrow will be Open Data Day, but I want to take you back to August 2007. Barack Obama, a freshman senator fighting for his party’s presidential nomination, claimed that his administration would be the most transparent in history. “I've…

3rd March 2017

Robert Palmer

Authored Content

Launching the Open Up Guide: Using Open Data to Combat Corruption

How to defend openness when it’s under threat

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