[open-government] Invitation: First of the Webinar Series on Enhancing Transparency In Political Finance With Technology

Thu Feb 6 21:46:50 UTC 2014

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  Free Webinar Series: Enhancing Transparency In Political Finance With
Technology
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accountability be enhanced by technology and open
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   *Tuesday, February 11, 2014*

10:00–11:00 AM EST (15:00 GMT)

Register for the first webinar
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  Description

Money is an inescapable part of political campaigns all around the world.
And while many governments commit themselves to openness, a vital piece of
the transparency agenda --party and campaign funding-- still remain
depressingly opaque in most countries. Luckily, many local activists are
using technology to create tools to shine a light on the influence of money
in politics and the misallocation of public funds.

The Sunlight Foundation<http://organizing.sunlightfoundation.com/page/m/64f58a5c/28889c64/33d7a0a8/680be063/3835658613/VEsA/>,
Transparency International<http://organizing.sunlightfoundation.com/page/m/64f58a5c/28889c64/33d7a0a8/680be06c/3835658613/VEsB/>and
the IACC
Game Changers Initiative<http://organizing.sunlightfoundation.com/page/m/64f58a5c/28889c64/33d7a0a8/680be06d/3835658613/VEsO/>teamed
up and are now excited to launch a new
webinar series on enhancing the transparency of political financing in
different disclosure
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We are inviting members of the international open government community to
join us and learn more about how to uncover the influence of money in
elections by using technology and by creating tools that shine a light on
the influence of money in politics and the misallocation of public funds.

This webinar series is open to all who are interested. Prior knowledge on
the topics is encouraged but not required. Learn more about our free
webinar series<http://organizing.sunlightfoundation.com/page/m/64f58a5c/28889c64/33d7a0a8/680be06f/3835658613/VEsHBQ/>and
register
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     Speakers
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 [image: Amy Ngai]*Amy Ngai*
Partnerships and Training Director, Sunlight Foundation [image: Julia
Keseru]*Julia Keseru*
International Policy Manager, Sunlight Foundation [image: Mathias
Huter]*Mathias
Huter*
Senior Analyst, Transparency International Georgia [image: Giorgi
Chanturia]*Giorgi
Chanturia*
Analyst, Transparency International Georgia [image: Maria Rosario
Pavese]*Rosario
Pavese*
Coordinator, Poder Ciudadano, Argentina [image: Bill Allison]*Bill Allison*
Editorial Director, Sunlight Foundation [image: Peter Tausz]*Moderator:
Peter Tausz*
Senior Program Coordinator, Transparency International

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Part I: Political Finance in the Digital Age: How can accountability be
enhanced by technology and open data?

*Tuesday, February 11, 2014, 10:00–11:00 AM EST (15:00 GMT)*

Join us for this inaugural webinar as we explore the world of political
finance from the different types of data that is available to how this
information can improve accountability in government and the electoral
process.

The session will introduce ways technology has changed the way political
finance data is made available and illustrate through examples different
tools and resources that can be built off this data. Lastly, we will
discuss the impact of having this type of data available and accessible for
journalists and NGOs.

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Speaker Bios

*Amy Ngai* is the Partnership and Training Manager at the Sunlight
Foundation. She works to engage the public on the use of data to promote
transparency and open government. As part of that work, she develops
partnerships in both the nonprofit and private sectors to unlock and
generate innovative uses for government data. Prior to joining Sunlight,
she has spent over seven years working on voter access and democracy
issues. Most recently, Amy was a program director at FairVote working on
electoral system reform.

*Julia Keseru* is the International Policy Manager at the Sunlight
Foundation and oversees its international work. Coming from the Hungarian
transparency community, Júlia has been an advocate for open government and
an expert on open data issues with a special focus on political finance and
corruption. She has spoken internationally on technology and transparency
and regularly writes about the challenges and the potential of the global
open government movement. Júlia holds a Masters degree from International
Studies and studied political sciences, international law, sociology and
philosophy at Corvinus University Budapest, Free University Berlin and the
College for Social Theories in Budapest.

*Mathias Huter* is a Senior Analyst with Transparency International Georgia
and leads the organization's work on open data, media freedom and ownership
transparency, public procurement, and private sector governance issues.
Originally from Austria, Mathias moved to the Georgian capital Tbilisi in
mid-2009 and soon after joined the TI Chapter. Mathias has worked as a
freelance journalist for a number of Austrian and European newspapers and
magazines.

*Giorgi Chanturia* is an analyst with Transparency International Georgia,
where he focuses on open data research into public procurement, asset
declarations and company ownership structures. He joined TI Georgia in 2012
and became the lead researcher on a popular book entitled Who Owned
Georgia. Giorgi has interned with the Georgian Parliament and worked with a
Council of Europe project providing support to the office of the Georgian
Human Rights Defender.

*Rosario Pavese* is a political scientist, currently finishing her Master
Degree in Electoral Analysis and Administration at Universidad Nacional de
San Martín. She is part of Poder Ciudadano since 2007, and a coordinator of
Political Institutions and Government since 2011. She specializes in
promoting access to information and citizenry participation in public
issues, and electoral processes, such as electoral observation.

*Bill Allison* is the Editorial Director at the Sunlight Foundation. A
veteran investigative journalist and editor for nonprofit media, Bill
worked for the Center for Public Integrity for nine years, where he
co-authored The Cheating of America with Charles Lewis, was senior editor
of The Buying of the President 2000 and co-editor of the New York Times
bestseller The Buying of the President 2004.

*Peter Tausz* works at the People Engagement Program to promote innovations
and best practices in how to engage citizens in the fight against
corruption. Prior to his current assignment, he was working with the
National Chapter of Transparency International Hungary where he specialized
in citizen monitoring tools for public procurement and business ethics.
Before he joined the anti-corruption movement he was working for the
American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary to promote business ethics and
integrity and advocate for policy changes.

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