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Moving towards effective use of beneficial ownership data

By Louise Russell-Prywata and Tymon KiepeFirst published on Global Data Barometer Beneficial ownership is widely recognised as an essential piece of information for tackling corruption, preventing and investigating tax evasion, protecting national security, and creating sustainable trading environments. The goal – increasingly shared by governments, businesses, and citizens – is that people can access accurate Read more >

Use of data for the public good is growing, albeit slowly

Public procurement is an area of governance that is particularly prone to corruption because it is the nexus of power, money, and decision-making. If any of those factors are abused, the losses for the state can be costly, and the gains for the corrupt substantial. Taxpayers have a right to know where their money goes, Read more >