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Alaveteli can help open up government in any country, in any language, and within any legislation
United Kingdom
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/
Alaveteli started life as WhatDoTheyKnow, a website produced by mySociety for making FOI requests in the UK.
Around 15% to 20% of requests to UK Central Government are made through WhatDoTheyKnow.com.
Hungary
Hungarians have a right, enshrined in their law, to demand information from any tax-funded body. Ki Mit Tud (“Who Knows What?”) radically simplifies that process for the citizen.
Using the Alaveteli platform, Ki Mit Tud was launched in May 2012, and within its first year had processed over 1,000 freedom of information requests.
New Zealand
New Zealand’s public sector is reportedly among the least corrupt in the world. Nonetheless, Open New Zealand, the organisation behind FYI, believe that a Freedom of Information site can bring benefits.
Like all Alaveteli installs, FYI simplifies the whole process of submitting a request - and publishes requests and their responses online, for all to see.
Spain
Tu Derecho A Saber was launched in 2012, before Spain had passed a Freedom of Information act, and against a background of political dissent.
Spain now has its Right to Know, but Tu Derecho A Saber remains an example of how you can run a site based on Alaveteli, even if your jurisdiction has no such laws in place.
Europe
AskTheEU doesn’t just cover one country: in theory, it serves over 500 million people: the whole of Europe.
AskTheEU processes requests for any of the European Union bodies, and the site is translated into several languages. It is run by Access Info Europe, in Madrid.
Ukraine
The NGO CentreUA launched Ukraine’s dostup.pravda in 2014, against the background of revolution and severe unrest in the country.
It very quickly amassed thousands of requests, providing a source of information for citizens in uncertain times. Under such circumstances, Alaveteli really comes into its own.
Czech Republic
Infoprovsechny gives citizens of the Czech Republic easy access to their rights under the country's 1999 Freedom of Information Act.
Giving access to nearly 12,000 public authorities, the site has been instrumental in several high-profile TV news stories. It was started in 2012 with a grant from the Open Society Foundation.
From team members to maintenance, our get started guide will walk you through the process of planning, starting and running your own Alaveteli website