Introducing The HackCorruption Civic Tech Tools Repository

Working to curb corruption requires collaboration. Developers working to create innovative tech tools to increase transparency and flag corruption risks use shared knowledge and open source code to advance tools, building upon one another’s work. As Development Gateway: An IREX Venture and Accountability Lab mentored HackCorruption teams selected during regional hackathons for their innovative digital tool ideas, we noticed that these teams spent time searching for existing tools that could be built upon, as well as open source code that could be leveraged to create new tools.

We developed the HackCorruption Civic Tech Tools Repository as a comprehensive, open-source collection of impactful and scalable digital solutions for combating corruption to be used not only by HackCorruption teams but also by any others interested in building or enhancing digital anti-corruption tools. The repository is designed for continuous growth through community contributions via GitHub and is intended to serve as a centralized hub for tools, source code, and resources organized across six key thematic areas:

• Foundational anti-corruption data and metadata management tools
• Beneficial ownership transparency
• Open contracting
• Budget transparency and participatory budgeting
• Climate finance transparency
• Illicit financial flows

Key Features

• 41+ curated tools across multiple categories with direct access to source code
• Open-source accessibility allowing community contributions and continuous updates
• Comprehensive documentation, including technology overviews, deployment examples, intellectual property information, and impact evidence
• Wiki integration providing background information and contributor guidelines
• Global scope with geographic tagging and categorization

We invite developers and others working on anti-corruption tech tools to contribute their open source code and tools to this repository! We hope that this resource can act as a catalyst for the collaboration and cooperation required to create change and curb corruption.

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