
Mel Flanagan
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Mel Flanagan
@nookstudios
Producer, storyteller, data designer, wrangler, maker of useful information services, open gov and open process advocate https://t.co/YxXW1aMkuC





Talking through alternative scenarios, all 3 of our speakers highlight how civil society advocacy delivered concrete changes which wouldn't otherwise have happened: ➡️public access in Canada ➡️law ready to adopt in UK ➡️ overcoming vested interests in Zambia 💫

Has been great to launch "Out of the Shadows - Australia's Fossil Fuel Footprint" at #APClimateWeek ahead of COP28. There can be no new fossil fuels if Australia has any hope of meeting net zero targets. Read the full report here pwyp.org.au/publications/o…



Please take a few minutes to fill in our survey... let us know what kind of information do you look for - what would make mining, oil and gas more transparent pwyp.org.au/transparency-s…







Meet the speakers of The Tech We Want to Open Governments (bit.ly/3P7H2r0, Sep 4, Tallinn) #OGPEstonia Mel Flanagan is the Founder and Design Director at @nookstudios. She is a global transparency and open government advocate, and a member of the #OpenKnowledgeNetwork.







What’s in it for business? The US case: Lessons from private sector and civil society advocacy for beneficial ownership transparency reforms Our new case study highlights learning from the decade-long effort to bring about US #BeneficialOwnership reform. openownership.org/en/publication…

Can't quite believe I'm writing this: Today, 150 African workers behind ChatGPT, TikTok and Facebook voted to unionize at a landmark meeting in Nairobi. These AI workers are invisible, underpaid, and the backbone of the tech in all our pockets: time.com/6275995/chatgp…

As OGP launches its new strategy, @_LouiseRP highlights three things @openownership is doing to make beneficial ownership a reality. Don’t miss Open Ownership’s #OpenGovWeek webinar on recent beneficial ownership research. bit.ly/who-really-own…





📢Upcoming event!📢 Open Government: Never More Needed will feature discussion from leading thinkers on what's next for #Australiandemocracy. Find out more and #register for #free at eventbrite.com.au/e/open-governm…






#Canada has introduced legislation for a publicly accessible BO registry tonight! Some key features: free-of-cost, scalable with provinces, and verification and validation measures #cdnpoli #endsnowwashing canada.ca/en/innovation-…