''[Note from Space Leaders: this proposal was sent in via email - we are copying it to the Wiki for transparency]'' Corruption is widely regarded as low in Sweden but the country currently lacks the data that could back such a claim. In particular, there is little information available to understand and analyse the links between elected individuals and between them and private interest groups. During the session, we would like to discuss the potential for making such analysis easier by using Wikidata and the power of linked structured data to import existing datasets (published by the Swedish government) and enrich them with additional data. This would facilitate the monitoring of conflicts of interest, political careers and professionalisation of elected officials in Sweden and allow international comparisons thanks the standard data structures of Wikidata. A similar project has already started in France, by Code for France in partnership with the project EveryPolitician from mySociety. Currently OKS and Transparency International are working on a follow up to [https://delna.lv/en/2018/11/22/new-publication-open-data-and-the-fight-against-corruption-in-latvia-sweden-and-finland/ "Open Data and the Fight Against Corruption" (2018 - available at link)]. The report will be out by the end of 2019.
Speakers: Alina Ostling Toni Mickiewicz Antonio Greco Pierre Mesure