# Open data and the fight against corruption in South Africa

URL: https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/open-data-and-the-fight-against-corruption-in-south-africa
Type: Publication or report
Published: 2017-02-23
Updated: 2020-04-03

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23 February 2017

The purpose of this report is to assess the extent to which South Africa is meeting its commitments to fighting corruption by applying and implementing the principles and actions set out in the G20 Principles, which were adopted as a first step towards leveraging open data as a crucial tool to enable a culture of transparency and accountability in order to address corruption. This is one of five reports; others have been compiled for Brazil, France, Germany and Indonesia.

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## Priorities

- [Right to information](https://www.transparency.org/en/our-priorities/right-to-information)

## Countries

- [South Africa](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/south-africa)

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