„Transparency and open data serve as weapons against corruption.”

Open data means less room for corruption

“Open spending is essential for governments, civil society, and the private sector to work together towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.”

"Transparency of spending increases the public's trust in governments and aids in preventing and combatting corruption"

“Public procurement is the key datasource to create innovative software tools to help and control to governments, companies and citizens”

“Data analytics holds the key to turn open data into actionable insights, supporting NGOs, journalists, and public bodies to improve efficiency and counter corruption.”

“Transparency in public procurement is about a fair public management for businesses and citizens”

“Failed investments lower citizens' trust in governments, now the credibility of a united Europe is at stake”

“Can't stop corruption without open and clean contracting”

“It's all about tax payers' money”

“To do our job well, journalists have to know where the tax payers' money go”

“We need HD transparency in procurement - turning paper into linked open data - so that governments can shop smartly and fight money-wasting”

“Right of access to information is one of the instruments to defend democracy”

“Citizens should have a say in how their money is spent”

“I like finding patterns in data”

"Transparency on public spending allows citizens to monitor the effectiveness of policies and programs on the ground"

"More transparency and accountability in public spending is a good first step in restoring citizen's trust in institutions and our democracies as a whole"