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Caring for Equality through Data Collaboration
At Iran Open Data, we have been working to make resources about open data and access to information available to open data advocates in Iran. The following blog post from Open Contracting Charter (Author: Marisa Miodosky and María Eugenia Lago) is one of the resources we have made available in Persi
The Headquarters for the Restoration of Holy Shrines: From repairing religious sites to the accusation of large-scale money laundering
Officials in Tehran call the Headquarters for the Restoration of Holy Shrines (HRHS) a charitable organization that helps rebuild and maintain the shrines of Shia Imams and other religious sites across several countries including Iraq and Syria. The agency falls under the auspices of the Iranian Rev
Unusually high usage of petrol despite decline in the economy
In most countries, energy consumption is an indicator of economic development. That is to say, the higher the energy consumption, the bigger the economic development. Iran, however, is an exception to this general rule. The Iranian government data shows that in recent years an exponential growth in
Power Outages In Iran; Low Consumption Of Residential Subscribers According To Ministry Of Energy’s Data
In mid-January 2021, several major cities in Iran experienced power outages and widespread blackouts. Officials at the time attributed these blackouts to a variety of factors. Some blamed bitcoin mining and natural gas shortages while others blamed rising electricity consumption of the residen
In Iran Bureaucratic Bribes Can Cost You Anything From A Gold Coin To Sexual Relationship
Bribery goes by many names in Iran -- “under the table,” “tea money,” “share for the guys,” and “goodies”-- but however you refer to it, the rampant graft has long been a key feature of Iran’s administrative systems. Local municipalities, law enforcement agencies, courts, and the National Tax Admini
Workers' wages and benefits in 1400
This data is taken from the summary table of the 1400 wage circular from the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare.
Open Data for Our Shared Future
At Iran Open Data, we have been working to make resources about open data and access to information available to open data advocates in Iran. The following blog post from Open Contracting Charter (Author: Nati Carfi) is one of the resources we have made available in Persian. This post originally app
Flaring Billions Of Dollars Of Natural Gas In Iran’s Oil Fields
One of the worst practices in Iran’s energy sector is flaring and venting of huge volumes of Natural Gas, which the Iranian Oil Minister, Bijan Zanganeh, has recently described as if the country was “burning gold and Dollar.”When crude oil is produced, the process releases natural gas as a by-produc
Unmasking emergency procurement: How we published 37,000 European COVID-19 related tenders
At Iran Open Data, we have been working to make resources about open data and access to information available to open data advocates in Iran. The following blog post from Open Contracting Partnership (Author: Adriana Homolova) is one of the resources we have made available in Persian. This post orig
How emergency COVID-19 spending rallied open data activists in Nigeria to push for reforms
At Iran Open Data, we have been working to make resources about open data and access to information available to open data advocates in Iran. The following blog post from Open Contracting Partnership (Author: Alex Macbeth) is one of the resources we have made available in Persian. This post original
Local Insights for Global Action: Mexico
At Iran Open Data, we have been working to make resources about open data and access to information available to open data advocates in Iran. The following blog post from Open Data Charter is one of the resources we have made available in Persian. This post originally appeared here. Led by the Nati
Tracking COVID-19 procurement in Kazakhstan: from red flags to cancellations
At Iran Open Data, we have been working to make resources about open data and access to information available to open data advocates in Iran. The following blog post from Open Contracting Partnership (Author: Yevhenii Hrytsenko) is one of the resources we have made available in Persian. This post or