Impact
Impact
At Civio we don’t just do research: we bring about change that improves society. Check it out:
Now it’s harder to abuse public contracts 🚫
Did you know that our investigations into massive irregularities in public contracts prompted legislative changes in 2017? Now, the new Public Sector Contracts Act requires more transparency in the whole process of a public contract, from pre-studies to execution. What’s more, the law contains specific articles in our own handwriting that aim to make abuse more difficult and ensure more effective management of public funds.
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No more back-door pardons 🎩
For years, our governments have been using pardons massively and unaccountably, even up to 1.5 times a day. Can you imagine? But since we published The Pardonometer and brought it to light, the number of pardons has decreased significantly 📉. Even an under-secretary of justice recognises its impact: it is no longer possible to grant pardons behind the backs of the public.
“[…] We cannot take decisions behind the back of what is happening outside […] right now you have El Indultómetro, which did not exist […] There are areas of public management that were previously handled little, discreetly, and now there is more transparency and more media focus exposed by them”.
Juan Bravo Rivera (Undersecretary of Justice 2012-2014).
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More accessible support for vulnerable people 🤝
We all know: public subsidies such as the social electricity voucher or the Minimum Living Income are extremely difficult to apply for due to too complex procedures. As a result, many thousands of people who would be entitled to them are left without them. But we have taken action, and our apps and wizards to make the process easier have already been used more than one million times. Nothing motivates us more than knowing that we’ve helped vulnerable people get the help they need.
“Thank you very much for your work with the bono social, thanks to you it has been much easier to get this measure for my grandmother.”.
Brenda, granddaughter of María Justina, 85 years old
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Towards real and effective transparency on all fronts 🏛️
We have managed to influence Royal House, parties, trade unions and employers to be included in the Transparency Law. Thanks to our work, today in Catalonia, the distribution of institutional advertising is published, and Madrid, Catalonia and C. La Mancha have registers of lobbies. The criteria of the Transparency Council and the rules of Congress are also more demanding thanks to Civio. This way we raise the bar for governments and institutions.
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In defence of the right to know, even in the courts 🔍
We are not afraid to defend access to information even in court if necessary. In this way we are achieving legal precedents that make opacity more difficult in the future. We have succeeded in getting the Supreme Court to confirm the right to obtain information prior to 2014, and to know the name and position of all public employees, including handpicked advisors. We have also obtained favourable rulings to know the real cost of medicines for the public health system. Each of these victories strengthens our right to know, so take heart and demand transparency!
“Getting access to public information unrestricted with the entry into force of the Transparency Law is an achievement for all of us. Thank you for your work. An honour to be a partner”.
Enrique, partner since 2019
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The value of journalism against abuses and injustices ✊
We have led many authorities to correct serious problems. We got the Ministry for Ecological Transition to fix discriminatory errors in the software of the social bonus, or the Police to modify unfair exclusions for endometriosis. The Environmental Prosecutor’s Office acted after our reports on fires; the Senate stopped hiding senators’ data; Justice corrected improper records of union affiliations; and the Community of Madrid has had to eliminate illegal self-promotional campaigns. Always for the benefit of citizens.
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Shining a light on never-before-seen data 📊
We are releasing unpublished high-value information: emergency contracts during the pandemic, suspicious fracking awards 💼, opaque pharmaceutical payments to doctors 💰, saturation of Primary Care🏥, escorts on official flights ✈️, casual advisors to the Government 🧑💼 or over 20 years of wildfires 🔥. This data, previously inaccessible, now helps to understand and scrutinise the functioning of the institutions.
“Thank you very much for all the work you do. It has a huge impact on many people - congratulations!”
Lluís, member since 2019
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