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Create more case studies of users of FOI/Alaveteli sites #3464

Closed Gemmamysoc closed 3 years ago

Gemmamysoc commented 8 years ago

It would be nice to have more case studies that explain how using FOI/Alaveteli sites has helped a variety of different audiences. Types of users could be:

garethrees commented 8 years ago

Mentioned in catchup call with Open Australia.

garethrees commented 8 years ago

https://www.mysociety.org/2016/08/19/how-350-foi-requests-will-increase-the-chance-of-success-for-start-ups/ is a good example

Gemmamysoc commented 7 years ago

Myf is currently working on writing up an interview with a woman who used WDTK to find out how many UK schools contain asbestos, after her mum died of mesothelioma. It's a clear-cut example of doing good through FOI.

Gemmamysoc commented 7 years ago

'Freedom of Information and asbestos in schools', a case study about an individual who has used FOI for a campaign: https://www.mysociety.org/2016/12/07/freedom-of-information-and-asbestos-in-schools/

Gemmamysoc commented 7 years ago

'Standing up for erectile dysfunction care: a digital empowerment tool' - case study of how a campgining organisation has used WhatDoTheyKnow: https://www.mysociety.org/2016/12/16/standing-up-for-erectile-dysfunction-care-a-digital-empowerment-tool/

Gemmamysoc commented 7 years ago

'Detention Logs: using FOI to reveal the truth about immigration detention in Australia' - case study of how Detention Logs used RightToKnow: https://www.mysociety.org/2016/12/14/detention-logs-using-foi-to-reveal-the-truth-about-immigration-detention-in-australia/

garethrees commented 7 years ago

Case of MEPs using AskTheEU https://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/is_glyphosate_safe_we_have_the_r/new – Really interesting angle of the system using the system!

garethrees commented 7 years ago

Real user stories mentioned in https://github.com/mysociety/orgsites/issues/858#issuecomment-274745787 – may be able to repurpose them for general marketing.

garethrees commented 7 years ago

Related https://github.com/openaustralia/righttoknow/issues/671

garethrees commented 3 years ago

Closing as there's no "end" to this; we keep blogging about these as and when we can.