TACOD Conference: Welcome and Introduction to Project

Towards a European strategy to reduce Corruption through Open Data The conference took place under the aegis of the EU-funded project “TACOD” (Towards a European strategy to reduce Corruption by enhancing the use of Open Data) coordinated by RISSC (Research Centre on Security and Crime) and hosted by the University of Oxford. The conference presented results from the research pertaining to the four countries covered in the project (Austria, Italy, Spain, and United Kingdom), as well as policy recommendations for monitoring and enhancing the use of open government data for the detection and prevention of corruption.