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Monithon is an independent and non-profit initiative

We develop methods and tools for a participatory evaluation of public policies by local communities and the final beneficiaries of the interventions
We offer specific training and support on public policy analysis, use of available data, and fieldwork investigation
We facilitate the collaboration between governments and citizens through the co-production and co-assessment of services and policies
We produce evidence and suggestions to improve the effectiveness of public policies on the ground.

Anyone can participate. Contact us at info@monithon.eu or on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or Linkedin.

For Universities For Policy Makers For Civil Society

Some results

High school students
OpenCohesion School

37500

Students

2100

Teachers

1282

Civic monitoring reports

Post-secondary education
University of Turin
University of Bergamo

450

Students

42

Civic monitoring reports

Civic monitoring school
for environmental NGOs

300

Activists

8

Civic monitoring reports

Create a Report!

Use the map to select your Country, or drop us a line at info@monithon.eu

Monitoring public contracts

EU-funded project iMonitor aims at improving availability of public procurement data, improving the skills of civic monitors for better public procurement contract monitoring, and promoting civic monitoring activities to provide precise, relevant and timely information for contract supervision and investigations of potential fraud and corruption.

Learn more about the iMonitor project

News

From the field to Brussels: Monithon’s experience in the iMonitor project

Civic monitoring for urban development: Insights from the Lazio region

Making civic monitoring matter: reflections from the “Transport for People” event in Warsaw

From raw data to real impact: building accountability through collaboration in the Open Government Partnership

Italian multi-stakeholder Open Government Partnership forum includes civic monitoring among strategic objectives

>> Read other news

Learn about civic monitoring

Watch the live presentation by Luigi Reggi at the European Week of Regions and Cities (#EURegionsWeek)

Our method

Call your friends
Participate in a civic monitoring group or create a new one! Drop us a line at info@monithon.eu.
Pick a project
Choose one EU-funded projects from your Country’s Open Data portal or EU funds national portal. Pick an interesting project in your city or neighborhood — or a project that has made the headlines in your local newspapers.
Log in to our platform
Choose your country and use our platform to plan your monitoring activities. Create an account and describe your goals.
Get information on the project’s history and goals
Learn everything you need about administrative procedures and decisions, news, and contextual data. Look for official policy documents and get help in translating them into plain language.
Go exploring
Evaluate its current progress. If the project is finished, evaluate its effectiveness from the point of view of your community. Make photos, videos, and publish them on social media. Identify key people involved in policy programming and project implementation. Plan ahead for your interviews and ask about challenges and opportunities.
Share your results
Share what you have found with policymakers, journalists, and interested citizens. Set up a campaign with local media and NGOs to further communicate the positive results of the project or to make suggestions on how to improve it.
Tell us about your impact
Use the third step of your report to tell your audience about the new connections you have made, the use of your results by public administrations and the media, and if the problems you have found are solved.

Search for a funded project

Zoom in and click on the markers to find out which projects were funded in Italy and selected by us.

Our Civic Monitoring Reports

Zoom in and click on the markers to read the civic monitoring reports

Results & Impact

The impact of civic monitoring: the relations with the media and public institutions

22/10/2020/0 Comments/in Annual report /by Monithon

Since 2013, Monithon has been developing tools and methods for enabling the “civic monitoring” of public funding. Our “civic monitoring reports” include information on how the projects are developed, how they are progressing, and what is their impact from the point of view of the final beneficiaries, such as citizens and enterprises. In 2020, 125 […]