The article sets out Xnet’s work to develop democracy in the digital information age and to combat corruption in Spain. Xnet’s practical approach to develop and promote digital tools to allow people to securely report wrongdoing and actively participate in the fight against corruption in Spain was backed up by their legal advocacy to enshrine digital rights in law.
Xnet has kicked off the EU transposition process by being the first NGO to formally register a draft national whistleblower protection law that meets international best practice and ticks all the boxes of the EU Directive.
This article was featured in Issue 9 of the European Public Mosaic (EPuM) Open Journal on Public Service which focuses on institutional integrity.