We are grateful to Zambiaās Patents And Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) and Estonia's Centre of Registers and Information Systems (RIK) for making this research possible.
In our latest edition of our Disclosure newsletter, we delve into the world of #access to #BeneficialOwnership information and how this relates to considerations of #transparency.
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We were pleased to see an increased focus on user-centred approaches at the European Business Registry Association (EBRA) Conference last week in Malta.
The Malta Business Registry shared some of the really impressive work they've delivered to create business wallets in Malta to support companies to store compliance information easily and interact with government far faster.
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The Danish authorities, Danish Business Authority (Erhvervsstyrelsen), described their approach during the event, sharing their experience of how user research has helped them to simplify their declaration forms.
During the conference, our Executive Director @thomtownsend.bsky.social was part of a session on registration & use of verified BO information & structures, together with Ulf Krause (Bundesanzeiger Verlag), Claude Bocqueraz (DG FISMA, @ec.europa.eu) and Roberta Solis Ribeiro Martins (UNODC, GloBE)
#ArtificialIntelligence has become a huge topic across most industries globally, and the space of #BeneficialOwnership #transparency reforms is no different.
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We recently conducted a major study to understand the experiences of users of #BeneficialOwnership data. Within our findings were a number of clear functional requirements for those building, assessing, and seeking to improve BO registers.
Explore these here: www.openownership.org/en/publicati...
Recently, we published research on how shareholder information can be leveraged to strengthen #BeneficialOwnership #transparency. Drawing on case studies in #Estonia and #Zambia, we share how such information can improve understanding of corporate networks.
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Along with our latest resources, we share exciting updates from our work with ESAAMLG, UNODC in #Paraguay and the #Philippines, and PACRA in #Rwanda and #Zambia.
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