FragDenStaat

Name of the Organization:

Open Knowledge Foundation Germany e.V.

Starting Year:

2011

Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/fragdenstaat.de/
https://instagram.com/fragdenstaat
https://bsky.app/profile/fragdenstaat.de
https://de.linkedin.com/company/fragdenstaat
https://github.com/okfde/fragdenstaat_de
https://fragdenstaat.de/blog/feed/

City:

Berlin

Country:

Germany

Description:

FragDenStaat (Ask the State in English) is a German civil society and civic technology initiative which started providing a freedom of information (FOI) request platform. Over the years it has started engaging also in participatory campaigns, strategic legal action, and investigative research. Together, these activities seek to facilitate public access to government-held information, strengthen democratic oversight, and promote transparency and accountability. Founded by civic tech activist Stefan Wehrmeyer and currently operated by Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland e.V., FragDenStaat aims to empower citizens, journalists, activists, and researchers to exercise their legal right to access public documents and official information held by national and European authorities.

Email:
info@fragdenstaat.de

Targeted Forms Of Influence:
Lobbying, Media Influence, Personal Connections

Targeted Forms Of Corruption:
Conflict of Interest, Public Procurement Fraud, Misuse of Public Funds, Money Laundering

Main Type Of Actions:
Uncovering and Publicizing, Monitoring, Open Data / Transparency Promotion

Type Of Organization:
Civil Society Organization (National/Regional)

Date of last update of the records:

22/10/2026

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