For public integrity, transparent decisions, and the defense of the common good. We investigate questionable practices across politics and administration – independent, evidence-based, and uncompromising.
Democratic institutions rely on public trust in the integrity, impartiality, and objectivity of state action. Where this trust is undermined by patronage, clandestine influence, or misappropriated administrative discretion, our work begins. For us, scrutiny does not conclude with the absence of a criminal conviction.
We combine the Austrian Freedom of Information Act (IFG) with forensic data science:
| Pillar | Methodological Core | Investigative Objective |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Expanded Corruption Concept | Encompassing criminal, structural, and institutional grey zones. | Closing the "lawful, yet illegitimate" loophole. |
| 2. Evidence-Based Primary Research | Systematic verification of official records, administrative files, and contracts. | Reliable evidentiary rigor over speculation. |
| 3. Forensic Motive Analysis | Systematically answering the core question: Cui bono? (Who benefits?). | Illuminating informal power networks and financial asymmetries. |
Democracy erodes when citizens resign themselves to complacency and questionable practices become the accepted norm. We will not surrender our public institutions to self-serving cliques or opaque power networks. Armed with the Freedom of Information Act, we counter administrative decay with rigorous, factual investigative oversight.