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Blogpost l Transparency and accountability: Bringing the politics back in
22 May 2013 | accountability, blogpost, citizen engagement, citizen reporting, democratic governance, transparencyOver the past two decades, citizen-led initiatives to hold power holders to account have taken the world by storm. The promise embedded in such efforts – that more enlightened and engaged citizens...
Armenia l World Bank Places Governance at the Heart of Higher Education Reform in Armenia
16 May 2013 | accountability, governance and education, higher education, institutional frameworkYEREVAN, May 7, 2013 – “Higher Education Reform in Armenia”, a one-day conference, on May 7, organized by the World Bank and the Ministry of Education, with participation of Government agencies,...
Morocco l Transparency and open budget, the true stakes in Morocco’s governance reform
10 April 2013 | access-to-info, accountability, budget, civil society, open budgetOpening up the national budget to public scrutiny is one step in the long and bumpy road to making information widely available and accessible. Why should this matter to the average person? It is...
Podcast l Accountability and open government
25 February 2013 | accountability, citizen empowerment, open government, podcast, technology, transparencyIn the latest edition of Development Drums, Rakesh Rajani and Martin Tisné discuss accountability and open government. The episode explores the idea of openness – meaning more than just...
Blogpost l Poor numbers are not sexy
19 February 2013 | blogpost, data, evidence-based, online debate, post-2015, statisticsThe issue of statistical capacity building in developing countries is actually becoming a sexy issue. I can’t believe I am saying this. Though, we can ask Hal Varian for his opinion on that here....
Mexico l Hungry for results: A new crusade in Mexico and its need for transparency and accountability
19 February 2013 | accountability, independent monitoring, latin america, nutrition , poverty reduction, social protection, transparencyMexico is the second biggest economy in Latin America and growing steadily. Yet, despite its economic performance Mexico suffers from extended poverty and inequality. As one of its priorities, the...
Blogpost l Now Operational: Groundbreaking Social Accountability Fund
13 February 2013 | accountability, blogpost, civil society, service deliveryAfter an extensive consultation process and over a year of planning, the Global Partnership on Social Accountability (GPSA) is getting off the ground with the first call for proposals just announced...
Blogpost l Learning why transparency matters: a new Sunlight Foundation research project
13 February 2013 | accountability, blogpost, civ society participation, civil society, open data, open governmentWe at the Sunlight Foundation have a mission statement: "The Sunlight Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that uses the power of the Internet to catalyze greater government...
Using Twitter to Run Cities Better: Governance @SF311
02 February 2013 | accountability, citizen reporting, ict, local governance, open government, transparency, web2.0It will soon be nearly four years since then San Francisco mayor, Gavin Newsom visited Twitter headquarters. He told Biz Stone (one of the Twitter founders) about how someone from the city had...
Criteria and Measurement Proposals for a Post-2015 Development Agenda l Global Consultation on Governance and the Post-2015 Framework
10 December 2012 | accountability, expert meeting, human rights, mdgs, online debate, post-2015GAP has contributed to the on-going Post-2015 debate, providing inputs on the feasibility of measuring governance as a theme potentially addressed by the future MDGs or Sustainable Development Goals...