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Vacancies: Local Governance & Climate Change Experts-- Governance Assessment on Local Action for Climate Change
14 August 2012 | cis, climate, environmental governance, fyr macedonia, undp-supported, vacancyApplication deadline: 21 August 2012 Consultant: Local Governance Expert for Facilitating a Governance Assessment on Local Action for Climate Change Direct link for the applicants: http://jobs....
OSCE experts to estimate preparations for elections in Ukraine May 22-25 - ForUm
08 June 2012 | cis, elections, europe, pre-election, ukraineAn expert mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights will arrive in Ukraine on May 22 to assess preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections, Oleh Voloshyn,...
Serbia: UNDP International Experts Train Serbia’s Anti-Corruption Agency in the Development of National Indicators
30 April 2012 | anti-corruption, cis, integrity, trainingOriginally posted at http://www.undp.org.rs/index.cfm?event=public.newsDetails&revid=2F394489-F637-59E8-67350AA5E8BAEED1, Belgrade, 16 March 2011. A two-day training for the Serbian Anti-...
Tajikistan: Integrating Integrity and Evidence for a Better Water Policy
30 April 2012 | asia pacific, central asia, cis, tajikistan, undp-supported, waterTajikistan is one of the most water-wealthy states in the world, yet only 59% of its population has access to safe drinking water (15% in rural areas). While infrastructural and institutional...
Kazak Government Building Bridges towards a Stronger State
30 April 2012 | asia pacific, central asia, cis, kazhakstan, undp-supportedThe Government of Kazakhstan has initiated a participatory working group to facilitate civil society contributions to a national assessment on public administration and civil service. This...
Kazakhstan: Public Monitoring as Tool to Enhance Civil Society
24 April 2012 | cis, citizen monitoring, civ action, civ society, kazakhstan, web resourceInvolving people in the work of nongovernmental organizations, as well as broader social processes such as charity, monitoring, and budgetary planning, is among the priorities of the Civil Alliance...
Blogpost>Good Government Means Different Things in Different Countries – Journalist's Resource: Research for Reporting, from Harvard Shorenstein Center
17 April 2012 | cis, commentary, comparative, europe, oecd, performance, public adminA number of criteria have been developed to measure countries’ degree of “good government”; these can include the capacity to receive aid, manage foreign direct investment or initiate trade...
PACE delegation to arrive in Armenia in order to assess pre-electoral campaign | Armenia News - NEWS.am
10 April 2012 | armenia, cis, council of europe, elections, electoral systems, europeYEREVAN. – The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly delegation will visit Armenia on April 11-12 in order to evaluate the pre-election campaign process. Three PACE members will visit Armenia and...
Corruption on the rise in Europe | space for transparency
28 February 2012 | cis, corruption, europe, perceptions, press release, public opinionA public opinion survey finds that corruption is a major problem across the European Union. The survey was published today by the European Commission. Two – thirds of Europeans believe corruption is...
Balkan Peer Exchange: Enhancing Analysis and Research-Based Advocacy in an Era of Open Data | Think Tank Fund | Open Society Foundations - OSF
27 February 2012 | advocacy, balkans, cis, evidence-based, researchThe Western Balkans has witnessed the emergence of a considerable number of influential advocacy organizations and think tanks in the last two decades. Acknowledged by donors and governments alike...