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No end to poverty without better governance
20 May 2013 | citizen reporting, corruption, good governance, institutional strength, poverty reduction, public service deliveryIn April the World Bank governors endorsed two historic goals: to end extreme poverty by 2030 and to ensure that prosperity is shared. It will take a lot to end poverty: strong growth, more...
A geek's guide to measuring the MDGs
21 March 2013 | guide, mdgs, statistical methodsAn effective post-2015 development agenda will depend in part on our ability to understand how well current targets are doing – and for that, nothing's better than statistics(...)
Blogpost l Human Development Index in 2013 Report shows major gains since 2000 in most countries of South
19 March 2013 | blogpost, hdi, hdr, mdgsMexico City, 14 March 2013—Norway, Australia and the United States lead the rankings of 187 countries and territories in the latest Human Development Index (HDI), while conflict-torn Democratic...
Blogpost l Measuring is Managing - Water Management
01 March 2013 | basic service delivery, blogpost, mdgs, sanitation, water, water governanceWater management lies behind most of the great development challenges of the 21st Century. It's obvious but we too often forget that we won't be able to achieve food security, energy security,...
Blogpost l Should governance have a place in the post-2015 framework?
01 March 2013 | blogpost, governance, mdgs, post-2015, public sectorToday marks the conclusion of the final meeting of the Global Thematic Consultation on Governance and the Post-2015 Development Framework, held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The meeting,...
Philippines: Check-My-School: Monitoring Made Easy with Dedicated Volunteers and ICT Tools
27 February 2013 | asia pacific, education, ict, monitoring, public serviceThe quality of education in the public sector often suffers due to poor services like lack of classrooms, textbooks and toilets. A project called Check My School uses mobile and Internet technology...
Video l Rewiring Government for Openness, Connection & Choice
27 February 2013 | local governance, open data, open government, participatory, videoSusan Crawford and Beth Noveck in conversation at Social Media Week New York 2013 about open government, social media and technology. Towards the end, Councillor Gail Brewer of NYC talks about the...
Governance Self Assessment in Gujrat
21 February 2013 | asia pacific, community assessment, governance performance, local governance, self-assessmentThe Village Governance Fund (VGF) was introduced by Setus to transform the relationship between donors, NGOs, and communities; and to create platforms for Panchayats to sponsor and monitor the...
Nigeria l Cellular Citizenship
19 February 2013 | africa, basic service delivery, citizen monitoring, mapping, mdgs, mobile phones, open dataIn Nigeria, hundreds of government-hired enumerators armed with GPS-enabled smartphones have systematically been visiting schools, water points, and health facilities across the country. At each...
Global Integrity Publishes New Data on Municipal Governance in the Philippines
08 February 2013 | anti-corruption assessment, data set, indicators, local governance, methodologyGlobal Integrity is pleased to formally publish a new data set assessing governance and anti-corruption measures at the local level in the Philippines, the Philippines Local Governance Transparency...