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Blogpost l Good or Good-looking governance? That is the Question
21 May 2013 | afghanistan, blogpost, global integrity, governance, governance reforms, indicators, open budget, uganda(...) We all like to look good, especially in the eyes of others. This is why so much was made earlier this year when Afghanistan scored 59% on the Open Budget Index (OBI) measure of budget...
CIVICUS lThe 2013 State of Civil Society Report is here
03 May 2013 | africa, asia pacific, freedom of expression, governance, internet, latin america, methodology, women's rightsInsight from over 50 civil society experts from around the world. The State of Civil Society 2013 Report is Finally Here! Amidst the challenges facing civil society, the CIVICUS State of Civil...
Vacancy - Call for Experts: Web Index 2013
03 April 2013 | call for applications, global index, governance, internet, vacancyGlobal Integrity is embarking on a partnership with the World Wide Web Foundation to prepare the 2013 Web Index. The Web Index is the first multi-dimensional measure of the Web’s use, utility and...
Blogpost l Measurement of governance, government, and the public sector
01 March 2013 | blogpost, governance, governance indicators, indices, public sectorThere is no doubt that governance can be complicated. It has been subject to extensive analysis and explanation by a variety of experts, with a corresponding variety of definitions. Competing...
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,...
Consultation l Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
21 February 2013 | africa, african union, democracy, election, governance, implementation, m&eThe African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, adopted on January 30 2007 by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union which entered into force on February...
New tool shows relationship between development, aid and governance | ONE
26 November 2012 | aid, development, governance, toolDani Kaufmann and Homi Kharas have combined their expertise on governance and aid at the Brookings Institution to produce a new tool for “connecting the empirical dots” on development, aid and...
Launch l Sri Lanka Human Development Report 2012
07 November 2012 | asia pacific, education, employment, governance, health, nhdr, social indicators, sri lankaRecently the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched the Sri Lanka Human Development Report 2012 in the presence of Hon. Dr. Sarath Amunugama, Senior Minister for Monetary Co-operation...
Blogpost: Governance and Development: Is the Governance Agenda Going Anywhere?
29 October 2012 | capacity development, governance, institutional capacityIt is about two decades since the international community formed a consensus that ‘bad governance’ was a major development issue and a significant cause of low rates of economic growth in...
Press releases: Arab governments must strengthen the rule of law
26 October 2012 | arab states, democratic transition, governance, rule-of-lawArab governments must strengthen the rule of law and increase the effectiveness of governance mechanisms, participants agreed yesterday at a Transparency International event focusing on transparent,...