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Global survey on internet privacy and freedom of expression
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, E-Governance, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Other UN AgencyThis publication seeks to identify the relationship between freedom of expression and Internet privacy, assessing where they support or compete with each other in different circumstances. The report maps out the issues in the current regulatory landscape of Internet privacy from the viewpoint of freedom of expression. It provides an overview of legal protection, self-regulatory guidelines,...
Lessons Learned: Global Programme on Governance Assessment
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and CIS, GAP, Latin America and the Carribean, ReportOn the heels of the Oslo Governance Forum, UNDP convened projects supported by the Global Programme on Governance Assessments from around the world. This one-day workshop collected and compared the lessons learned from experiences in 16 countries. This report draws on those experiences, as well as the seven reviews and evaluations of UNDP’s governance assessments projects...
Nations in Transit 2012 | Freedom House
Democracy, Europe and CIS, Report, Academic/Think TankNations in Transit is Freedom House’s comprehensive, comparative study of democratic development in 29 countries from Central Europe to Eurasia. Findings in Nations in Transit 2012 suggest that the countries that have achieved the greatest democratic success since the Cold War’s end are now displaying serious vulnerabilities in their young democratic systems. Over the past five years,...
Tajikistan: Local Governance and Decentralisation - A project Assessment
Europe and CIS, GAP, Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Tomislav Novovic This report contains the findings of a review of three projects, funded by the Democratic Governance Thematic Trust Fund (DGTTF), in Tajikistan in 2006, 2007 and 2008. The projects were part of UNDP’s broad efforts to support the development of local governance and provide assistance to regional development in Tajikistan. The review examined the projects’...
Montenegro - Governance Assessments Project Assessment
Europe and CIS, GAP, Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, UNDP ProducedAuthor: Harry Garnett This report’s findings are the result of an assessment of a DGTTF-funded project, Assessing and Monitoring the State of Governance in the Context of European Integration in Montenegro. The project, which took place in 2008 with a DGTTF grant of $150,000, plus $20,000 from the Country Office, included workshop design, implementation of a qualitative assessment and the...
FYR Macedonia: Local Governance and Decentralisation
Civil Society, Europe and CIS, GAP, Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Tomislav Novovic The findings presented in this report are the result of an assessment conducted by an independent consultant on two DGTTF funded projects in FYR of Macedonia in 2005 and 2007. The projects were part of UNDP’s broader efforts to support decentralized governance through assistance to inter-municipal cooperation and to regional development. The methodology...
Election Observation - A decade of monitoring elections: the people and the practice
Europe and CIS, Report, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThe OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has extensive experience in observing elections. For the last decade, we have observed around 150 election processes, deploying thousands of experts and observers from the entire OSCE region. Election observation is one of the most transparent and methodical ways to promote and encourage democracy and human rights. Ensuring that...
The Republic of Armenia: Public Financial Management Performance Measurement Report
Europe and CIS, Local Governance and Decentralization, Public Administration, Report, GovernmentThe Government of the Republic of Armenia (ROA) views lasting sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction in the country as priority strategic goals. The existence of a comprehensive, robust, transparent, and controllable public finance management (PFM) system is a key guarantee for achieving these objectives. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) with support from the World Bank, has initiated...
Transparency and Accountability in the Montenegrin Governance System
Corruption, Democracy, Europe and CIS, Report, UNDP Produced, Civil SocietyMembership of the European Union was a key policy objective for Montenegro even before the electorate voted for independence. The project aimed to facilitate Montenegro’s accession with tools to guide the creation and implementation of the laws, policies and reforms necessary for membership and effective democratic governance. The reports that Montenegro has to submit in support of its membership...
Evaluation of the National Integrity System in Bulgaria-2011
Corruption, Europe and CIS, Report, Civil SocietyThe National Integrity System is an evaluation model of Transparency International, designed to give a measurable expression of the functioning of key institutions and sectors that are crucial in the fight against corruption. For Bulgaria this evaluation report is the second one in this area: in 1998 Transparency International – Bulgaria launched its activity with a similar study. The study in...