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Resource Governance Index 2013
Global Index, Land Governance, Civil SocietyThe Resource Governance Index (RGI) measures the quality of governance in the oil, gas and mining sector of 58 countries. From highly ranked countries like Norway, the United Kingdom and Brazil to low ranking countries like Qatar, Turkmenistan and Myanmar,the Index identifies critical achievements and challenges in natural resource governance. The RGI scores and ranks the countries,...
STATE OF CIVIL SOCIETY 2013: Creating an enabling environment
Civil Society, Report, Civil SocietyThis report contains insight from over 50 civil society experts from around the world. Amidst the challenges facing civil society, the CIVICUS State of Civil Society 2013 report highlights good practices around the world and challenges on the horizon for citizens and civil society around the world. In the publication the following is assessed: Rising fundamentalism threatening women's and...
Workshop Proceedings: ICT4Democracy in East Africa
E-Governance, Event Material, Civil SocietyThe ICT4Democracy in East Africa Network convened a workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania at the National Museum and House of Culture in December last year. The main purpose of this event was to bring together International and regional development partners to re-view the important work being accomplished by the partners. The network has seed funding from Spider.
Freedom in the World 2013
Civil Society, Democracy, Global Index, Civil SocietyThe Freedom in the World survey provides an annual evaluation of the progress and decline of freedom in 195 countries and 14 related and disputed territories. The survey, which includes both analytical reports and numerical ratings, measures freedom according to two broad categories: political rights and civil liberties. Political rights ratings are based on an evaluation of three subcategories...
Report | AfriCOG’s survey report on devolution
Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, Civil SocietyThe survey was conducted and sponsored by Africa Centre for Open Governance (AfriCOG) between 12th and 19th May, 2012 A sample of 2400 respondents was interviewed to represent the Kenyan adult population of 19,462,358 translating into a minimum margin of error of -/+ 2 at 95% degree of confidence. The survey was conducted in all provinces of Kenya.
Press Freedom Index 2013
Global Index, Media, Civil SocietyThis publication contains an overview of world press freedom, as measured by Reporters without Borders. The press freedom index that Reporters Without Borders publishes every year measures the level of freedom of information in 179 countries. It reflects the degree of freedom that journalists, news organizations and netizens enjoy in each country, and the efforts made by the authorities to...
Questionnaire I 2013 World Press Freedom Index
Media, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyThis questionnaire is used for the 2013 World Press Freedom Index, and it is developed by the organisation Reporters without Borders. Founded in France 1985 the organisation has developed two essential and highly specialised spheres of activity: one focused on Internet Censorship and the New Media, and the other devoted to providing material, financial and psychological assistance to...
Senegal | Web Resource | Mackymetre.com
Africa, Civil Society, Democracy, E-Governance, Web Resource, Civil SocietyMackymetre.com répond à la question: “Comment utiliser le web pour s’assurer que le Président de la République et son gouvernement respecteront leurs engagements vis-a-vis de leurs électeurs? “.
Briefing | Malawi | More than just ‘demand’: Malawi’s public-service community scorecard
Article / Working Paper, Civil Society, Governance and MDG, Public Administration, Civil SocietyCommunity-based monitoring instruments, such as scorecards, are used increasingly to complement and reinforce conventional mechanisms to strengthen accountability and performance in public-service delivery. While they have been backed by the international community, there is limited evidence on how they work in practice and what conditions they need to be effective. This Project Briefing seeks...
Report | WJP Rule of Law Index
Justice, Report, Civil SocietyThe WJP Rule of Law Index® is an innovative quantitative assessment tool designed by the World Justice Project offering a detailed and comprehensive picture of the extent to which countries adhere to the rule of law in practice. It provides original data regarding a variety of dimensions of the rule of law, enabling the assessment of a nation’s adherence to the rule of law in practice, identify...