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Blogpost l Serbian citizens take on corruption in the health sector
17 June 2013 | accountability, blogpost, citizen reporting, health sector, initiative, technologyIn Serbia, the health system is publicly financed from obligatory health insurance. It promises universal medical coverage for everyone. However, for many reasons, some physicians take bribes from...
INVOLVE: A guide to opening government: Help T/AI to develop a citizen engagement chapter
04 June 2013 | accountability, citizen engagement, citizen participation, open governmentIn 2011, the Transparency and Accountability Initiative (T/AI) published “Opening Government” – a guide for civil society organisations, and governments, to support them to develop and update...
Transparency International welcomes good governance goal proposed by new United Nations report
03 June 2013 | accountability, good governance, mdgs, post-2015, transparencyTransparency International, the anti-corruption organisation, welcomes the proposal to make transparent and accountable governance a cornerstone in the drive to end world poverty and reduce...
Blogpost l Transparency and accountability: Bringing the politics back in
22 May 2013 | accountability, blogpost, citizen engagement, citizen reporting, democratic governance, transparencyOver the past two decades, citizen-led initiatives to hold power holders to account have taken the world by storm. The promise embedded in such efforts – that more enlightened and engaged citizens...
Armenia l World Bank Places Governance at the Heart of Higher Education Reform in Armenia
16 May 2013 | accountability, governance and education, higher education, institutional frameworkYEREVAN, May 7, 2013 – “Higher Education Reform in Armenia”, a one-day conference, on May 7, organized by the World Bank and the Ministry of Education, with participation of Government agencies,...
Morocco l Transparency and open budget, the true stakes in Morocco’s governance reform
10 April 2013 | access-to-info, accountability, budget, civil society, open budgetOpening up the national budget to public scrutiny is one step in the long and bumpy road to making information widely available and accessible. Why should this matter to the average person? It is...
Podcast l Accountability and open government
25 February 2013 | accountability, citizen empowerment, open government, podcast, technology, transparencyIn the latest edition of Development Drums, Rakesh Rajani and Martin Tisné discuss accountability and open government. The episode explores the idea of openness – meaning more than just...
Mexico l Hungry for results: A new crusade in Mexico and its need for transparency and accountability
19 February 2013 | accountability, independent monitoring, latin america, nutrition , poverty reduction, social protection, transparencyMexico is the second biggest economy in Latin America and growing steadily. Yet, despite its economic performance Mexico suffers from extended poverty and inequality. As one of its priorities, the...
Blogpost l Now Operational: Groundbreaking Social Accountability Fund
13 February 2013 | accountability, blogpost, civil society, service deliveryAfter an extensive consultation process and over a year of planning, the Global Partnership on Social Accountability (GPSA) is getting off the ground with the first call for proposals just announced...
Blogpost l Learning why transparency matters: a new Sunlight Foundation research project
13 February 2013 | accountability, blogpost, civ society participation, civil society, open data, open governmentWe at the Sunlight Foundation have a mission statement: "The Sunlight Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that uses the power of the Internet to catalyze greater government...