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Blogpost l Indonesia Makes Strides in Budget Transparency Despite Political Patronage
01 February 2013 | blogpost, corruption, international dev, open budget, transparencyTwo new publications showing very different profiles of the quality of governance in Indonesia landed on my desk this week, prompting debate and consternation. Budget transparency is at the core of...
Press release l 70% of governments fail to protect against corruption in the defence sector
01 February 2013 | corruption, defence industry, global indexLondon, 29 January 2013 – Seventy per cent of countries leave the door open to waste and security threats as they lack the tools to prevent corruption in the defence sector, according to the...
Armenia l Promoting Transparency and Participation in Extra-Budgetary Fund Collection in Schools in Armenia
14 December 2012 | case study, corruption, education, framework, good governanceArmenia’s secondary schools regularly collect extra-budgetary funds outside and in addition to the budget allocated by the government. Assessments of corruption vulnerabilities at this local level of...
The Americas: Economies grow, democracies shrink. What does corruption have to do with it?
05 December 2012 | blogpost, caribbean, corruption, democracy, economy, latin america, north americaFor the Americas, 2012 was largely a positive year in many ways. As important economic and social indicators show an improvement, there is a sense of optimism throughout the region, especially in...
Release l 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index
05 December 2012 | corruption, cross-country, global index, perception survey, releaseThe 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index was released in Berlin today. A growing outcry over corrupt governments forced several leaders from office last year, but as the dust has cleared it has become...
Corruption Perceptions Index 2012: Life at the top
04 December 2012 | corruption, scandinavia, transparencyTransparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2012, coming out on Wednesday (05.12.2012), once again ranks the Nordic countries among the “most clean” when it comes to public sector...
Vacancy l Consultancy Opportunity: Natural Resources Governance mapping and analysis for strategy (Deadline 29.11.2012)
22 November 2012 | consultancy, corruption, mapping, natural resources, vacancyThe Natural Resources Governance field has seen rapid growth in the last two years, both in the approaches taken and the diversity of actors involved. To help inform the strategic planning and...
Online Debate: Measuring Transparency Debate
21 November 2012 | corruption, discussion, global index, indices, online debate, transparencyThe Debate on How to Measure "Openness" 9 November 2012 –In a public comment issued in early November 2012, Helen Darbishire, Executive Director of Access Info Europe and Toby Mendel, Executive...
Leveraging New Tools to Report Fraud and Corruption: The World Bank Launches its Integrity App | Exploring the interactions among public opinion, governance, and the public sphere
20 November 2012 | citizen reporting, corruption, reporting, tool, world bankThe launch of the Integrity App expands the World Bank’s open data universe, and - perhaps even more excitingly - enables users to engage as 'citizen corruption fighters' to help protect the...
Transparency International CPI 2012 to be released on 5 December
18 November 2012 | annual, corruption, index, release, transparencyTransparency International, the leading civil society organisation fighting corruption worldwide, will release its 18th annual Corruption Perceptions Index on 5 December 2012 at 05.00 GMT. This year...