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Upcoming event: The launch of the Global Peace Index - Home - Peace Portal
08 June 2013 | conflict assessment, democracy, education, global index, launch, peace, transparency, well-beingThe 7th edition of the Global Peace Index will be released internationally in June 2013. On Thursday 13 June 2013 from 16:00-17:00 it will be presented at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague...
Transparency is Key for Sustainable Growth, Global Panel Says
06 June 2013 | access-to-data, fiscal transparency, governance, open government, post-2015, public participation, transparencyOpen and accountable government is key to successful development, according to a report by a United Nations (UN) panel released May 30. The report, titled A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty...
Blogpost l How to start a transparency revolution
06 June 2013 | access-to-data, blogpost, g8, transparencyIn less than two weeks, on 17th and 18th June in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, world leaders will converge for the G8 Summit. The UK government has shown great leadership in setting a ground-breaking...
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...
Is Aquino Moving the Philippines Closer to Good Governance?
30 May 2013 | asia pacific, good governance, participatory governance, poverty reduction, public service delivery, transparencyPhilippine President Benigno Aquino secured big wins in the May midterm elections, which were seen as vital to his ambitious reform agenda. Aquino now marks the midpoint of his single six-year term...
Blogpost | Transparency: can it work for sustainable development?
28 May 2013 | africa, business, extractive, nigeria, sustainable dev, transparencyThe world is finally waking up to the need for transparency in business deals. New EU transparency legislation was announced earlier this month and next month transparency will be a major theme at...
Blogpost l The Landscape of Municipal Zoning Data
24 May 2013 | open data, open government, policy research, transparency, urban governanceZoning impacts the most physical elements of communities and impacts people's daily lives. When it comes to being transparent about the zoning process and its outcomes, many local governments are...
2013 Index | Changes to the Aid Transparency Index for 2013 - Outline on the revised methodology
23 May 2013 | aid, global index, indicators, methodology, transparencyRecognising changes in the global environment since the Busan High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, and the significant progress donors have made in increasing their aid transparency, this year will...
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...
USA l 10 ways civic hacking is good for cities
16 May 2013 | citizen inclusion, civic hacking, crowd-sourced, open data, transparencyThe first weekend in June, civic-minded technologists across USA will participate in a large-scale hackathon event called the National Day of Civic Hacking, in which several federal agencies will...