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UN-REDD+ l Valuable breakthrough in Indonesia’s efforts towards improved REDD+ governance
16 May 2013 | asia pacific, data collection, forest governance, ogc, pga, un-reddAfter two years of extensive consultation and involvement from civil society actors, academia and the Government of Indonesia, the Participatory Governance Assessment for REDD+ (PGA) was launched in...
Working paper series on the quality of governance in China debuts - Governance Project
16 May 2013 | asia pacific, authoritarian, governance concept, governance quality, paper, public admin, rural developmentAs part of its ongoing effort to better conceptualize and measure governance, the Governance Project housed at Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law held two workshops in...
CIVICUS lThe 2013 State of Civil Society Report is here
03 May 2013 | africa, asia pacific, freedom of expression, governance, internet, latin america, methodology, women's rightsInsight from over 50 civil society experts from around the world. The State of Civil Society 2013 Report is Finally Here! Amidst the challenges facing civil society, the CIVICUS State of Civil...
Philippines: Check-My-School: Monitoring Made Easy with Dedicated Volunteers and ICT Tools
27 February 2013 | asia pacific, education, ict, monitoring, public serviceThe quality of education in the public sector often suffers due to poor services like lack of classrooms, textbooks and toilets. A project called Check My School uses mobile and Internet technology...
India l Reforming the State
26 February 2013 | adm reform, asia pacific, country index, pro-poor, public admin, public expenditures, public serviceA recent study suggests an imaginative range of administrative reforms. How many are actually workable? India’s higher civil services are today in conditions of grave decline, both in public...
Governance Self Assessment in Gujrat
21 February 2013 | asia pacific, community assessment, governance performance, local governance, self-assessmentThe Village Governance Fund (VGF) was introduced by Setus to transform the relationship between donors, NGOs, and communities; and to create platforms for Panchayats to sponsor and monitor the...
Workshop l Bridging gaps in participatory governance through accountable leadership
12 December 2012 | asia pacific, human dev, participatory governance, responsive governanceIn November 2012, the Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific International (FSPI) and CIVICUS organised a workshop on accountable leadership and participatory governance in Nadi, Fiji which...
Maldives l UN delegation to assess environment for 2013 elections
06 December 2012 | asia pacific, electoral systems, maldives, needs assessmentThe United Nations is sending a delegation to the Maldives to conduct an electoral needs assessment ahead of the 2013 elections, and determine what UN assistance should be provided. During the...
India: Shocking facts about primary health care in India, and their implications l Assessing the Health Care System in India
04 December 2012 | asia pacific, assessment, blogpost, health sector, india, nutritionThere’s nothing quite like a cold shower of shocking statistics to get you thinking. A paper that came out in Health Affairs today, written by Jishnu Das and his collaborators, is just such a cold...
Philippines l SMS fee for citizen feedback reduced
27 November 2012 | asia pacific, citizen reporting, mdgs, mobile phones, philippinesLocal mobile operators companies have agreed to reduce the rate of its special SMS fee for Tingog 2015, an SMS-based citizen feedback initiative that aims to promote the delivery of basic services...