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Tajikistan: Integrating Integrity and Evidence for a Better Water Policy
30 April 2012 | asia pacific, central asia, cis, tajikistan, undp-supported, waterTajikistan is one of the most water-wealthy states in the world, yet only 59% of its population has access to safe drinking water (15% in rural areas). While infrastructural and institutional...
Kazak Government Building Bridges towards a Stronger State
30 April 2012 | asia pacific, central asia, cis, kazhakstan, undp-supportedThe Government of Kazakhstan has initiated a participatory working group to facilitate civil society contributions to a national assessment on public administration and civil service. This...
Blogpost: Government data: Visibility is not usability (Transparency International Georgia, 2 Nov 2010)
02 November 2010 | access-to-data, asia pacific, blogpost, central asia, georgia, open data, transparencyPutting data online is the hot new trend in transparency for governments, and the Georgian government is no exception. The Parliament recently unveiled a website where citizens can view the voting...
Publication: Using HiTs to Assess Health Care Systems and Reforms in Georgia (Oxford Policy Management, 13 Aug 2010)
13 August 2010 | asia pacific, central asia, georgia, health, publication, reformThe assessment of the Georgia health care system was commissioned by the European Observatory for Health Systems and Policies (EOHSP) in 2007. The publication ‘Health Systems in Transition (HiT)...
Uzbek Conference considers issues of monitoring the implementation of Laws (UzReport.com, 29 April 2010)
04 May 2010 | asia pacific, central asia, event, peer review, presenting data, rule-of-lawConference on "Monitoring the implementation of laws: theory and practice", dedicated to studying problems of monitoring the implementation of laws, and enhancing its role in the further improvement...
Last Chance for Proposals: Central Eurasia Project (OSI, 10)
19 April 2010 | asia pacific, central asia, energy, europe and cis, funding, human rights, labourThe Central Eurasia Project invites letters of inquiry from organizations active in the areas of labor migration, electricity and hydropower governance, and social, economic, and human rights. The...
Seminar (Apr 28): Transparency and Accountability in the Electric Power Sectors of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan (OSI, 19 April 2010)
19 April 2010 | central asia, energy, eventThis forum features top independent experts on electricity governance questions in Central Asia who have recently authored the first comprehensive electricity governance assessments for Kyrgyzstan...
Afghanistan: Final observation report - Presidential Elections 2009 (OSCE)
17 February 2010 | afghanistan, central asia, elections, reportThis report describes the Afghani Presidential and Provincial Council Elections' final report 2009 by OSCE/ODIHR Election Support Team.
Turkish Local e-Governments: a Longitudinal Study
17 February 2010 | central asia, e-governance, europe, reportAykut, ARSLAN (2007): Turkish Local e-Governments: a Longitudinal Study. Published in: Electronic Journal of E-government , Vol. 5, No. 2 (2007): pp. 95-106.
OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission concern over significant deficiencies in Tajik election law, ASIA Plus (2010)
15 February 2010 | central asia, elections, reportThe article covers the first interim report of OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission, with a focus on shortcomings of Tajikistan's election law.