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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...
Launch l Oil, Gas and Minerals for the Public Good: The Revenue Watch 2013 Resource Governance Index
15 May 2013 | extractive, global index, natural resource management, transparencyToday, Revenue Watch Institute is releasing the 2013 Revenue Governance Index. Trillions of dollars in resources lie buried in the backyards of many of the world’s poorest citizens. Oil, gas and...
World Bank Group: Access to Land is Critical for the Poor
10 April 2013 | food crisis, land governance, press release, transparency, world bankWASHINGTON, April 8, 2013 – As the Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty convened this week in Washington, DC, The World Bank Group issued the following statement: By 2050, the world will...
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...
Vacancy l Aid Transparency Programme Manager (Closing date 25th Feb. 2013)
22 February 2013 | aid, citizen empowerment, open data, poverty reduction, transparency, vacancyDo you want to make a real difference to the transparency and accountability of international aid, and play a leading role in an international open data initiative? "Development Initiatives" are...
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...
Using Twitter to Run Cities Better: Governance @SF311
02 February 2013 | accountability, citizen reporting, ict, local governance, open government, transparency, web2.0It will soon be nearly four years since then San Francisco mayor, Gavin Newsom visited Twitter headquarters. He told Biz Stone (one of the Twitter founders) about how someone from the city had...
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...
Development Initiatives respond to Open Budget Survey 2012
30 January 2013 | multi-country surveys, open budget, transparencyThe International Budget Partnership launched their bi-annual Open Budget Survey this week. It made sobering reading for those of us working in the transparency field with the survey revealing that...
Transparency and Open Government - Moving Beyond the Point of No Return
06 December 2012 | independent monitoring, monitoring mechanisms, open government, transparency, united kingdomThis is a pivotal moment for international transparency and open government. Just over a year after it was launched, the Open Government Partnership has 58 members, covering a third of the world's...