By Jorge Florez, Project Manager & Balam Barcelo, Researcher at IMCO* – Spanish Version here, May 13, 2016 We are thrilled to have spent two weeks in Mexico visiting local partners to support their efforts to design and implement commitments to follow the money – or to enable citizens to see how public resources…
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By Alan Hudson, Executive Director, May 11, 2016 Corruption and how to tackle it is center-stage in London this week, with the spotlight brighter than ever as a result of the Panama Papers. This is welcome news. The Anti-Corruption Summit, hosted by the UK’s Prime Minister, David Cameron, can play an important role in…
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By Michael Moses, Director of Advocacy & Programs, May 3 2016 The OGP Africa Regional Meeting is happening in Cape Town this week. The meeting presents a great opportunity for open government champions in government and civil society to reflect on the achievements of the OGP community in Africa and find inspiration to overcome…
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By Sun-Min Kim – April 27, 2016, updated on August 18, 2016 This Monday saw the beginning of the International Civil Society Week 2016 in Bogotá, Colombia under the theme “Active Citizens, Accountable Actions”. We are not able to be there unfortunately, but are watching closely from afar and – by way of virtual…
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By Global Integrity, April 21, 2016 We’re delighted to be able to introduce Global Integrity’s two newly appointed directors, Molly Elgin-Cossart and Abdoulie Janneh. We’re excited and honored that they have chosen to invest their time and energy in helping us to support progress toward open and accountable governance in countries and communities around the world.…
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By Ini Ekott – April 18, 2016 Selected as top performing contributor for the third round of Africa Integrity Indicators (AII) research, Ini Ekott of Nigeria was awarded the recognition of representing AII researchers from across the continent at last month’s Mo Ibrahim Governance Weekend in Accra. Each year, AII contracts with in-country researchers…
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