By Alan Hudson — November 16, 2015. I spent last week in Rio de Janeiro (tough assignment, I know), participating in the Transparency and Accountability Initiative’s third T/A Learn Annual Workshop. As the report of the second Annual Workshop, held early in 2014 puts it, T/A Learn aims “to link those who want to deepen…
By Scott Rumpsa — October 7, 2015. This past Monday, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation released their 2015 governance data comprising the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG). Running since 2000, the IIAG is a fantastic dataset, providing a detailed look at governance from a fact based selection of indicators. 36 organizations are involved in the…
By Michael Moses — September 21, 2015. NB: This post was published as an op-ed in Netgazeti, one of Georgia’s leading newspapers, on September 21, 2015. Check out the published piece here. Early last week, the State Audit Office (SAO) of Georgia published a press release announcing the country’s position at the top of the…
By Hazel Feigenblatt — August 26, 2015. Pour le français cliquez ici. For the past three years, Global Integrity and our network of more than 200 African researchers and reviewers have been working hard on a new indicator-based assessment looking into transparency and accountability issues in all 54 African countries. Starting today, the new…
By Michael Moses — July 14, 2015. Global Integrity is pleased to announce the launch of the Money, Politics and Transparency website, a cutting edge suite of tools, data, and analyses that digs into the role of money in politics all across the world. The website houses Global Integrity’s Campaign Finance Indicators dataset, a uniquely…
The current rise of a technologically savvy, socially conscious generation across Africa is forcing local governments and institutions to become more transparent and less corrupt, according Jon Gosier, director of “The Cheetah Code,” a documentary about technological entrepreneurs in the continent. The film chronicles Africa’s young entrepreneurs, creative class, and emerging technology sector. The name…