WASHINGTON, November 15, 2012 – Global Integrity, an innovation lab that produces high-quality research and creates cutting-edge technology to advance transparency and accountability in governments, announced today it has received a renewed financial commitment of up to US$2.0 million from philanthropic investment firm Omidyar Network. Stacy Donohue, Director of Investments for Omidyar Network’s government transparency…
In the past few months, as we've rolled out some brand new initiatives like TESTING 1 2 3: The Global Integrity Innovation Fund and also pulled back the scope of some traditional projects like the Global Integrity Report, I've been getting questions from a range of friends and colleagues that go something like this: "So,…
Have you ever wondered how defense companies fare in terms of internal anti-corruption practices? Transparency International – UK’s (TI-UK) Defence Team has completed a brand new index: The Defence Company Index, which provides an analysis of what the 129 biggest defense companies around the world do to prevent corruption. The study measures and grades defense…
Global Integrity and The Anti-Corruption Council of Ukraine will hold a workshop for Ukrainian government officials and civil society on November 13 in Kiev. The workshop is based on the Global Integrity Report’s findings for Ukraine, released earlier this year. Global Integrity Report provides an independent assessment of the effectiveness of anti-corruption reforms at the…
Allow me to set the scene: the idyllic island of Zanzibar, replete with palm trees, sparkling blue water, mojitos on a deck and crystalline sand. Global Integrity attended the Open Africa Summit on the 7th and 8th of October to discuss open data and the progress toward open government, transparency and accountability. Preceding the conference,…