By Monika Shepard — August 12, 2014. If a tool is not specifically designed as an “Open Data Tool” can it help advance the open data movement? As a member of Global Integrity’s Indaba team – an expert research collection and collaboration tool – I feel trapped by this question. At the Open Knowledge Festival…
By Scott Rumpsa — August 8, 2014. We’ve just added three new countries to the Global Integrity Report. As in prior reports, a set of 325 indicators covering six broad categories were researched and scored, providing a detailed assessment of the anti-corruption framework in each country. We’ve collected detailed information analyzing both the legal framework…
Position Description: Our ideal candidate will play a key support role for outreach and communication needs for the Indaba platform. You will be reporting to the Indaba Projects Director helping the team research, collect and reach-out to new target markets. As a small team, we work in a very collaborative environment and even though you will have a distinct…
By Alan Hudson — July 23, 2014. The process of developing goals and targets to replace the Millennium Development Goals reached another milestone last week with the publication of the Outcome Document from the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Chairs of the Open Working Group and the representatives from Member States…
By Alan Hudson — June 20, 2014. The C20 Summit – the key civil society gathering in the run-up to the G20 Leaders’ Summit in November – is currently taking place in Melbourne, Australia. Top of the agenda at the C20 Summit are four sets of issues: Inclusive growth and employment; infrastructure; climate change and…
By Alan Hudson — June 16, 2014. Earlier this month, the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals published the “zero draft” of proposed goals and targets on sustainable development for the post-2015 agenda. They will be discussing this draft at the UN this week (16th June), in the penultimate meeting of the Open…