Over the last few weeks, the Global Integrity team has been coming to terms with the emerging crisis around COVID-19 and the implications for us personally, for the communities and countries where we have connections, for the partners we work with, for the issues we focus on (open government, integrity & anti-corruption, and public service…
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Originally published on GI-ACE by Isabelle Adam In a previous blog, we explored some common problems data scientists encounter when collecting and analyzing data. In the accompanying Red Flags Explainer, we drew on our experience of building and analysing datasets of government procurement over the past ten years to answer some Frequently Asked Questions about our work,…
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Originally published on GI-ACE by Paul Bukuluki One reason that corruption is difficult to address is because it manifests differently depending on social expectations in different economic, political, administrative, social, and cultural contexts. In Uganda, corruption remains widespread and represents a major obstacle to the country’s development. Robust anti-corruption legislation and institutions have been put…
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Since its launch two years ago, the TAP Learning Collaborative’s aim was to improve collective learning about how civil society organizations (CSOs) can more effectively pursue and achieve goals related to transparency, accountability, and participation (TAP). Along with Twaweza East Africa, Centro de estudios para la equidad y gobernanza en los sistemas de salud (CEGSS),…
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Originally published on GI-ACE by Scott Newton The Central Asia prong of our research has been examining the interplay and dynamics between informal governing networks and the formal legal–institutional system—the rules and procedures (and the way they operate) that formally structure and organise everything from government and the bureaucracy (including the justice sector and judiciary) to companies…
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We are happy to welcome our newest team member, Smriti Lakhey, to Global Integrity. As Global Integrity’s new Director of Operations & Programs, Smriti provides organizational leadership and supports design and implementation of projects through technical support to staff and partners. Smriti comes to Global Integrity with more than a decade of experience in design…
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