In Romania, a long chain of setbacks shows the judiciary has little interest in working with software designed to prevent manipulation in the distribution of cases among the judges. Reporter Adrian Adrian Mogoş tells the story, which started in 2008 and seems far from reaching a happy ending, despite clear evidence that manipulation happens in…
DetailsAs we’ve blogged before, Global Integrity is working to promote the new Open Government Partnership by serving as the OGP’s Networking Mechanism, which aims to connect aspiring OGP governments with providers of open government expertise (whether governments, civil society organizations, or private companies) to help those aspiring governments develop innovative, “stretch” open government commitments. An…
DetailsAre you an expert on defense and security issues? If the answer is yes, we highly recommend that you apply, by September 14, 2011, to become a Peer Reviewer or Country Assessor for Transparency International UK’s (TI-UK) new project assessing anti-corruption mechanisms in the defense sector in 30 countries. The resultant global index will measure…
DetailsI started a virtual stopwatch in my head when I first saw the images of rebel troops entering Tripoli this week. The stopwatch measures how long it will take until I receive a “confidential” email from aid donors requesting Global Integrity’s input on a draft bill to establish an anti-corruption commission in Libya. Based on…
DetailsEditor's Note: This post is a verbatim transcript of a mass email sent out today inviting governments, civil society, private firms, and others with expertise in open government to participate in the Open Government Partnership's Networking Mechanism. Please repost and spread the word liberally…this is an open and non-exclusive invitation to become engaged. To recieve…
DetailsIn this new story of The Corruption Notebooks series, Hungarian reporter Peter Murphy narrates how corruption became a battleground issue during the 2010 elections, and political financing mechanisms behind election campaigns are widely believed to be responsible for much of the corruption in Hungary. Read the story. The Corruption Notebooks is part of the Global…
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