***This was originally posted on the OpenGov Hub blog December 22, 2016*** Nada Zohdy, OpenGov Hub Manager As we reflect on what happened and what we accomplished at the OpenGov Hub in 2016, we think there’s much to be proud of and excited about! This year we published and began to implement our new, first-ever…
By Alan Hudson, Executive Director, Global Integrity, December 6, 2016 At the upcoming OGP Global Summit in Paris, on December 7-9, open government champions from across the world will come together to reflect on the progress OGP has made, to consider the challenges the open government movement faces, and to strategize about the evolution of…
By Michael Moses, Director, Advocacy & Programs, Global Integrity, September 13, 2016 The Combating Global Corruption and Ensuring Accountability Act of 2016 (CGCEA), sponsored by Senator Ben Cardin, is ambitious and well intentioned. It aims to reduce corruption abroad and improve the transparency of US foreign assistance, both laudable goals. However, numerous critics, from Assistant Secretary…
By Global Integrity, July 18, 2016 We are delighted to announce that Maria González de Asis has joined the board of Global Integrity in her official capacity as a representative of the World Bank. We’re honored that Maria has chosen to invest her time and energy in helping us to support progress toward open and…
by Alan Hudson, Executive Director, Global Integrity July 13, 2016 There has been concern for many months in the governance and development community, in Washington DC and beyond, about the commitment of the World Bank to the governance agenda, and particularly to openness and inclusion. The gap in leadership within the World Bank’s Governance…
By Michael Moses, Director of Advocacy & Programs, May 18, 2016 The GPSA Global Partners Forum 2016 kicks off here in Washington DC tomorrow. Hundreds of practitioners from across the globe, and across the social accountability landscape, will be in attendance. Planned sessions center on various topics, including methods of state-society collaboration, the 2017 World Development…