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How to fight corruption with online tools: best practice from Morocco

8 May 2013 in Africa and Middle East, Technology

There was a general feeling of excitement and optimism about the new role of technology to promote transparency and accountability at the Transparency International SpeakUp! event which I attended in March 2013. There was quite a buzz about online denunciation tools in particular, and different Transparency International chapters are looking into ways to embrace new […]

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Land grab victims speak out

12 April 2013 in Accountability, ALAC, Europe and Central Asia, Impunity, People power

The World Bank singled out Georgia for praise last year for drastically reducing petty bribery: Georgia’s success destroys the myth that corruption is cultural and gives hope to reformers everywhere who aspire to clean up their public services.” I saw a different side to the story when I was in Georgia last month to give […]

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