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OGP: France must do more to tackle corruption

9 December 2016 in Access to information, Accountability, Open data

Opening up government data to fight corruption has been a stated aim for many Open Government Partnership members. When data is open by default information is easier to work with, investigate, understand and leverage to combat corruption. With open data, released according to agreed standards, people have a key means to hold their institutions and […]

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Shelving the shells

19 March 2014 in Access to information, Anti-corruption movement, Asset recovery, Financial Markets, Impunity, Politics and government, Poverty and development, Private sector

From one corruption fighting organisation to another, hats off to Global Witness. Founder Charmian Gooch and her colleagues have been recognised for their stellar efforts to highlight the damage done by corrupt practices in the extractives sector. In her award winning TED talk, Gooch highlighted the role of ‘the facilitators’ – global banks and global […]

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