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History matters II – what stone carvings and magic lanterns have to do with fighting corruption

8 February 2013 in Accountability, Measurement and Research, Politics and government

Some time ago I argued on this blog that looking back into history provides a very promising source for inspiration and innovation in the fight against corruption. Many things we consider new to modern government, such as measures managing conflicts of interest and insulating decision-making from policy capture were foreshadowed by and startlingly resemble many […]

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Back to the future: the big and bad e-government 1.0 attention void

20 December 2012 in Politics and government, Technology

Imagine you are an NGO lobbying your government to clean up one of the most notorious areas for corruption: public procurement. In response the government declares that a centrepiece of its anti-corruption strategy will be an electronic procurement system that will make corrupt interference all but impossible. What do you do? Do you applaud this move?  How about […]

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Young activists: the future of social media in the Arab world

19 November 2012 in Africa and Middle East, Technology, Young people

The onset of the Arab uprisings demonstrated the power of social media and its effect of people protesting for their rights. Youth were an integral part of the revolutions, with many grassroots initiatives springing up online in response to years of endemic corruption. In the search for more ways to use technology to fight corruption, […]

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Hackers fighting Corruption?

25 October 2012 in Asia Pacific, People power, Technology

What comes to your mind when you hear the word hacker? Most of us think hackers are hacking computer security systems to steal important and confidential information. It is only partially true, since there are hackers who contribute real solutions to social problems such as corruption. When we asked participants of the global Transparency International […]

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Keeping elections clean: TI-Malaysia launches Election Integrity Pledge

19 June 2012 in Accountability, Asia Pacific, Politics and government, Technology

Uncontrolled and unchecked spending and a culture of money politics can disrupt the proper functioning of Malaysia’s political system. For example, Transparency International Malaysia’s research on political financing shows that the party leading the ruling coalition held assets of more than EUR 350 million in 2004. The EUR 50,000 limit on campaign spending is rarely […]

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The people speak out ahead of Russian election

29 February 2012 in Europe and Central Asia, People power, Politics and government

Ahead of the presidential elections taking place in Russia this Sunday we interviewed  Elena Panfilova, Board Member of Transparency International and Director of our Russian Chapter. Where is the greatest change needed in Russia today? Russia needs competition to return to all spheres of public life; particularly in politics, in the economy and in the […]

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Latin American elections: How to use social media to promote transparency

19 December 2011 in Americas, Technology

Marta Erquicia, Senior Programme Coordinator in the Americas Department of Transparency International, explains how new technologies can be used to oversee political processes. Several presidential, regional and municipal elections were held between October and November in Latin America: In Argentina, Cristina Kirchner won by an overwhelming majority; in Guatemala, for the first time after the […]

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Will “Occupy Wall St” conquer hearts and minds?

12 October 2011 in Americas, Financial Markets, People power, Private sector

Zoe Reiter is Senior Programme Coordinator in Transparency International’s Americas Department. As the Wall Street protests grow, she considers the challenges facing the movement. A friend of mine sent me a photo of her and her newborn occupying a park in Wall Street.  This friend is well-to-do and while her leanings have always veered to […]

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The #spanishrevolution of the Movement 15-M

20 September 2011 in Europe and Central Asia, People power

By Manuel Villoria and Mike Beke, Transparency International Spain In May 2011, thousands of protesters in Madrid came together to demonstrate for change in the political and economic and social system of Spain. The protests rapidly spread across the country and even crossed the border to various European cities.  Organized through social media platforms, like […]

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Harnessing Social Media Tools to Fight Corruption

19 August 2011 in Africa and Middle East, Asia Pacific, Technology, Young people

Brynne Dunn and Dana Bekri, from the LSE Consultancy Team that prepared a report on the role of social media in the fight against corruption, reflect on their report. Upon learning that we would be researching ways social media can be used to fight corruption, we were excited to work on such an up-and-coming project […]

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