Archive for 2022
‘When people with integrity begin to rise, corruption fails’
By Eresh Omar Jamal Narayan Adhikari is Nepal country director and co-founder and Sanjeeta Pant is programmes and learning manager at Accountability Lab. In a conversation with Eresh Omar Jamal of The Daily Star, they discuss the Accountability Lab’s Integrity Icon initiative, which recognises and awards public servants (across 15 countries), nominated by citizens and others for demonstrating exceptional integrity at…
Read MoreSuper-Charging Accountability In Belize
Written by Blair Glencorse If you are interested in governance in Belize, you’d be surprised at how difficult it is to find substantive information or networks. Most indices that measure these kinds of issues are not able to access sufficient data. There are several newspapers, but these are published weekly and the quality is…
Read MoreFive Public Servants Win Accountability Lab Integrity Icons Awards
Accountability Lab in its commitment to promote integrity in Liberia’s public service sector has awarded five public servants the Integrity Icons of the Year 2022. The Integrity Icon Awards is an annual event that recognizes and awards honest public servants who display integrity on their job. This year marks the eighth edition of the Integrity…
Read MoreMali: Accountability Lab Country Director, Doussouba Konaté, honored following her visit to the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum
Accountability Lab Mali’s Country Director, Ms. Doussouba Konaté, shared a panel with former US President Barack Obama on November 17, 2022 in Washington as part of the Obama Foundation’s Democracy Forum. On December 8, 2022, a press lunch was organized in his honor by Accountability Lab Mali. During this lunch, the press and other guests were…
Read MoreDeciphering Fake News and Its Implications
Written by Khadijah Saeed Fake news refers to the deliberate spread of misinformation and often has an ulterior motive for political, social, economic, or personal gains. It is a fabricated expression disseminated systematically in an organized manner, which appears true. Such stories consist of nonfactual information and sources that often affect electoral behaviors and influence…
Read MoreGrand Bassa nurse wins 2022 Integrity Icon Award
By Lewis S Teh Bendu Conneh, a Register Nurse working at the government-run hospital in Buchanan, Grand Bassa county has emerged as the winner among five finalists in this year’s Integrity Icon Award organized by Accountability Lab Liberia. Accountability Lab Liberia is a global trans local network that makes governance work for people by supporting…
Read MoreRules for social media sought to control fake news
Speakers at an awareness session here the other day stressed the need for formulating rules for social media to control spread of fake news and disinformation. They said that disinformation was fabricated and shared online or by other means to harm others and manipulate facts. They said that both misinformation and disinformation made it difficult…
Read MoreThreats to democracy: The Perspective of the Country Director of Accountability-Lab
As part of its mission of civic education in the field of democracy and good governance, the management of the NGO Accountability-Lab organized, on December 8, 2022, a press lunch around the thorny question of democratic values in the mali. The meeting moderated by the country director of Accountability Lab Mali, Ms. Djitteye Doussouba Konaté, was…
Read MoreExperts stress on responsible journalism to counter effects of fake news, misinformation
Rawalpindi: In an Seminar arranged by the Accountability Lab Pakistan held at the Rawalpindi Press Club where speakers discussed the key drivers and impacts of fake news and disinformation upon Society, especially on our youth and Role of Journalism. The event was Chaired by Incharge Rawalpindi Press Club Ms Shakela Jalil: Ms. Shazia Mehboob Editor…
Read MoreCome say ‘hi’ at the IACC!
Accountability Lab will be at the International Anti-Corruption Conference in Washington DC next week. If you’re around, we’d love to be in touch! We will be travelling with a group of Nigerian nonprofit leaders this year thanks to support from the MacArthur Foundation. Our delegation includes Nigerian Country Director Odeh Friday, Global Director of Learning…
Read MoreFact Sheet: Summit for Democracy: Progress in the Year of Action
During the “Year of Action” following the first Summit for Democracy in December 2021, the United States and over 100 partner governments around the world have taken meaningful steps to build more resilient democracies, combat corruption, and defend human rights. Summit participants have undertaken important pro-democracy reforms at home, contributed to impactful multilateral initiatives, and…
Read MoreDeal with our ‘culture wars’ to combat democratic backsliding – President Obama
A lot of times those of us who are interested in democracy promotion have tried to wish away these so-called culture war questions. We like to focus on rules, law, policy and calculations” — President Barack Obama WASHINGTON D.C., DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA , UNITED STATES, November 18, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Keeping young people engaged in…
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