Archive for 2022
‘Nigeria needs law to protect digital rights’
A civil society, Accountability Lab Nigeria has said there is a need for the country to evolve a law to protect digital rights. The organisation called on the Federal Government to work with the National Assembly to ensure the passage of the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill. It argued that a law that protects digital rights…
Read MoreSupporting Reform and Conscious Music in South Africa & Nigeria
Through the support of Luminate, our Labs in Nigeria and South Africa were able to keep building networks of young music artists – through the Voice2Rep campaign – and government reformers – through the Integrity Icon campaign – all committed to creating a culture of integrity and accountability in their respective societies. Government Reformers Through…
Read MoreInstalan Red Estatal de Datos Abiertos en Nuevo León
La COTAI, siete municipios y organismos no gubernamentales indicaron que la iniciativa tiene como objetivo promover la vigilancia del uso de recursos por parte de instituciones públicas. Monterrey.— Con el objetivo de fortalecer la cultura de la transparencia en el estado de Nuevo León, la Comisión de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información (COTAI), siete municipios metropolitanos…
Read MoreDesign thinking in the public service – can innovation fix the police services in Pakistan?
Design thinking is a flexible methodology but provides a set of tools based on a mindset. The mindset is geared towards creativity and problem-solving. How problem-solving can be used in organizational thinking is a challenge for leaders. Umar Riaz, Director of the National Police Academy in Islamabad, takes a closer look. While leaders in…
Read MoreRebuilding Accountability Chains in Zimbabwe
By Alois Nyamazana Broken accountability chains lie at the heart of Zimbabwe’s governance problems. Lack of accountability in Zimbabwe has led to the squandering of precious public resources, and a collapse in the systems that are meant to fulfill citizens’ social and economic rights such as access to clean water, health, education, and adequate food.…
Read MoreConsultarán apertura en gobiernos
Como parte del Plan de Acción Local de Gobierno Abierto, será realizada una consulta pública para la definición de temas que deberán ser transparentados por el Gobierno y municipio, informó ayer la Coalición “Nuevo León Abierto”. La consulta está disponible desde ayer y su cierre está programado el 15 de septiembre. De acuerdo con la…
Read More10 years on – Accountability Lab takes stock
During the second quarter of 2022, Accountability Lab engaged The Better Org to conduct an organizational assessment of our work over the past ten years since we launched in Nepal in 2012. The objective was to assess the Lab’s strategic positioning within the accountability field and interrogate the impact of our programming in the 11…
Read MoreCoalición NL Abierto lanza consulta pública para cocrear el Plan de Gobierno Abierto
Eduardo Mendieta San Pedro Garza García La Coalición Nuevo León Abierto, conformado, entre otros, por el Gobierno del Estado y los municipios de San Pedro, construirá el Primer Plan de Acción Local de Gobierno Abierto 2022-2024, para impulsar la rendición de cuentas y la transparencia. Da Ivonne Álvarez informe de labores; presume gestión de voto electrónico para diputados Para ellos…
Read MoreRencontres extraordinaires en RDC
Par Doussouba Konaté | Lisez la version anglaise ici Je viens d’effectuer un voyage en RDC, dans la province du Sud-Kivu, plus particulièrement dans les villes de Bukavu et Uvira dans le cadre de l’implémentation de notre programme Renforcer l’intégrité en RDC financé par DRL. Ce programme dont l’implémentation a commencé en septembre 2020 à…
Read MoreWays to commit to democracy in Nepal
Nepal needs an essential internal effort to drive reforms that are well overdue. Narayan Adhikari and Blair Glencorse take a closer look Last month, the Nepal government released its written commitments as part of the United States government-led Summit for Democracy—an effort to bolster and renew democratic action globally during a period of significant challenges for democracies around the world.…
Read MoreGroups meet FSRC, police, seek road ethics reform
The Accountability Lab Nigeria, in conjunction with the Akin Fadeyi Foundation, on Thursday, held a roundtable discussion on road ethics reform with the Federal Road Safety Corps, at the Federal Capital Territory Sector Command in Abuja. Present at the occasion focused on improving road behaviours of drivers and security officials that would lead to reducing…
Read MoreMaking the police in Pakistan citizen-centric
Written by Umar Riaz, Director of the National Police Academy, Islamabad Whether we’re talking about democracies or dictatorships, there isn’t a government department with more bearing on the public than the police. In Pakistan, however, no other department (barring a few exceptions) is considered more disconnected from the public than the police. The police…
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