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Eradiquons la corruption grâce à des mécanismes pratiques

Ce billet est l’un des deux lauréats du concours de blog de l'Alliance internationale anti-corruption 2023 organisé sous l'égide de la Banque mondiale. En vue de trouver une solution commune à un défi commun, nous avons invité la jeunesse africaine à s'exprimer sur le fléau de la corruption. À la lumière de la situation propre à chaque pays, ces témoignages devaient répondre à la question suivante : comment les jeunes peuvent-ils œuvrer de concert avec leurs gouvernements, les universités et les organisations de la société civile pour s'élever contre la corruption et contrer les effets négatifs qu'elle fait peser sur la société ? La Corruption… [...]

2023-08-14T12:17:08+00:0013th July 2023|

Why frontier technologies will drive the fight against corruption

By Daniel Malan and Marlen Heide Frontier technologies promise to fundamentally change anti-corruption practices, making detection, prevention and risk management more efficient and effective. However, technological innovations also carry integrity risks and might be abused for fraudulent purposes. To truly reap the benefits of frontier technology for governance and anti-corruption, three fundamental tensions have to be addressed: privacy, freedom of speech and freedom of choice. Frontier technology is described by the OECD as having the potential to “reshape industry and communications and provide urgently needed solutions to global challenges … and have the potential to displace existing processes.” The disruptive potential of [...]

2023-03-13T09:05:54+00:0013th March 2023|

Hackathon Workshop: Stakeholders Urged To Promote Publc Procurement, Open Contracting

State and non-state actors have been admonished to key into the Open Contracting by developing interest in the Public Procurement processes inorder reduce corruption in governance. This was the focal point  of the Anti-Corruption Hackathon Workshop organised by Accountability Lab in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP - Nigeria), Open Contracting and the Ekiti Bureau of Public Procurement through the Nigeria Anti-corruption Innovation. Journalists and Civil Society groups were  educated on contracting process from budget till implementation. Project is building on existing progress to adopt the use of procurement data and innovative technologies to improve access to good quality procurement data [...]

2022-11-14T10:50:55+00:006th November 2022|

United States Launches New Project to Help Reduce Corruption in Uganda

The United States Mission in Uganda, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), today launched the Strengthening Systems and Public Accountability project to support actions to improve the Government of Uganda’s accountability to its citizens and decrease the corruption that impedes economic growth and development, and that negatively affects the quality of life of ordinary Ugandans.  The five-year project aims to strengthen accountability, deepen public participation in and oversight of public institutions and social services, and reduce corruption in public service sectors. “We want every Ugandan to be able to access public services without paying a bribe, so that [...]

2022-05-08T22:34:46+00:005th May 2022|

Ukraine Shows Why the G20 Anti-Corruption Agenda Is More Important than Ever

By Blair Glencorse and Sanjeeta Pant The world has quickly transitioned from a global health crisis to a geopolitical one, as the war in Ukraine rages into its second month. But the Russian invasion of Ukraine is just the latest in a long list of challenges that at their heart are either caused by or exacerbated by corruption. Just this year, think of the protests in Sudan, the coup in Burkina Faso, the nationwide demonstrations in Kazakhstan, or the Portuguese elections, for example- all driven, one way or another, by graft. While G20 countries have made progress within their national borders, there are often lax laws [...]

2022-04-08T07:25:46+00:0025th March 2022|

Policy Pitching – OGP Virtual Bootcamp Day 3

This week, Accountability Lab and the Government of Korea are hosting a bootcamp for the 2021 Open Government Partnership Summit’s youth delegates. Catch the Day 2 recap here.  For the final day of the OGP bootcamp, the youth delegates took everything they had learned about open government processes and collaboration across diverse interests, to create policy recommendations. Split into three groups based on their backgrounds and expertise, the delegates developed draft proposals on: i) civic space and public participation; ii) inclusive digital innovation; and iii) anti-corruption.  While brainstorming in their policy groups, the delegates focused on a number of pertinent [...]

2021-12-02T08:34:38+00:002nd December 2021|

Introduction to the OGP Youth Toolkit – OGP Virtual Bootcamp Day 2

By Alawi Masud This week, Accountability Lab and the Government of Korea are hosting a bootcamp for the 2021 Open Government Partnership Summit’s youth delegates. Catch the Day 1 recap here.  By introducing the youth delegates to the OGP Youth Toolkit, a resource currently in development by Accountability Lab, today’s session focused on how policymakers can engage youth and develop policies that help them. This toolkit, designed in consultation with the Open Gov Youth Collective and OGP government point of contacts, guides youth organizations and government representatives on how to engage young people through OGP processes and plans. During the [...]

2021-12-01T08:01:43+00:001st December 2021|

Building Unlikely Networks – OGP Virtual Bootcamp Day 1

By Alawi Masud Accountability Lab and the Government of Korea are hosting a bootcamp for the 2021 Open Government Partnership Summit’s youth delegates. The purpose of this bootcamp is to prepare young people to develop new ideas around open governance, develop policy ideas that involve youth, and actively participate in conversations around open government during the upcoming Summit and in the future.  The first day of the bootcamp focused on building “unlikely networks.” Here are four key takeaways: Globalized Perspectives Dr. Cho Sangmyeong, the Director-General of Government Innovation Planning Bureau at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety in Korea, [...]

2021-11-30T08:00:38+00:0030th November 2021|

Liberia: Government Launches Anti-Corruption Innovation Project as NIF Boss Wants Enforcement Prioritized

Monrovia -The National Integrity Forum (NIF), has termed as laudable, the anti-corruption Innovation Initiative project designed by the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) and other integrity entities to strengthen Liberia’s governance system in the fight against wastes and abuse of public resources. Speaking at the launch of the project on Tuesday, the NIF Acting Chairperson, Attorney J. Roseline Nagbe-Kowo said the theme of the project- “Technology and innovation at the frontline and boosting public confidence in the fight against corruption” requires more actions and less talk regarding its implementation. Attorney Nagbe-Kowo said commitment among all actors in the public and private [...]

2021-11-02T07:43:57+00:0027th October 2021|

Corruption: Reward system introduced to promote integrity in public sector

Piqued by the high rate of corruption plaguing both the private and public sectors, a Civil Society Organisation, Accountability Lab Nigeria, has introduced what it called Integrity Icon Nigeria (IIN), a reward system to encourage sincerity in Nigeria. Its Country Director, Odeh Friday Odeh, while selecting the over 1000 entries across the country, added that the initiative would deodorize the public and private space for foreign investors to come in. Odeh explained that after the selection process, 5 persons would be selected, contacted and awarded on December 9th a day earmarked by the United Nations as the International Day for [...]

2021-08-25T13:08:25+00:0024th August 2021|
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