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La Libertad IRM Report 2017 – For Public Comment
El Mecanismo de Revisión Independiente (MRI) publica el Informe Final 2017 para el plan de acción de La Libertad, Perú. La evaluación cubre el proceso de formulación del plan y su implementación desde el 1 enero al 31 diciembre 2017. El investigador MRI…
Is Transparency the Best Disinfectant?
A Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Transparency on Government Corruption by Can Chen, Ph.D. and Sukumar Ganapati, Ph.D. Transparency is widely recognized as an anti-corruption strategy. Research on the link between transparency and corruption has burgeoned since the 1990s.…
Gobierno Abierto Como Estrategia Para Restaurar La Confianza En Instituciones
Lecciones aprendidas a nivel subnacional en Latinoamérica by Matías Federico Bianchi Cristian León Antonella Perini
Romania Mid-Term Report 2016-2018 – For Public Comment
In 2018, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Year 1 Progress Report for Romania's third action plan. The report covers the implementation of the action plan from August 2016 through September 2017. In Romania, findings from the IRM report…
Elgeyo Marakwet IRM Report 2017 – For Public Comment
In 2018, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the report for the first Elgeyo Marakwet County action plan. The report covers the full action plan implementation period of January 2017 through December 2017. Ruth Kendagor, the IRM researcher in the…
The Costs of Secrecy: Economic Arguments for Transparency in Public Procurement
by Michael Karanicolas This report examines data from three selected procurement systems to demonstrate the practical benefits of openness in public contracting, and specifically to demonstrate that the adoption of open contracting leads to more competitive procurement processes, and ultimately…
Open government – Open for business?
by Dieter Zinnbauer Many activities related to opening government have a demonstrated, empirical potential to create business value, foster broader economic opportunities, and promote a business climate for growth and dynamism. What’s more, opening government plays a highly relevant, if not…