Mia Katan joined the Open Government Partnership in April 2020. As a Senior Research Officer for the Independent Reporting Mechanism, she manages the IRM reporting process for accountability and learning in the Africa and the Middle East region. Mia also oversees training for the IRM researcher network and IRM assessment of OGP rules and standards.
Mia has previously worked as a researcher in the fields of governance and international law, a paralegal at the U.S. Department of Justice, and a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Vietnam. She holds an MA in Governance, Development & Public Policy from the Institute of Development Studies and a BA International & Global Studies and Politics from Brandeis University. (edited)
Like governments around the world, African countries have shifted enormous resources to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Given such massive spending, fiscal transparency is more important than ever to minimize financial mismanagement and corruption.
Explore why public participation and disclosure are crucial elements for a robust government oversight mechanism. This is the third blog in a limited series on strengthening government oversight of stimulus spending.
Este artículo es la tercera parte de una serie de blogs que analiza los cuatro elementos que deben integrar los mecanismos de supervisión de los gastos asociados a los paquetes de estímulos que otorga el gobierno. Lee la introducción aquí. …
Explore how oversight bodies with strong legal and actual institutional strength and a broad mandate can contribute to effective stimulus oversight during the pandemic. This is the second blog in a limited series on strengthening government oversight of stimulus spending.
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