Invitation to apply for SAFE grants
The invitation for new SAFE Trust Fund applications is now open until 7 March 2016What is SAFE?
View ArticleCitizen engagement quiz!
Government works best when citizens are directly engaged in policymaking & public service delivery. This month we’ve been highlighting the importance of government responsiveness for fostering an...
View ArticleShining some light on public procurement in India
Photo: © Simone D. McCourtie / World Bank In large, developing countries the government spends much of its budget on social safety net programs and building infrastructure, which involves procuring...
View ArticleGet a bird’s eye view: drones and satellites for improved sectoral governance
Building drones for rainforest monitoring in Puerto Luz, Amarakaeri Communal territory, Peru. Photo: Augusto Escribens, Hivos Walk into your local Apple Store, and you can leave with a Parrot. A Parrot...
View ArticleWhere World Bank-funded digital technology projects are more successful
© John Stanmeyer/National Geographic Creative. Used with the permission of John Stanmeyer/National Geographic Creative. Further permission required for reuse. In January 2016, the World Bank released...
View ArticleBuilding alliances, gaining public trust: Chile’s financial management reforms
Santiago de Chile. Photo: alobos Life via Flickr (under CC license) Note from the editors: The following is an interview with Patricia Arriagada, former acting Comptroller General of Chile, and...
View ArticleNo movie, no map, no money: Local road financing innovations in the Philippines
Access to paradise? Photo by authors. GoPro videos have become ubiquitous among mountain bikers. The more adventurous the journey the better. Go viral on social media, and you have a winner. You might...
View ArticleConnecting the dots for accountability
A Quechua leader addresses the Minister of Health at the 2nd National Conference on Health in Peru. Photo credit: ForoSalud In the past decade, efforts to promote more open and accountable governance...
View ArticleThese three countries significantly increased women parliamentarians
Many countries around the world are working to improve women representation in the government. If you look at the data from the last 25 years to see which countries made significant progress to...
View ArticleOpen decision-making: Better governance through Deliberative Transparency
YouTube: not just a source of endless entertainment. YouTube is a source of endless entertainment. It also has more meaningful content, such as video recordings of meetings between then deputy...
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