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Do you know about anti-corruption? Take our quiz!
Do you know about anti-corruption? This month we’ve blogged and tweeted about anti-corruption. In honor of international anti-corruption day, we thought that we’d do something a little different and...
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Lining up to support the Open Government Partnership
Daily life in Monrovia, Liberia on December 2, 2014. Photo © Dominic Chavez/World Bank The Open Government Partnership (OGP) just concluded its third Global Summit. Government, civil society, and...
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The Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit in Romania is saving taxpayers their time
What’s a major challenge for Romanian taxpayers? They spend hours waiting in line at tax offices. In March 2014, with support of the World Bank, a Delivery Unit (DU) was set up in the Romanian Prime...
View ArticleRead these 12 good governance blog posts before the year ends
As the year is coming to an end, we wanted to thank our readers for contributing, commenting, and sharing our blog posts! We wanted to curate to some of the best blog posts from 2015 in hope to help...
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From citizen feedback to inclusive institutions: 10 lessons
Photo © Dominic Chavez/World Bank Over the last couple of years a small team of us have worked on an initiative to incorporate the regular, systematic feedback of citizens into the design and...
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Here are 3 surprising facts about doing business in fragile environments
It’s a secret to no one that getting things done in fragile and conflict-affected (FCS) situations is more difficult than in normal, peaceful environments. A recent World Bank report “The Small...
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A straightforward way for local governments to engage more with their citizens
Photo: © Jonathan Ernst/World Bank A neighborhood road a minute walk away from my house in the southern plains of Nepal used to be paved. When I was a kid, it was usable during all seasons. Not...
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What does “Good Governance” really mean in higher education?
Photo: WorldSkills (under Creative Commons) Visiting a technical institution (one that is focused on science and engineering) in India can be a mixed experience. I imagine the same can be said about...
View ArticleWhen the emperor reaches out to the citizen, that’s new
If you want a passport in Pakistan, you wait in line – possibly for hours. You might get to the passport office at the crack of dawn to avoid the queue. The process might be unclear, and there might...
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How am I doing? A new daily scorecard will soon let Boston’s mayor know
City of Boston skyline. Photo credit: Mattias Rosenkranz2016. A new year and a new emphasis on data-driven performance for local government. Cities are accelerating at a fast pace to put data to...
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Invitation to apply for SAFE grants
The invitation for new SAFE Trust Fund applications is now open until 7 March 2016What is SAFE?
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Citizen 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...
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Shining 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...
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Get 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...
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Where 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...
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Building 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...
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No 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...
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Connecting 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...
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These 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...
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Open 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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