A dispute in Washington over who should control the disbursement of billions of dollars in new foreign aid to Pakistan is bringing government accountability and corruption issues in the country to the forefront of the U.S. foreign aid policy debate. Following Congress’ appropriation of $1.5 billion in the first-round of aid, two sides were formed…
What is the issue you care the most about? What is the change you want to make? Global Integrity wants to help. And in the process we’re giving away $1000 to the best examples of how our work can jumpstart yours. From drug trafficking in the Balkans to Google in China, our original local reporting…
What can you do to make your Mashup Challenge entry stand out? (Click here for an overview of the Global Integrity Mashup Challenge.) Pick a unique entry point. We want fresh, creative, analytical pieces. This could look like a colorful chart displaying the greatest overall choke-points to corruption reform. Originality is key but so is…
On April 6, the Center for International Private Enterprise will host a presentation and open discussion of the results of the Global Integrity Report: 2009. We would love to see our DC-based friends and colleagues there. Please see below for the full invitation and rsvp details. The Center for International Private Enterprise cordially invites you…
Coming off the glow of Sunshine Week, this post serves as a reminder to the difficulties journalists and citizens can face. Here we look to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the country’s haphazard regional information access systems. Last month, I caught up with Dino Jahić and Azhar Kalamujić, co-authors of the 2009 Corruption Notebook: Bosnia…
Global Integrity’s latest data from Brazil was posted live on our website earlier today. The Brazil scorecard is part of the Global Integrity Report: 2009, a collection of bottom-up data gathering and reporting on the existence and effectiveness of national level anti-corruption systems. The Brazil scorecard shows a mixed picture, with good news on civil…