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I've partnered with the Development Gateway to help promote their excellent collection of new materials on public sector transparency. Please help spread the word about this important initiative. Steven Clift http://dowire.org See: http://topics.developmentgateway.org/special/transparency Public Sector Transparency: What Works? The lack of transparency in official governmental transactions is one of the biggest barriers to development today. Shining a publicly scrutinizing light on otherwise veiled economic, political and social goals of nations is the core goal of transparency, lessening the possibility of corruption and advancing democratic practices. Increasingly, the argument for transparency also now extends to its role in global poverty reduction and economic growth. This Special Report on Public Sector Transparency illustrates current international trends in advancing transparency through civil society, government and the media. Through extensive interviews with leaders across a range of sectors as well as survey feedback from Development Gateway users, this Report explores the practical issues of ensuring openness in governments around the world. From: http://topics.developmentgateway.org/special/transparency/template25.d o Also see: http://topics.developmentgateway.org/special/transparency/template24.d o Points of View: E-Government Introducing information technology to government services is one way to enhance public sector transparency. The Development Gateway asked four e-government experts across sectors the question “How do online government tools promote transparency?” The following composite interview (see Contributors, to right) raises issues ranging from the impact of e-government on transaction cost to citizen familiarity with technology. With responses from ... Steven Clift, consultant named to “The 25 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics”, U.S. Thomas Riley, executive director of Commonwealth Centre for Electronic Governance, Canada Jerzy Szeremeta, ECOSOC and a principal author of the 2003 World Public Sector Report 2003 “E-Government at the Crossroads”, United Nations Harris Whitback-Piñol, Commissioner for State Reform, Decentralization and Civic Participation, Guatemala ^ ^ ^ ^ Steven L. Clift - - - W: http://publicus.net Minneapolis - - - - E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minnesota - - - - - - T: +1.612.822.8667 USA - - - - - MSN/Y!/AIM: netclift UK Office Hours - 1pm - 11pm - - T: 0870.340.1266 Join my Democracies Online Newswire: http://dowire.org *** Past Messages, to Subscribe: http://dowire.org *** *** To subscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** Message body: SUB DO-WIRE *** *** To UNSUBSCRIBE instead, write: UNSUB DO-WIRE *** *** Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** New RSS XML Feed Available: *** http://www.mail-archive.com/do-wire@lists.umn.edu/maillist.xml
