Awareness is not enough but rather, a start and only scratching the surface at this point as Archytas points out. Wiki Leaks is a good example of using thechnology for public awareness and accountability however unscrupulous thier means. Passing more laws leaves a bad taste in my mouth when I say it so I'm not quite sure that's an answer.
On Sep 7, 10:47 am, Vam <[email protected]> wrote: > Been a case here last week... his palatial house is confiscated and > turned into a school ! > > The proposed ombudsman bill has provision of confiscation of private > property. Which, of course, the parliamentarians and bureaucrats are > very averse to passing ! But they have no option with people awake to > what it is that they want in the bill. > > On Sep 7, 11:58 am, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Criminal activity is extremely hard to start as the politicians which are > > the core of over the years I watched it deteriorate. but unfortunately the > > worst of it started with Reaganomics. where the foot hole was gained. now > > you have take on the spin doctors of Washington and in Europe but here they > > are not quite as bad yet. > > To change it would require laws to be pasted that would go against > > the interest of big money and then enforce them stringently.. and when > > attacking the problem it has to become where if you are found involved in > > illegal activities you lose everything and your immediate family, The idea > > is to prevent them from dispersing it else whee.. and it needs to include > > corporations.. if a corporation is found in illegal activities the > > president vice presidents and the entire board of directors need to lose > > everything.. then when the threat of lose of their personal wealth you > > will see the change quite quickly.. > > Allan > > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 12:32 AM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Some indication of how hard Vam's project is can be found at > > > >http://www.economics.jku.at/members/Schneider/files/publications/OrgC... > > > - though I think the amount of organised criminal money is much higher > > > than the near trillion dollars shown in this research. Finance has > > > become a shell game with 50 shells played by a quintet of squid. > > > Balance sheets are now highly transparent but irrelevant to what goes > > > on in large companies and banks. We have to make business transparent > > > and any accounting that prevents this criminal. I suspect this would > > > collapse financial services and retailing. > > > > On Sep 6, 11:02 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Would I have been a cop for them Gabby! Sadly, the murkier bit I did > > > > only made it more obvious I was on the wrong side. Corruption is > > > > winning. > > > > > On Sep 6, 8:23 am, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >http://transparency.org/ > > > > > > Transparency International, the global civil society organisation > > > leading > > > > > the fight against corruption, brings people together in a powerful > > > worldwide > > > > > coalition to end the devastating impact of corruption on men, women > > > > > and > > > > > children around the world. > > > > > TI’s mission is to create change towards a world free of corruption. > > > > > > Transparency International challenges the inevitability of corruption, > > > and > > > > > offers hope to its victims. Since its founding in 1993, TI has played > > > > > a > > > lead > > > > > role in improving the lives of millions around the world by building > > > > > momentum for the anti-corruption movement. TI raises awareness and > > > > > diminishes apathy and tolerance of corruption, and devises and > > > implements > > > > > practical actions to address it. > > > > > > Transparency International is a global network including more than 90 > > > > > locally established national chapters and chapters-in-formation. These > > > > > bodies fight corruption in the national arena in a number of ways. > > > > > They > > > > > bring together relevant players from government, civil society, > > > business and > > > > > the media to promote transparency in elections, in public > > > administration, in > > > > > procurement and in business. TI’s global network of chapters and > > > contacts > > > > > also use advocacy campaigns to lobby governments to implement > > > > > anti-corruption reforms. > > > > > > Politically non-partisan, TI does not undertake investigations of > > > alleged > > > > > corruption or expose individual cases, but at times will work in > > > coalition > > > > > with organisations that do. > > > > > > TI has the skills, tools, experience, expertise and broad > > > > > participation > > > to > > > > > fight corruption on the ground, as well as through global and regional > > > > > initiatives. > > > > > > Now in its second decade, Transparency International is maturing, > > > > > intensifying and diversifying its fight against corruption. > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Vam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Technology for Transparency Network - Final Report : Global mapping > > > of > > > > > > technology for transparency and accountability. > > > > > > >http://bit.ly/qHPWXQ > > > > > > > - Bringing projects and interventions to scale. > > > > > > > - Bringing citizens closer to the policymaking process through new > > > and > > > > > > improved channels of participation as well as citizen monitoring of > > > > > > government. > > > > > > > - Identifying policy priorities and service delivery challenges > > > > > > through ‘data mashing‘ and other visualisation and data manipulation > > > > > > techniques of both government and private datasets. > > > > > > > - Improving the efficiency of civil society organisations working in > > > > > > the transparency and accountability space through adoption of best > > > > > > practice technology platforms. > > > -- > > ( > > ) > > |_D Allan > > > May the flees of 1000 camels infect the crotch of who has ever ruined your > > day and may their arms be two short to scratch. 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