Keeping transparency on track / Anti-Corruption Strategies for Development Agencies During the Covid-19 Pandemic / How to respond to COVID-19 through open government Webinar

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Keeping transparency on track (Opinion). “Drawing on a survey of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on EITI implementation in 53 countries, we examine the threats to resource transparency from the pandemic and offer some ideas on what it will take to keep transparency on track.” 

 

 

 

 

Anti-Corruption Strategies for Development Agencies During the Covid-19 Pandemic (Anti-Corruption Helpdesk Brief). “After surveying evidence of the extent and impact of corruption in humanitarian crises, this Helpdesk Answer considers the particular challenges to anti-corruption efforts posed by the COVID-19 outbreak. Concerningly, the health sector is particularly vulnerable to corruption; it is estimated that at least US$455 billion of the US$7.35 trillion spent on healthcare per year is lost to fraud and corruption.” 

 

Matthew Jenkins/ Aram Khaghaghordyan / Kaunain Rahman / Jorum Duri (Transparency International): https://knowledgehub.transparency.org/helpdesk/anti-corruption-strategies-for-development-agencies-during-the-covid-19-pandemic 

 

 

How to respond to COVID-19 through open government (Webinar). “Apolitical and the Co-Chairs of the Open Government Partnership Steering Committee are co-hosting a workshop on how to use open government practices to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic to eventually move towards open and effective recovery efforts. How to respond to COVID-19 through open government | 5th May, 7am-8am EDT/12pm-1pm BST. 

 

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