Myanmar digital land database / UNCAC II suggestion / Corruption, informality and social norms

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Myanmar to launch digital land database.  “The online land database will be introduced to provide transparency regarding land ownership, said the [Minister of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations U Thaung Tun]…Online investment tools and payment processes are also being implemented to simplify and improve security in the investment process, he said.”

Aung Loon/Myanmar Times: https://www.mmtimes.com/news/myanmar-launch-digital-land-database.html  

 

Time for UNCAC Mark II? (Blog).  “So, with a reboot of the existing Convention unlikely, maybe it’s time for a new Convention—an UNCAC Mark II…which we might perhaps call the UN Convention on the Prevention of Corruption (UNCPC)—could provide a framework that promotes innovative, flexible, and forward-looking means to address corruption challenges, going beyond technical and compliance approaches.”

Alan Doig/The Global Anticorruption Blog: https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2021/01/14/guest-post-time-for-uncac-mark-ii/  

 

Corruption, informality and social norms: Introductory overview.  “Whether or not anti-corruption measures to improve natural resource management and conservation succeed is largely conditioned by context… Programme design should therefore be informed by careful analysis to understand social norms and values in the targeted region.”

Saul Mullard/U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre: https://www.u4.no/publications/corruption-informality-and-social-norms  

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