Indonesia war at KPK / Stakeholder analysis for effectiveness / Bangladesh vaccine procurement

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An administrative war at the KPK: employees versus leadership (Blog).  “Over the last month, an administrative tug of war has gripped the anti-corruption community in Indonesia – and beyond. The dismantling of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has reached a decisive point: the sudden, some say orchestrated, dismissal of some of its most dedicated employees.”

Sofie Arjon Schütte/University of Melbourne: https://indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/an-administrative-war-at-the-kpk-employees-versus-leadership/  

 

The “Big Reveals” from Stakeholder Analysis can be Central to Effective Change (Blog).  “Stakeholders wield formal and informal power and influence that can importantly impact reform.  Neglecting to identify and understand their influence can lead to technically sound but politically unfeasible solutions; can cause you to partner with the wrong players, or to craft messages that hinder rather than help your efforts.”

Rosemary Lark/Tufts University: https://sites.tufts.edu/ihs/the-big-reveals-from-stakeholder-analysis-can-be-central-to-effective-change/   

 

TIB: Third party’s involvement behind vaccine crisis.  “The current vaccine crisis in Bangladesh has been created as the government depended on a single source for it through a third party on political considerations, bowing down to the pressure of a business quarter, alleged TIB Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman…the government is much more active in controlling the flow of information than in controlling corruption in the country.”

Dhaka Tribune: https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/06/08/tib-third-party-s-involvement-behind-vaccine-crisis  

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