Beneficial Ownership Transparency in Nigeria
National Palace Museum Meets Participatory Design
See how one of the most traditional government agencies – National Palace Museum, sailed through their journey to a participatory process for the e-ticket service design. A collaborative meeting held together with Public Digital Innovation Space, invited multi stakeholders, face to face, discussed their needs and challenges and came up with an inclusive solution.
Rescue Action by Youth Speaks Louder Than Words
In Taiwan, young students from across disciplines roll up their sleeves over the summer to work with government agencies in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic to revamp what everyone describes as “user-unfriendly government digital services.”
Kenya Seeks to Tackle its Financial Secrecy Problem
To change a longtime problem of secrecy between businesses and the public in Kenya, the government created a registry of businesses to create open records of transactions.
Open Money, Open Government
Through the Treasury, the South African government has invested in opening up budget information at the national and provincial levels. This has seen South Africa becoming a global leader in the Open Budget Survey.
Argentina’s Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence
Following massive protests against gender-based violence in the region, Argentina commits to providing an overview of all funding dedicated to combatting violence against women.
Win-Win: How Improving Public Care Empowers Women
Mexico has conducted a pilot project that highlights the shortcomings of the public care system and how the burden of making up for them falls disproportionately on women. By listening to those most affected, concrete solutions and public policy recommendations are offered to improve care and alleviate gender inequality.
Increasing Oversight, Decreasing Police Violence
The unchecked use of violence and intimidation by the Nigerian police is a serious threat to the functioning of its civic space. By including commitments to rebuild civic space and introduce police oversight processes, the Nigerian government shows that it is working to strengthen the ties to its public.
Leading the Way For a More Transparent and Sustainable Fishing Economy
With the future of the world’s fisheries facing serious threats due to overfishing, Seychelles is the first nation to publish its report in Partnership with the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI). This small island nation is working to protect the future of this sector, upon which its people and economy are massively dependent.