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	Tom Keith Part V The last installment of the Tom Keith interview. Keywords: transparency Downloads: 3
	Las leyes de transparencia y accesso a la informacion no llegan a los estados - Justine Dupuy Fundar Conferencia de prensa del 22 de julio 2008 sobre la ausencia de implicacion de los estados en la promocion del acceso a la informacion y la transparencia al nivel local. Este lunes 21 de julio, se vencio el plazo de un aÃ±o que tenian las legislaturas estatales para adecuar su actual ley estatal de transparencia y acceso a la informacion a los cambios realizados el 20 de julio de 2007 al artÃculo 6Â° constitucional... Keywords: TRANSPARENCY Downloads: 18
	Role of Legislature event audio Recognizing the legislature as a key institution in government accountability, especially the budget process, the National Democratic Institute is working to strengthen legislaturesâ ability to engage with the executive branch on the development and monitoring of government budgets and the implementation of those budgets. On March 27,2008, the Transparency and Accountability Program hosted Alison Paul DeSchryver and John Johnson to present some impressions and results that have come from these ... Keywords: transparency and accountability program Downloads: 1
	Tools to Improve the Quality of Public Spending (event audio) Over the past 30 years, the World Bank and IMF have developed a variety of tools to analyze public spending policies. With the development in low- and middle-income countries of democratic institutions and civil society organizations like think tanks and advocacy groups, we may soon be at a tipping point at which use of these tools along with domestic advocacy pushes countries to stronger reform agendas... Keywords: transparency and accountability program Downloads: 2
	Views from the Bank - Country Director Roundtable audio On January 14, 2008, the Transparency and Accountability Program hosted Peter Harrold and Jane Armitage, Country Directors from the World Bank, to examine the major governance issues, successful reforms and fiduciary challenges facing governments in the regions from the perspective of World Bank staff who work closely with developing country leaders. The session reflected on the three month long series, which covered existing Bank projects in governance and financial management in the region and... Keywords: transparency and accountability program Downloads: 1
	Views from the Bank - LAC audio On October 30, 2007, the Transparency and Accountability Program hosted Stefan Koeberle and Nick Manning from the World Bankâs Latin America and the Caribbean team to examine the major governance issues, successful reforms and fiduciary challenges facing governments in the region from the perspective of World Bank staff who work closely with developing country leaders. The session covered existing Bank projects in governance and financial management in the region and discussed prospects for new... Keywords: transparency and accountability program Downloads: 2
	Views from the Bank - Middle East and North Africa audio On December 13, 2007, the Transparency and Accountability Program hosted Bob Beschel and Nadir Mohammed from the World Bankâs Middle East and North Africa team to examine the major governance issues, successful reforms and fiduciary challenges facing governments in the region from the perspective of World Bank staff who work closely with developing country leaders. The session covered existing Bank projects in governance and financial management in the region and discussed prospects for new str... Keywords: transparency and accountability program Downloads: 2
	Views from the Bank - South Asia audio On December 6, 2007, the Transparency and Accountability Program hosted Barbara Kafka and Ed Campos from the World Bankâs South Asia team to examine the major governance issues, successful reforms and fiduciary challenges facing governments in the region from the perspective of World Bank staff who work closely with developing country leaders. The session covered existing Bank projects in governance and financial management in the region and discussed prospects for new strategies and projects f... Keywords: transparency and accountability program Downloads: 2
	Voters but Not Yet Citizens audio Transitions to competitive, multiparty politics in African countries during the 1990s were jubilantly welcomed, both on the continent and internationally. Today, Africans enjoy unprecedented opportunities to vote, and many still revel in greater individual and political freedoms. But the full potential of democracy â including the promise of accountable governance â has yet to be fulfilled. On May 27, 2007, the Transparency and Accountability Program hosted Michael Bratton, Distinguished Profe... Keywords: transparency and accountability program Downloads: 2
	The Coffee House - Forum - Mark Cohen IN THE NAME OF 9/11: DESTROYING DEMOCRACY IN ORDER TO SAVE IT? Newspaper headlines are chock full of reports about secret CIA prisons, deportation of terrorism suspects to countries that torture, millions of disappearing White House e-mails, warrantless searches of communications, and new, pseudo-forms of document classification by the government. Is all of this justified, even mandated, by the post-9/11 reality? Well, we do need to be vigilant about terrorism, says Patrice McDermott, director o... Keywords: secrecy; transparency; openness; classified Downloads: 45 Average rating: (0 review)
	Views from the Bank - East Asia and Pacific audio On November 15, 2007, the Transparency and Accountability Program hosted Barbara Nunberg and Steve Burgess from the World Bankâs East Asia and Pacific team to examine the major governance issues, successful reforms and fiduciary challenges facing governments in the region from the perspective of World Bank staff who work closely with developing country leaders. The session covered existing Bank projects in governance and financial management in the region and discussed prospects for new strateg... Keywords: transparency and accountability program Downloads: 3
	2007 Global Integrity Report event audio On February 7, 2008, the Transparency and Accountability Program hosted Nathaniel Heller, Managing Director of Global Integrity, to discuss the recent Global Integrity report and its findings. The 2007 Global Integrity report assesses the existence, effectiveness, and citizen access to key national-level anti-corruption mechanisms in 55 diverse countries. It seeks to address key governance issues like the role reformers can play in improving government accountability around the world and what ch... Keywords: transparency and accountability program Downloads: 3
	Transparency in the Common Agricultural Policy: Public Meeting in Brussels, Belgium on 17 July 2007 At a packed public meeting in the International Press Center in Brussels on Monday 17 July, Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas and Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel pledged their support for more transparency in the Common Agricultural Policy and applauded the work of the farmsubsidy.org network. The Commission is currently consulting on the proposal in its green paper on transparency that there be full disclosure of the end-recipients of all EU funds. Keywords: agriculture; europe; transparency; politics Downloads: 77 Average rating: (0 review)
	Strengthening Governance and Promoting Democracy video On April 26, 2007, Thomas Carothers, a leading authority on democracy promotion and democratization worldwide as well as an expert on U.S. foreign policy generally, discussed the unusually complex relationship between promoting democracy and strengthening good governance at the Brookings Institutions as part of the Transparency and Accountability Program Lunch Seminar Series. Keywords: transparency and accountability program Downloads: 29
	Views from the Bank - Africa audio The Transparency and Accountability Program hosted Nicola Smithers and TK Balakrishnan from the World Bankâs Africa team to examine the major governance issues, successful reforms and fiduciary challenges facing governments in the region from the perspective of World Bank staff who work closely with developing country leaders. The session covered existing Bank projects in governance and financial management in the region and discussed prospects for new strategies and projects for addressing rem... Keywords: transparency and accountability program Downloads: 3
	Views from the Bank - Eastern Europe and Central Asia audio On October 9, 2007, the Transparency and Accountability Program hosted Cheryl Gray, Ronald Myers, and Pascale Kervyn from the World Bankâs Eastern Europe and Central Asia team to examine the major governance issues, successful reforms and fiduciary challenges facing governments in the region from the perspective of World Bank staff who work closely with developing country leaders. The session covered existing Bank projects in governance and financial management in the region and discussed prosp... Keywords: transparency and accountability program Downloads: 3
	Spotlight on Mexico - Session 2 audio In the past eight years Mexico has made great strides in terms of improving its provision of basic social services and has maintained consistent economic growth, but key challenges remain. Chief among these is the undue influence exerted by special interest groups within the political and economic arena. Efforts at democratizing government and liberalizing the Mexican economy, while bringing many benefits to the country, have succeeded neither in diluting the power of these entrenched forces nor... Keywords: transparency and accountability program Downloads: 3
	Come and See - Pastor Michael Mahoney Sermon delivered at Gospel Light Community Church, Bridgeport, Ct Keywords: sermon; jesus; faith; transparency Downloads: 32 Average rating: (0 review)
	Seminario Internacional de Transparencia - Justine Dupuy Fundar Del 19 al 21 de mayo, se reunieron mÃ¡s de 40 expertos nacionales e internacionales para el seminario: "Â¿Avanzar hacia dÃ³nde? Evaluando las oportunidades y los riesgos en las reformas de segunda generaciÃ³n a las leyes de transparencia y acceso a la informaciÃ³n" organizado por el Laboratorio para la documentaciÃ³n y anÃ¡lisis de la corrupciÃ³n y la Transparencia del Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales de la Universidad Nacional AutÃ³noma de MÃ©xico, el Centro Internacion... Keywords: Seminario Transparency Mexico Downloads: 77
	Spotlight on Mexico - Session 1 audio In the past eight years Mexico has made great strides in terms of improving its provision of basic social services and has maintained consistent economic growth, but key challenges remain. Chief among these is the undue influence exerted by special interest groups within the political and economic arena. Efforts at democratizing government and liberalizing the Mexican economy, while bringing many benefits to the country, have succeeded neither in diluting the power of these entrenched forces nor... Keywords: transparency and accountability program Downloads: 8
	The Sunlight Foundation - JD Lasica A 6-minute video interview with Ellen Miller, co-founder and executive director of the Sunlight Foundation, conducted at the Tech Policy Summit in Los Angeles in April 2008. Among their projects: Congresspedia and Markup.org. Keywords: sunlight; video; interview; nonprofit; transparency Downloads: 11 Average rating: (0 review)
	Lessig launches beta of Change Congress - Sunlight Foundation / National Press Club Lecture from launch of Change Congress, March 20, 2008 Keywords: congress; transparency; politics; lessig; lecture Downloads: 208 Average rating: (0 review)
	Restoring Your Confidence - Jim Pelletier What does it take to be confident Keywords: rcchome.net; boldness; transparency; confidence Downloads: 20
	Clue Unit #14: Transparency and Communities - May 23, 2007 - Jake McKee, Lee LeFever, Christopher Carfi Today's Topic: Non-traditional Discussion of Transparency * Spammer Contacts Jake * Flickr Censors User * Engadget Drops Apple's Stock Price * Heather and Derek Leave JPG Magazine Keywords: socialmedia social media transparency clueunit clueimplementation unit Downloads: 881
	Clue Unit #15: Interview with Deb Schultz on Transparency - May 24, 2007 - McKee, LeFever, Carfi Today's Topic: Interview with Deb Schultz on Transparency About Deb: Deb Schultz is a consultant and speaker who describes herself as an evangelist and rabble-rouser in the relationship economy. She is the former Marketing Director of Six Apart, makers of blogging platforms Movable Type, Typepad, Vox and Live Journal. Keywords: socialmedia; social media; transparency; clueunit; clueimplementation unit Downloads: 1,791
	A conversation with Doc Searls - JD Lasica Renowned blogger and journalist Doc Searls discusses independence, transparency and fairness online in this 14-minute video interview. Highlights include: "Technorati's top 100 just fucked up blogging a lot. ... Suddenly there's an A list and a power curve and all this bullshit, and it's irrelevant. ... It reduces to a number something that's inherently not numerical. It's a wrong thing to do." ..... Keywords: blogging; independence; transparency; fairness; doc searls Downloads: 535 Average rating: (0 review)
	WikiLeaks Document Release: Congressional Research Service, Feb 2009 - WikiLeaks February 8, 2009 EDITORIAL Change you can download. Wikileaks has released nearly a billion dollars worth of quasi-secret reports commissioned by the United States Congress. The 6,780 reports, current as of this month, comprise over 127,000 pages of material on some of the most contentious issues in the nation, from the U.S. relationship with Israel to the financial collapse. Nearly 2,300 of the reports were updated in the last 12 months, while the oldest report goes back to 1990... Keywords: CRS; Opengovernment; Transparency; Congress; Foreign Policy; Policy Downloads: 108 Average rating: (0 review)
	08.06.01-Masks & Mickey Mouse - Jacob Jurado Curate note: Christian content. Why do we pretend? Why do we wear masks? Could it be that we're trying to become something which we're not or maybe we're trying to achieve/receive something we haven't obtained. Let's turn to Acts 5 and Mickey Mouse as we explore this more. Keywords: Religion, Christian, Acts 5, Truth, Honesty, Authenticity, Transparency Downloads: 19 Average rating: (0 review)
	Matti Kohonen on Barclays Wealth - Zoe Young Matti Kohonen of the Tax Justice Network speaks during the Walking Tour of Tax Evading Banks in Jersey. St. Helier, 13th March 2009 Keywords: tax justice; banks; financial crisis; corruption; jersey; tax havens; transparency Downloads: 19
	CongressCamp 2009: Opening Remarks & Introductions Discussion related to the advance new media technologies in the federal government. Opening Remarks & Introductions Wayne Moses Burke — Executive Director, Open Forum Foundation CongressCamp 2009 Held 9:35 am on 12-September-2009 The George Washington University A listing of other recorded sessions is available: "CongressCamp" Session recorded by a conference attendee. The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of the Open Forum Foundation, The George Washington Unive... Keywords: CongressCamp; social media; transparency; data interoperability; Capital Hill; open government; open meeting Downloads: 213
	Dialectica Radio: Show Three - Government Transparency - Dialectica Radio Group Co-producers Chris Holcomb and Jon Rogers explore the issue of government transparency. Includes interviews with Dr. Gary Chapman of the LBJ School and the 21st Century Project, Damien Brockman of Billhop.com, James Quintero of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, and LBJ second-year student (and LBJ Radio Group member) Sean Reyna. Keywords: dialectica; lbj; public policy; public affairs; talk radio; student radio; transparency Downloads: 48
	Transparency in Journalism - Laura Lo Forti Laura Lo Forti of the Center for Citizen Media created a 5-minute screencast about the importance of transparency in journalism, blogging and citizen media. Interviews conducted with Jimmy Wales, Jay Rosen, Mary Hodder and Aaron Barlow. Keywords: transparency; journalism; citizen journalism; jimmy wales; jay rosen; mary hodder; aaron barlow Downloads: 211 Average rating: (0 review)
	2009 Open Video Conference: Crowdsourcing an Open Government: Using Distributed Video to Hold the Elected Accountable Discourse related to the promotion of free expression and innovation in online video. Crowdsourcing an Open Government: Using Distributed Video to Hold the Elected Accountable Jake Brewer — Engagement Director, Sunlight Foundation Robert Millis — Capitol Hub Abram Stern — Univ. of California, Santa Cruz & Metavid 2009 Open Video Conference Session held at at 11:08 am on 20-June-2009 NYU Vanderbilt Hall, New York, NY A listing of other recorded sessions is available: "Open Video Con... Keywords: Open Video Conference; video; online culture; temporal metadata; speech technology; government transparency; open meeting Downloads: 1,860 Average rating: (0 review)
	The UnHypocritical Way - Pastor Dave Stratton A sermon challenging Christians not to be hypocrites, and to seek purity, integrity and transparency. Keywords: The Way; hypocrites; hypocritical; purity; transparency; integrity; masks; pretend; denial; deceive; disguise Downloads: 10
	Bad British Singing, Torture, Chavez and South America, Tea Bagging Update - Kevin Hall Another great show today focuses on the story of Susan Boyle, the singing lady from Britain's Got Talent. Should we really be so excited about her? We talk about the success rate of waterboarding and other torture techniques and Obama's new efforts at transparency. How is Obama's diplomatic efforts affecting other countries? How are they reacting to what he does and who he is? You'll be surprised to hear what no one else is saying on the Kevin Hall Show... Keywords: susan boyle; simon cowell; torture; terrorism; waterboarding; transparency; chavez; cuba; obama; barack; hugo chavez; race; tea baggin; tampa tea party; tampa tax tea party Downloads: 23
	New Media vs. Traditional Media New Media Assignmemt Keywords: monitor young americans emarketer excellence for project diversity earthquake china attacks mumbai phone mobile flickr twitter crash ny plane cnn ap accuracy watchdog eason jordan institution transparency blogs digital internet cost low classified advertising center the pew updares real time ugc ad revenues readership newspapers traditional media new in journalism Downloads: 100
	New Media vs Traditional Media - Erab The first screencast i have ever made thanks to the new media module that I'm currently taking as part of my MA degree in PR in Westminster University. This screencast is an assignment in which i have to answer the following question: Do new media pose challenges to traditional media and in particular to newspapers? Keywords: new media; traditional media; newspapers; readership; ad revenues; UGC; real time updares; Pew Center; the Monitor; young Americans; emarketer; classified advertising; low cost; internet; digital; blogs; transparency; media institution; Eason Jordan; watchdog; accuracy; AP; CNN; NY plane crash; twitter; flickr; mobile phone; Mumbai attacks; China earthquake; diversity; Project for Excellence in Journalism Downloads: 13
	Insight: Water Bottling in Sac / Marcos Breton / Personal Genomics / John Irving Water Bottling in Sac - What is the future of bottling water in Sacramento? Nestle is going ahead with its plans to open a water bottling plant in Sacramento while the City Council considers whether to change how such facilities are permitted. Today on Insight, we'll talk about Nestle's plans for its local plant and hear why people are concerned about commericial uses of water from the American River... Keywords: water bottling plant in Sacramento; Nestle water bottling; Sacramento water use; transparency in government; Marcos Breton; Sacramento Bee; personal genomics; genetics as a consumer good; American River College; John Irving; Cider House Rules; The; World According to Garp; The; KXJZ; Insight; Sacramento public radio; Capital Public Radio Downloads: 107
	Brian Mason Radio Ad Alberta NDP leader Brian Mason seeks to set the record straight on the royalty issue in the province. Keywords: NDP leader; Brian Mason; Tory leadership; NDP party; Alberta NDP; Alberta opposition; Alberta opposition party; Alberta opposition parties; Alberta provincial election; Alberta election; NDP leader Brian Mason; NDP; Mason; new democrats; Alberta; NDP plan; royalties; royalty report; royalty revenues; oilsands; oil sands; resource revenues; resource royalties; Alberta oil industry; oil industry; oilsands industry; Alberta oilsands industry; royalty review panel; royalty regime; oil; gas; royalties; Ed Stelmach; Stelmach; Premier; Conservative; donors; politics; political donations; transparency Downloads: 70
	FileStream Image Broadway - http://www.filestream.com/ib/ This image editor and paint program lets you edit photos and create images, and convert between formats. It can perform simple tasks like single-click red-eye correction, and offers advanced tools including layers, intelligent lasso and a path selection tool. In addition, the program supports palette management, easy-save transparency, alpha channel and multiple channels. It includes customizable brush tools, a digital darkroom toolbox and a selection tray. Keywords: FileStream Image Broadway; Multimedia; Image tools; Image editors; ADOBE; SOFTWARE PHOTO; IMAGE EDITORS; IMAGE CONVERTER; COFFEE CUP; PRINT SHOP; IMAGE VIEWERS; PHOTO EDITING SOFTWARE; IMAGE EDITING SOFTWARE; EXPRESS; FILESTREAM; PHOTO EDITOR; SMARTDRAW; XNVIEW; XNPHOTO; SERIF; PSP; FOTOCANVAS; FOTOSLATE; FOTO; ACD; PAINT; PRO; ALBUM; PHOTOSUITE; PAINTSHOP PRO; PHOTOCD; PHOTOSHOP; IMAGING; GRAPHIC; BROADWAY; DIGITAL CAMERA; MAP; CONVERSION; PNG; .PNG; TRANSPARENCY; COMPUPIC; PICAVIEW; IRFAN VIEW; EDITOR; POWERPACK; WATERMARK; ADOBE PHOTOSHOP; PHOTO EDITING; ACD SEE; IMAGE EDITOR; PAINT SHOP PRO; PAINTSHOP; PAINT SHOP; PHOTO SHOP; PHOTOIMPACT; JASC; ACDSEE; PHOTO; IMAGE VIEWER; ULEAD; IMAGE; Image Broadway Downloads: 151