“We policy people are like dolphins – extremely intelligent, but it looks like nobody knows how to communicate with us.” This quote, by Matt from Indigo Trust is by fa.....
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On Thursday, October 18th, I attended a seminar on “Open Data for Development” by .....
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The PAISA project since its inception in 2009, has been tracking the flow of funds of social sector schemes as well as studying the decision-making mechanisms involved in their implementation. From th.....
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I am here in a district with two colleagues conducting a PAISA survey of the Mid-Day Meal scheme. The survey is long (28 pages long, to be precise) and we are looking at a number of variables regardin.....
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Laina Emmanuel, Accountability Initiative On 30th March 2012, I attended the release of the Open Government Platform (OGPL) in New Delhi. Launched by Shri Kapil Sibal, H.....
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Recently, I sat through 3 hours of a movie by Rohit Shetty called Singham. Dubbed a retro.....
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In the last blog post, I introduced the concept of active.....
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Engaging citizens in policy-making is a sound investment and a core element of good governance. It allows governments to tap wider sources of information, perspectives and potential solutions, and i.....
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Last month, Accountability Initiative was invited to facilitate a discussion on Judicial Accountability at the RTI convention, held by NCPRI. The topic for brainstorming was “How can RTI be used t.....
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The Indian polity is increasingly being exposed to corruption and other breaches of accountability. As Yamini had pointed out in an .....
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