Plutarco, birds and integrity in the use of COVID-19 resources (only spanish)
Source: El País, Gobernarte
Juan Cruz Vieyra and Liliana Cañas analyze the value of information as a key input to manage the resources destined to face COVID-19 with transparency and integrity.
May 26, 2020
This is how corruption hinders public investment and growth
Source: El País, Gobernarte
Juan Cruz Vieyra and Alejandro Barón analyze how the paralyzation of public works represents a fundamental problem for public investment and economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean.
May 7, 2018.
How tech can fight corruption in Latin America and the Caribbean
Source: World Economic Forum
In this article, IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno fleshes out what the latest developments in tools against corruption at a regional level, focusing on how technological tools can contribute to greater transparency.
Dec 14, 2017.
Reconstruction with transparency: the opportunity for Peru to rebuild its infrastructure without corruption
Source: Blog Gobernarte
Peru is undergoing a national reconstruction effort to alleviate the effects of the torrential rains that occurred in the country due to the El Niño Costero phenomenon in 2017. In this article, IDB Senior Specialist Mariano Lafuente explains why the MapaReconstrucción transparency tool will be fundamental in this process.
Aug 10, 2017.
Why the construction sector needs more transparency in order to combat corruption
Source: Blog Gobernarte
Numerous cases of corruption in the region show links with the infrastructure sector. Alejandro Barón explains in this blog post why it is essential for this sector to adopt transparency measures as remedy to combat corruption, especially as regards the adoption of voluntary transparency standards.
Aug 7, 2017.
7 new trends in Public Investment
Source: Blog Gobernarte
IDB Specialist Jorge Kaufmann unveils 7 trends (including transparency) that will shape the public investment of the future in the region, as discussed in the VII Seminar of the Network of National Public Investment Systems of Latin America and the Caribbean (SNIPs)
May 3, 2017.
Visualizing the public investment of the future: more transparency and better data
Source: Blog Gobernarte
After participating in the VII Seminar of the Network of National Public Investment Systems of Latin America and the Caribbean (SNIPs), Juan Cruz Vieyra explains the importance of having a transparent and efficient public investment system, and how MapInversiones will help to reach this goal.
Apr 27, 2017.
Use technology to have more efficient public investments…but be sure to have a good institutional setup before that
Source: Blog Gobernarte
Alejandro Barón argues in this article in favor of reinforcing the institutional setup in addition to the technology used by the institutions in order to improve the transparency and efficiency of public investments.
Apr 10, 2017.
Transparentizing the Public Investment of the Future: why InvestmentMap is useful for Public Investment Systems
Source: Blog Gobernarte
In this article, the Director of the Public Investment System of Paraguay, Facundo Salinas, argues in favor of improving information management systems as key to improve the public investment and to approach it to the citizen.
Mar 24, 2017.
How data disrupts corruption
Source: Gobernarte
Carlos Santiso and Ben Roseth argue that a series of initiatives are proving the power that data and technology can have to curb corruption, including public investment.
Feb 28, 2017.
A new cycle of transparency begins in Costa Rica with the InvestmentMap
Source: Blog Gobernarte
The Vice Minister of the Presidency in Political Affairs and Citizen Dialogue of Costa Rica Ana Gabriel Zúñiga Aponte explains the importance of transparency for her country, and why InvestmentMap will be key to Costa Rica.
Feb 16, 2017.
See to believe: how does photography connect Lincoln, Stalin and MapaRegalías?
Source: Blog Gobernarte
In this article, Juan Cruz Vieyra explains why photos are key to politics. They can be used to misinform and manipulate, but more importantly, they can help to improve the empirical evidence in public policy.
Feb 1, 2017.