Anti-corruption is not a final destination, but a consistent process of democratic renewal, checks and balances. Democratic backsliding in parts of Europe, fatigue over anti-corruption reforms, and the rising challenge from authoritarian powers, call upon public institutions, CSOs, investigative journalists and the whole society in Europe to take a stance and promote integrity. The use of big data, state-of-art research methodologies, and comprehensive systems of red flags, coupled with well-functioning civil society consultation mechanisms could greatly support good governance in …
Presentations
Second specialised regional training for R2G4P members: Innovative tools and methodologies for tracking illicit financial flows, state capture and corruption
In order to increase the capacity of its civil society and government partners to monitor, diagnose and tackle corruption risks, the R2G4P initiative is holding its second internal three-day regional training on 18-20 May 2022 in Budapest hosted by the GTI at CEU.
While the first training was structured around the initiative’s key methodologies, the current one explores new topics and areas, such as:
- The conceptual framework of illicit finance and offshore wealth;
- The role of the Financial Intelligence Units
First specialised regional training for R2G4P members
The R2G4P project, a spin-off from the SELDI initiative, aims to close the anti-corruption policy implementation and public procurement gaps across SEE, and thus amplify the impact of the planned increase in EU infrastructure support until 2025. The activities will be implemented in the framework of a Regional Good Governance Public-Private Partnership Platform (R2G4P), focusing on nine beneficiary countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia).
In order to increase the capacity of CSO …
Opening conference – Implementing Shared Anti-Corruption аnd Good Governance Solutions in Southeast Europe: Innovative Practices and Public – Private Partnership
GTI as a member of the R2G4P initiative (regional good governance public–private partnership platform) led by CSD was also presenting at the opening conference on 26th May 2021.
The initiative will rely on the cooperation between CSOs and government bodies to deliver shared anticorruption solutions, focusing on preventing public procurement mismanagement in light of the planned increase in EU infrastructure support until 2025. It will also aim at enhancing the accountability of state institutions and strengthening the civil society across …
GTI wins the IMF Anti-Corruption Challenge
The Government Transparency Institute and FCDO UK team has won the first place in the IMF Anti-Corruption Challenge with its project Public procurement corruption risks: Harnessing Big Data for better fiscal governance and growth. We also worked together with the IMF to deliver this innovative project.
See our presentation followed by a Q&A at the IMF Pitch Event
We developed an intelligence tool which uses big data analytics and peer-reviewed methods to identify corruption risks in micro-level public procurement processes …
Big Data Analytics for Social Science Research
Mihály Fazekas has contributed two presentations to the SAGE Research Methods Video Platform on Data Science, Big Data Analytics, & Digital Methods.
Video 1: Introduction to Big Data for Social Science Research
Mihály Fazekas discusses using big data for social science research including, new data sources and what they can help achieve, the difference between big data and traditional research methodology, and the collection and analysis of big data.
Video 2: Using Big Data to Measure Formidable Concepts: The …
Measuring and managing corruption risks in public procurement. Lessons from around the globe
Mihály Fazekas presented at the G7’s High-level workshop on corruption measurement in Rome, Italy, 27/10/2017.
The presentations provided an overview of recent GTI research on measuring corruption and how objective corruption proxies can be used to design and monitor anticorruption interventions.
Full presentation in ppt.
Event agenda here.…
Measuring Corrupt Rent Extraction by Tracking the Misuse of Corporate Vehicles
Fazekas, M. and Tóth, B. (2016). Measuring Corrupt Rent Extraction by Tracking the Misuse of Corporate Vehicles. Budapest: Government Transparency Institute.
This proposal was prepared for the U4 Anticorruption Resource Center’s Proxy Challenge 2016. This year’s proxy challenge competition received 24 submissions and for our greatest pleasure, GTI’s team won the competition. The proposal was presented by Mihály Fazekas and Bence Tóth at the International Anti-Corruption Conference in Panama, 1-4 December.
The proxy indicator looks at the exchanges between private …
Public procurement data availability DIGIWHIST and UK comparison
Presentation of Bence Tóth and Mihály Fazekas at Open Contract Data Standard‘s workshop 5th November 2015 in London, UK:
Using Big Data in public procurement to detect corruption and collusion risks
Presentation of Ágnes Czibik at SELDI‘s conference “Enhancing CSOs Advocacacy Efforts for Countering Corruption in Critical Sectors in Southeast Europe”, Podgorica Montenegro, 29th October 2015