Bratislava 29 March 2011 The Social Media for Anti-Corruption: presentation of examples for the region Marco Fucili Anti-Corruption Sub Practice UNDP Bratislava Regional Centre

UNDP BRC, Anti-Corruption sub-practice 1. Social Media for Anti-Corruption: - key players and relations - key players and relations - the added value - the added value - ongoing discussions - ongoing discussions 2. Examples 3. The engagement with the public sector Table of contents

UNDP BRC, Anti-Corruption sub-practice 1. Social media for Anti-Corruption – Key players and relations CSOPeople Social Media Gov’t empowering Social Monitoring on: AccountabilityTransparencyIntegrity ParticipationInclusiveness Increasing Effectiveness of Policy Making and Service Delivery dialogue Contributing

UNDP BRC, Anti-Corruption sub-practice added value 1. Social media for Anti-Corruption – the added value - Empowers and Mobilises people StrengthsThreats - Connects and Decentralises - Supports victims, witnesses and whistleblowers and whistleblowers - Lack of quality of info, data - The initiatives are not able to push for a change/engage with Govn’ts for a change/engage with Govn’ts - The most vulnerable are still excluded excluded - Inadequate environment for institutional and legal deficiencies institutional and legal deficiencies

UNDP BRC, Anti-Corruption sub-practice 1) Social media for Anti-Corruption – ongoing discussions IACC, World Bank, UNDP (a) The 13th IACC: “Fighting corruption for a sustainable future” and The 14th IACC: “Restoring Trust: global action for transparency” Outcomes - recommendations for the AC Movement’ Players -Ensuring the space and the freedom of CSO’s to operate -Supporting the people who are willing to change the rules of the game -Incorporating citizen mobilisation and empowerment (b) The WB initiatives: “Open Data” and “Apps for Development” (c) The UN approach to “Communication for Development”

2. Examples: Supporting victims, witnesses and whistleblowers How to report a bribe? U.S.A. - The Foundation for Ethics in Public Service, Inc Basic structure type Monofunctional Platform for citizens reporting on corruption of public officials via: - Web - Phone - Fax G GGRASSRASSROOTSROOTSINITIATIVEINITIATIVEGGRASSRASSROOTSROOTSINITIATIVEINITIATIVE

2. Examples: Supporting victims, witnesses and whistleblowers How to report a bribe? 2. Examples: Supporting victims, witnesses and whistleblowers How to report a bribe? Philippines – The Public Transparency Reporting Project More structured Multifunctional Platform: - Report a Bribe (civil servants) (civil servants) - Forum - Campaigns G GGRASSRASSROOTSROOTSINITIATIVEINITIATIVEGGRASSRASSROOTSROOTSINITIATIVEINITIATIVE

2. Examples: Supporting victims, witnesses and whistleblowers How to report a bribe ? INDIA - Janaagraha Ngo More Structured and Focused Multifunctional Platform: - Reporting a bribe - Blog - Forum - Ask to the expert - Mapping trends - Campaigns - Video (stories) G GGRASSRASSROOTSROOTSINITIATIVEINITIATIVEGGRASSRASSROOTSROOTSINITIATIVEINITIATIVE

2. Examples: Supporting victims, witnessess and whistleblowers How to report a bribe? INDIA, eMoksha Ngo …and facilitating networking among NGOs MultifunctionalPlatform: - Reporting a bribe - Mapping trends by sectors (education, police etc..) - Addressing competent institutions The Platform functions as a comprehensive, unique Portal with a dedicated page for each partner NGO G GGRASSRASSROOTSROOTSINITIATIVEINITIATIVEGGRASSRASSROOTSROOTSINITIATIVEINITIATIVE

2. Examples: Empowering and Mobilising people 2. Examples: Empowering and Mobilising people Budgeting (i)Interactive Budget - U.S.A. (Federal Level) (ii)Participatory Budgeting – in our region (Local Level) G O V’ T I N I T I A T I V E S

2. Examples: Mapping Social Media in our region UNDP, BRC Anti-Corrutpion sub-practice

UNDP BRC, Anti-Corruption sub-practice 3. The engagement with the public sector How Social Media may complement the public sector action in the fight against corruption: (i)as a reliable source of data and information on geographical and sectorial spread of corruption in public services delivery (ii)as monitoring tool for the adoption of countermeasures against corrupted public officials (iii)as “antennas” on raising legal/institutional issues that need to be addressed on a participatory basis (iv)as instrument to redefine on a participatory basis state budgets and funding

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