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The Governance Global Practice supports client countries to help them build capable, efficient, open, inclusive, and accountable institutions.

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GovTech is a whole-of-government approach to digitalization that promotes simple, accessible, and efficient government.

FACT SHEET

Anticorruption Fact Sheet

The World Bank has been working to help countries build capable, transparent & accountable institutions to deter corruption.

Focus Area

Procurement for Development

Public Procurement is a crucial strategic development tool that promotes good governance and helps build institutions.

Governance At-A-Glance

More than half of the global population expresses distrust in government institutions. The most recent World Bank Group Surveys with opinion leaders in our client countries confirm that addressing governance is now at the top of countries’ policy

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IDA18: Governance and Institutions

Countries with strong institutions prosper by creating an environment that facilitates private sector growth, reduces poverty, delivers valuable services and earns the confidence of their citizens -- a relationship of trust that is created when people can participate in government decision-making and know their voices are heard.

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Experts

Edward Olowo-Okere

Global Director, Public Sector and Financial Management, Governance Global Practice

Vinay Sharma

Global Director, Solutions and Innovations in Procurement, Governance Global Practice

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Highlights

Policy Brief

The Fight against Corruption: Taming Tigers and Swatting Flies

Countries are not condemned to suffer from corruption. They can break the vicious cycle with a comprehensive approach that tackles country-specific governance gaps.

Publication

Improving Public Sector Performance: Through Innovation and Inter-Agency ...

This report is an inaugural issue in a new series that aims to offer a fresh look at how developing countries are overcoming persistent problems in public sector management.

Feature Story

Investigators, Policy-makers Discuss Technology, Cooperation, Challenges in ...

The fourth meeting of the World Bank’s International Corruption Hunters Alliance discussed the challenges and opportunities to fight corruption.

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How Rwanda became the first African country with an electric procurement ...

Rwanda is the first African country to implement an e-GP system nationally that can help reduce corruption and improve government transparency and efficiency.

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Afghanistan’s Public Procurement Racks Up Victories Against Corruption

Afghanistan is making vast inroads to root out corruption and make its procurement system more transparent.

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Allô École! Using mobile technologies to connect government, teachers, and ...

A World Bank pilot is promoting a mobile social accountability platform « Allô École! » to increase accountability.

Video

Here Are 10 Ways to Fight Corruption

Everyday corruption can seem almost impossible to fight. However, there are definitely ways to fight it.

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Contacts

Washington, D.C.

Lara Saade

lsaade@worldbank.org