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Transparency implies openness, communication, and accountability. Transparency is practiced in companies, organizations, administrations, and communities. [1] For example, in a business relation, fees are clarified at the outset by a transparent agent, so there are no surprises later.
"Accountability" derives from the late Latin accomptare (to account), a prefixed form of computare (to calculate), which in turn is derived from putare (to reckon). [6] While the word itself does not appear in English until its use in 13th century Norman England, [7] the concept of account-giving has ancient roots in record-keeping activities related to governance and money-lending systems ...
Accountability and transparency work to promote open government in democracies. Through organizations such as the Open Government Partnership (OGP) within the United States, which was established by the U.S. Department of State, there have been efforts to enhance democracies through both accountability and transparency. [61]
For the World Bank, good governance consists of the following components: capacity and efficiency in public sector management, accountability, legal framework for development, and information and transparency. [18] The Worldwide Governance Indicators is a program funded by the World Bank to measure the quality of governance of over 200 countries.
"It's just transparency, it's accountability," he said. "And once that happens, there's no more misinformation." Jones said in a second term he would keep looking for ways to make government more ...
Accountable Now is a global platform, founded in 2008 by a group of independent non-profit organisations, which is intended to foster accountability and transparency of civil society organisations (CSOs), as well as stakeholder communication and performance. [1]
The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (S. 2590) [2] is an Act of Congress that requires the full disclosure to the public of all entities or organizations receiving federal funds beginning in fiscal year (FY) 2007.
It also gave details on efforts to reduce judicial corruption as well as recommendations for judiciary participants to avoid and eradicate corruption in their own country. The 2007 report stressed the need for judicial systems to remain “clean” and maintain integrity, accountability and transparency.