Three Ways to Better Govern the Use of AI
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) offers the potential for significant positive benefits for society. However, there are profound concerns…
Theme: Transparency & Open Government
Faces of Open Government: Sammy Obeng
Meet Sammy Obeng, Executive Director of Parliamentary Network Africa. This month, Sammy sheds light on the collaborative work to implement…
The Global Democracy Coalition Forum 2024 third panel on “The Future and Governance Structure of the Global Democracy Coalition
The Global Democracy Coalition Forum 2024 third panel on “The Future and Governance Structure of the Global Democracy Coalition. Participants…
The role of civil society in monitoring IMF agreements
Governments are the sole parties that negotiate with the International Monetary Fund, which provides financial assistance to countries in or…
Doing debt democratically
Spiraling debt can undermine public services, marginalise the vulnerable, and compromise the future of democracy. This blog delves into the…
Boosting Kenya’s debt oversight
The Kenya Parliament put to use WFD’s Public Debt Management Assessment Toolkit (PDMAT) to enhance its oversight on public debt,…
Supporting scrutiny in wartime in Ukraine
Post-legislative scrutiny (PLS) is the practice of monitoring the implementation and evaluating the impact of laws. The aim is to…
Risk to civil liberty in Georgia from the Law on Foreign Influence
There are widespread protests in Georgia opposing the Law on Foreign Influence. WFD urges the Georgian government to heed its…
Farmer Movement Oversight of Mexican Government Agricultural Programs
In Mexico’s state of Guerrero, a broad-based, collaborative social accountability campaign led by a network of agrarian community leaders contributed…
Listening and Responding to Bangladesh’s Citizens During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This report summarizes findings from research designed to assess how and how effectively different levels of the Bangladesh government listened…