http://ansa-eap.net/rss/ en-us 40 ANSA-EAP Feeds by Deepa Rai Baglung, Nepal You might be wondering how buses and social accountability are related. In Baglung, western region of Nepal, they are not just related - one is the direct result of the other. Nepal, with its diverse topography has amazing landscapes for tourism but when it comes to accessible roads, it is one of the rural community’s biggest concerns. In the hilly or mountainous regions, the problem is severe; the same can be said about the remote regions of Baglung where... Mon, 06 May 2013 05:02:00 GMT http://ansa-eap.net/news/2013/05/06/social-accountability-leads-to-buses-in-nepal/ http://ansa-eap.net/news/2013/05/06/social-accountability-leads-to-buses-in-nepal/ This piece is a slightly edited version of a speech that Executive Director Dondon Parafina delivered during the Checkmyschool.org’s public presentation, held 15 April 2013 in Manila, Philippines. Good afternoon, everyone. On behalf of ANSA East Asia & Pacific, I welcome you to this event, where the Checkmyschool (CMS) team will present to the bigger public the results of its undertakings in the last 12 months. They will share with us the accomplishments and lessons of efforts to... Fri, 03 May 2013 05:07:00 GMT http://ansa-eap.net/news/2013/05/03/taking-cms-public-accountability-constructive-engagement/ http://ansa-eap.net/news/2013/05/03/taking-cms-public-accountability-constructive-engagement/ With four cities and one municipality, the Ateneo School of Government's Government Watch (G-Watch) Pilot Run project (this is the final of seven columns on this project) had the lowest tier of Philippine government covered; the sixth site would cover an equally critical government level, provincial. Provinces, too, receive their own internal revenue allotment from the national budget; they also possess decentralized and delegated powers and responsibilities in their jurisdiction. One such... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:36:00 GMT http://ansa-eap.net/news/2013/04/24/constructive-engagement-with-government/ http://ansa-eap.net/news/2013/04/24/constructive-engagement-with-government/ By Lilian Kiefer GOOD governance focuses on the extent to which governments enact and implement policies in the interest of all citizens and the effective translation of public resources into public services. Decentralisation, a process of redistributing or dispersing functions, powers, people or things away from a central location or authority allows for popular participation in implementation of policies ensuring interests of all citizens. This process is key in ensuring good governance as... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:33:00 GMT http://ansa-eap.net/news/2013/04/24/fostering-social-accountability-through-community-radio/ http://ansa-eap.net/news/2013/04/24/fostering-social-accountability-through-community-radio/ Three (3) member organizations of the Northern Luzon Coalition for Good Governance (NLCGG) conducted separate stakeholders’ meetings to launch their social accountability (SAc) initiatives in the provinces of Pangasinan, Abra, and Kalinga here in the Philippines in line with the project entitled Enhancing the Impact of Citizen-Led Transparency Initiatives. The said project, which started last September 2012 with support from AusAid, is a joint undertaking of Partnership for... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:18:00 GMT http://ansa-eap.net/programs/enhancing-the-impact-of-citizen---led-transparency-initiatives-for-good-governance-project/partners-launch-projects-with-stakeholders-meeting/ http://ansa-eap.net/programs/enhancing-the-impact-of-citizen---led-transparency-initiatives-for-good-governance-project/partners-launch-projects-with-stakeholders-meeting/ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:30:00 GMT http://ansa-eap.net/ansa-eap-calendar/ http://ansa-eap.net/ansa-eap-calendar/ The sixth in Dean Antonio La Viña's series on social accountabilty and the G-Watch project of the Ateneo School of Government.  In this article, he discussed G-Watch's experience with the municipality of San Miguel in Bohol and the lessons we can take from them.  He wrote "I find in G-Watch's San Miguel experiences that President Ramon Magsaysay’s honorable belief that “those who have less in life, should have more in law,” has an equally important counterpart... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:17:00 GMT http://ansa-eap.net/news/2013/04/10/good-governance-in-bohol/ http://ansa-eap.net/news/2013/04/10/good-governance-in-bohol/ In an article for, Newstime Africa on open data platforms, Mr. Jay Naidoo, founding General Secretary of Cosatu, former Minister in the Mandela Government and Chair of a GAIN a Global Foundation Fighting malnutrition in the World wrote "New models are needed to increase sustainability. Open data is not just government data — it can come from many sources. Several host organisations have begun to set up their own data desks, to convert and re-organise hard copy data into digital,... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:52:00 GMT http://ansa-eap.net/news/2013/04/10/open-data-platforms-a-tool-to-revolutionise-governance/ http://ansa-eap.net/news/2013/04/10/open-data-platforms-a-tool-to-revolutionise-governance/ With the aid of the World Bank, a new mobile application has been designed and developed to monitor waste disposal in Ghana. Officially launched as "The Ghana Districts Monitor", the smartphone-based app also known as "Taarifa" which means "headline" in Swahili, is to help citizens and local governments to keep track of waste disposal across the country. In a blog post March 26, 2013, Gaurav Relhan, an ICT specialist at the World Bank, said Taarifa is designed to be a sustainable and... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:56:00 GMT http://ansa-eap.net/news/2013/04/08/ghana-monitors-its-waste-disposal-using-a-mobile-app/ http://ansa-eap.net/news/2013/04/08/ghana-monitors-its-waste-disposal-using-a-mobile-app/ NAGA CITY, Mar. 21 (PIA) -- The Naga City People's Council (NCPC) is pushing for the program, "Expanding and Fortifying Local Democracy through People's Council in the Philippines," before the city officials of this city, members of various people's organization and other stakeholders recently in pursuit of empowering members of the community by encouraging their participation in various programs of the government. NCPC program director Johann P. Dela Rosa said the project aims to rouse the... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:22:00 GMT http://ansa-eap.net/news/2013/04/08/naga-council-fortifying-local-democracy-through-peoples-council/ http://ansa-eap.net/news/2013/04/08/naga-council-fortifying-local-democracy-through-peoples-council/