Mr. Netanyahu, antisemitism is a vile and disgusting form of bigotry that has done unspeakable harm to millions.

Do not insult the intelligence of the American people by attempting to distract us from the immoral and illegal war policies of your extremist and racist government.

#BREAKING
UN General Assembly ADOPTS resolution to promote safe, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence systems for sustainable development

📸: UN GA President announcing the adoption of the resolution

Lots of action at the CoSP 10: Conference of the States Parties to the #UNCAC Anticorruption Conference planning for more work on Beneficial Ownership and Open Contracting in #Malawi #cosp10 #anticorruption #beneficialownership #opencontracting

Citizen voices contributing to better service design and delivery in #Jordan w/Ministry of Digital Economy & Entrepreneurship and the Office of the Prime Minister
وزارة الاقتصاد الرقمي والريادة
Prime Ministry of Jordan
#DigitalTransformation

What does it mean for government services to be “user-centric?” The answer is prioritizing people’s ease of use and access to services ow.ly/vc9950Pvllp #govtech #mena

According to Tax Justice Network #Nigeria loses $250 million yearly in tax revenue to global tax evasion from private individuals and $2 billion to global #tax abuse by corporations. To address #corruption , the government launched an #opendata platform. wrld.bg/UTw150PbXJP

Demands will increase as more countries move from beneficial ownership advocacy and policymaking to strengthening public #procurement and #tax compliance using data. #Transparency in #beneficialownership requires a coordinated effort to sustain reforms. wrld.bg/XsLI50PbYM8

A newly launched program from World Bank Chandler Foundation Hewlett Foundation MacArthur Foundation and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is committed to fighting corruption in Kenya. The program establishes a beneficial ownership policy using data to inform decision-making by revenue officials. wrld.bg/5EvH50PbYFS

A newly launched program from World Bank, Chandler Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is committed to fighting corruption in Kenya. The program establishes beneficial ownership policy using data to inform decision-making by revenue officials.
wrld.bg/5EvH50PbYFS

The Registrar-General/CEO of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Alhaji Garba Abubakar at the Anti-Corruption for Development Summit in DC,

It’s been a long journey since May 2016 when Presidency Nigeria committed to beneficial ownership transparency in Nigeria. Delighted to be at the launch of the register today. Congratulations to all at Corporate Affairs Commission for their determination and hard work. You’re inspiring the world.

Because #Djibouti had already invested in digitizing customs procedures and the transition was underway, the government was better able to reduce person-to-person contact during the #COVID19 pandemic & increase transactions from 6 to 69% ow.ly/e8r050NjUZ9 #govtech #mena

Digital governance #GovTech is vital to #MENA countries. IN #Jorda for example, the National Aid Fund disbursed more than 380,000 cash payments in the first 4 months of the pandemic COVID thanks to their database: ow.ly/NimZ50NjUUh #govtech #mena #egovernment

In #Jordan , the government had built a system to improve cash transfers targeting to poor households. Find out how this digital governance connection helped when #COVID19 hit the most vulnerable families: ow.ly/6X9x50NjS6G #govtech #mena

New blog: In #MENA , investments that governments made in digital infrastructure, platforms, and frameworks prior to the onset of #COVID19 helped them to provide important early interventions & maintain continuity of service delivery: ow.ly/YYp450NjRTs #govtech #egovernment

Interesting challenges and opportunities in #MENA #GovTech

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