ACCOUNTABILITY
The government, its agencies and public officials should provide information about their decisions and actions and should justify them to the public and those institutions of accountability tasked with providing oversight.
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TRANSPARENCY
Government meetings, its budgets, laws and decisions should be open to the press and the public for their review and critique to help expose and minimize instances of ethical violations and corruption.
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TRACKING GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
The citizens ability to access information pertaining to the priorities and plans of the government is what enables them to know and track budgetary allocations and whether those allocations are reflected in their wards through actual project completions.
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FIGHTING CORRUPTION
Successful efforts geared towards changing a negative change operating culture in government and society through the use of strong internal controls and accountability mechanisms holds the key to successful anti-corruption efforts.
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CIVIC EDUCATION
Civic education plays a central role in empowering the citizens to know their rights and the avenues available to them to source for information and how to make their voices heard. It is a collaborative and continuous effort that benefits both the government and the citizens in the long run.
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CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Civic engagement is an individual and/or collective action designed to identify and address issues of public concern and may include individual voluntarism, organizational involvement and/or electoral participation. The voice and advocacy of citizens is how they influence the government to work for them.