The GovLab is Taking on Corruption in Mexico and Thinks Crowdsourcing Can Help
The GovLab will host six online conferences to generate ideas and recommendations for the Mexican government.
- Tyler Woods for Technical.ly May 24th, 2017
- Source: https://technical.ly/brooklyn/2017/05/24/govlab-taking-corruption-mexico-thinks-crowdsourcing-ideas-can-help/
Can crowdsourcing beat corruption?
According to NYU Tandon’s GovLab, one in three interactions between Mexican citizens and their government involves a bribe. Recognizing the importance of that, the Mexican government undertook a reform effort, called the National Anti-Corruption System. But changing decades of entrenched behaviors sounds hard, so how do you do it?
Well, the GovLab thinks more ideas are a start. So to that end it’s organizing, in partnership with Mexico’s Secretariat of Public Service, six online conferences on topics like “Measuring Corruption and its Costs,” “Ensuring Whistleblower Support and Protection” and “Tracking and Analyzing Money Flows.”
