Innovations in Governance: Ethics and Accountability in the Public Sector

While many nations around the world now recognize that corruption is a major impediment both to economic growth and to the formation of a fair and orderly society, there remains no consensus about either its causes or its remedies. In order to generate effective and enduring anti-corruption measures, it is essential to identify the design principles underpinning productive innovations in public sector accountability. This panel explored three successful initiatives at local, regional, and national levels of government to uncover strategies for increasing transparency and enhancing competence of leaders in the public sector.
*Professor Kenneth Winston, Harvard Kennedy School
*Ms. Stephanie Hirsch, Director, SomerStat, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
*Ms. Aruna Roy, Cofounder, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS), India
*The Honorable Frederick Sumaye, Former Prime Minister of Tanzania, Tanzania

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