CommGAP, a global program at the World Bank, promotes the use of communication in governance reform programs and supports the building of democratic public spheres. Through its three program areas: Research and Advocacy, Training and Capacity Building, and Support to Development Projects and Programs, CommGAP is demonstrating the power of communication in promoting good and accountable governance and hence better development results.

Requirements for a free and responsible press:
After introducing
India’s 2005 Right to Information Act (RTIA) was described earlier on this blog by my colleague
"Democracy in a nation of 300 million people can be noisy and messy and complicated. And when you try to do big things and make big changes, it stirs passions and controversy. That's just how it is."
Economists dominate international development, and, in the case of the 
"It’s a structural flaw of any totalitarian regime that the more you prohibit things the more valuable they become – it’s a market thing. If information is rationed and filtered, it becomes very valuable. One single word becomes a weapon, because you are not supposed to say it."
As the Bank and others prepare their 

Watch interviews with experts on issues pertaining to governance reform under real-world conditions, and a BBC World World Debate on good governance and poverty. 

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