08 Feb 2005: Statement: Web Site Launch: Southern African Information Portal on Corruption(IPOC)

The Institute for Security Studies is pleased to announce the launch of its latest website - the Southern African Information Portal on Corruption (IPOC - www.ipocafrica.org).

 

This portal provides Anti-Corruption practitioners (in government and the private sector), researchers, policy makers and civil society activists - concerned with combating corruption in Southern Africa - with `an entry point’ into anti-corruption activities in the region. Civil society anti-corruption organisations signalled the need for such a portal as far back as 2002 in a meeting in Zimbabwe and the ISS Cape Town Anti-Corruption project is attempting to meet this demand by broadening the scope of the document database previously made available on the ISS website.

 

IPOC seeks to provide users with:

  • A searchable database of almost 1000 documents about corruption and anti-corruption strategies in Southern Africa - many of which can now be downloaded in full.

  • Detailed case studies of major ground-breaking attempts to tackle corruption in Southern Africa including relevant legal documents, research reports, newspaper clippings and web links. This is a unique attempt to provide researchers with a full picture of these important events, helping to understand the complexity of anti-corruption initiatives.

  • Contact details and links to selected civil society organisations, research institutes and academic institutions active in anti-corruption work. Selected and private sector links will be added in due course.

  • News of upcoming events in the region.

  • Highlights of new anti-corruption initiatives launched by governments, the private sector and civil society in Southern Africa and globally.

  • Links to all ISS publications dealing with corruption including: Monographs, Papers, Conference Proceedings and a newsletter - Umqol’ Uphandle – SA Corruption Briefing.

For more information, please contact Hennie van Vuuren ([email protected]), tel: (021) 461 7211.

 

Issued by the Institute for Security Studies

Pretoria

8 February 2005

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