Training on “Enhancing Social Accountability for the Better Delivery of Public Basic Services”

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A training workshop titled “Enhancing Social Accountability for the Better Delivery of Public Basic Services” was held in Amman on 12 June 2014 in partnership between the UNDP’s Regional Project on Anti-Corruption and Integrity in the Arab Countries (UNDP-ACIAC) and the Jordanian Anti Corruption Commission, and in collaboration with the Arab Anti-Corruption and Integrity Network “ACINET”. The workshop brought together concerned members of the Anti-Corruption Commission, representatives of other official bodies responsible for delivering public basic services, as well as representatives of civil society actors including media, academia, and activists in non-governmental organizations. The training workshop aimed to increase participants understanding of the concept and practice of social accountability, key mechanisms and tools that were developed to enhance the concept including the information and communication technology tools (ICT), and its impact on improving the delivery of public basic services in light of the comparative experiences in the region and the world.