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Amendments to the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting - Will They Really Bring Transparency?
Television ownership in Georgia remains opaque. Doubts remain about the potential impact of an amendment to the Law on Broadcasting, that was recently introduced to Parliament.
Zero Tolerance and (near) Zero Acquittal
You don't want to mess around in Georgia. If arrested and prosecuted for a criminal offense, you only stand a 0.1% chance of being acquitted.
Georgia’s new e-procurement platform – making public information public
Update, 18-01-2011:
Tbilisi City Hall Makes Some Public Information Secret
Even resorting to a lawsuit brought no results for Transparency International Georgia in our year-long effort to obtain public information from Tbilisi City Hall on its expenditures for its office renovation.
High-level corruption in Guria
One issue that we have been following recently is a case of alleged fraud by high government officials in Guria, who are accused of gaining personal enrichment from a program designed to grant land to farmers.
Government data: Visibility is not usability
Update, 21 December 2010: The CSB has fixed the linking issue which I described in this post--that is excellent, and I hope they will keep working to improve the site. Original post: Putting data online is the hot new trend in transparency for governments, and the Georgian government is no exception.
