Some ideas about how to fight corruption in Venezuela:
1) create a Corrupedia, the free Encyclopaedia For Venezuelan Corruption that contains information about all corruption affairs reported in Venezuela's history. This encyclopaedia should
- keep a given format that gives the looks and feel of an encyclopaedia
- document all possible corruption affairs from all parties and individuals, independently from their political views
- contain necessary sources documenting the issue
- contain information comparing Venezuela with some countries such as: Chile, Norway, Canada and Congo, Haiti and Afghanistan on the other side (see here for further reference).
- contain reference articles about mesures carried out in other countries to combat corruption and results obtained
I actually wanted to start, but I have little spare time with this blog and all.
2) Ask opposition candidates to go everywhere in Venezuela, from Maturín to Tucupita, from Charallave to El Tocuyo to propose a Venezuelan version of an idea British politician David Cameron brought forward:
From The Economist
"In a speech broadcast to the rarefied TED conference in California [...], he announced that all government contracts worth more than £25,000 ($39,200) would be published online. Businesses could pore over them item-by-item in an effort to undercut established contractors."2) Ask opposition candidates to go everywhere in Venezuela, from Maturín to Tucupita, from Charallave to El Tocuyo to propose a Venezuelan version of an idea British politician David Cameron brought forward:
From The Economist
(I never thought I would be promoting an idea from the Tories, but then...what the heck!)
Before Hugo Chávez came to power there was the obligation to make tenders in a public way, but this government has almost completely obliterated that. This proposal would not only bring back that but bring in more transparency after the deals are accepted...much more!