Annual report 2002

Abstract

s Transparency International enters its tenth anniversary year, many things have changed but one thing remains constant: that promoting transparency and accountability in government, the private sector and civil society continues to be the best approach to combat graft and corruption. Public awareness of the need for transparency is higher than ever before, but we must continue to keep the issue on the national and international agenda. The past year saw the publication of our first Global Corruption Report (GCR), adding a comprehensive state-ofthe world-report to the range of TI publications. The second GCR, to be published in January 2003, focuses on Access to Information, an issue at the heart of our mission. Around the globe, TI national chapters are taking action in this area: from drafting legislation and lobbying for its enactment to calling on politicians and public officials to publish their accounts, and monitoring elections and public tenders.