Fighting Corruption in the Age of Social Media every citizen is a monitor Mary Joyce :: DigiActive.org :: Transparency International Annual Meeting :: October 2009 (photo: New York Times)

New Media Operations Manager Obama for America photo: Chris Hughes

Co-founder DigiActive.org photo: Chris Hughes

social media = applications for creating and sharing content photo: New York Times

social media = many-to-many content sharing photo: New York Times

Flickr photo: New York Times Facebook wikis blogs YouTube Social media A Note on Terminology

Flickr photo: New York Times Facebook wikis blogs YouTube Social media A Note on Terminology Web 2.0

Citizens are recording their own content Photo: Flickr/mohit.ed

and posting it all over the net Photo: Flickr/mohit.ed

It is a form of self-expression, Photo: Flickr/juanpol both political and personal

The challenge for Photo: Flickr/gcbb Transparency International is to absorb these new participants and inspire them to greater efforts.

Examples : Photo: Flickr/JacobRuff How social media is fighting corruption

Examples : Photo: Flickr/J acobRuff How social media is fighting corruption 1) Exposing corruption

Examples : Photo: Flickr/J acobRuff How social media is fighting corruption 1) Exposing corruption 2) Coordinating response

Examples : Photo: Flickr/J acobRuff How social media is fighting corruption 1) Exposing corruption 2) Coordinating response + New practices you create

Exposing Corruption Photo: Flickr/Subharnab key dynamic: sharing content

On the net, to expose is to broadcast with blogs, social networks, video… Photo: Flickr/House of Sims

Increased access to content publishing means increased ability to Photo: Flickr/jared broadcast evidence of corruption.

Blogging Congo (Kinshasa) Photo: Current TV

Collaborative Blogging China Photo: hearttoheart blog

Video Malaysia Photo: jacoblee776

Digital Photos Congo (Brazzaville) Photo: jacoblee776

Wikis United States of America Photo: Wikileaks.org

Organizing Protest Coordinating Response Photo: Flickr/apt tyreseus key dynamic: collective action

Facebook Social Networks Iranian Expats Worldwide Photo: self

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India Mobile SMS Photo: desisworldwide.com and abc.net.au

Crowdsourcing Data Analysis United Kingdom Photo: self

The Unsteady Leap Offline Photo: Flickr/krossbow

Photo: Indiavotereport.com

Key Questions Photo: Flickr/hectorir

How will you integrate existing self-published content into TI advocacy? Photo: Flickr/johntrainer

by integrating existing content Adapting to social media

Photo: Flickr/STFHQ improve reporting and movement building around corruption issues? How will you use social media to

Changing social media by creating new applications & projects

Thank you! Photo: Flickr/elitatt