ANTI-CORRUPTION IT SYSTEMS GROW IN SCOPE AND SOPHISTICATION
October 1st, 2018
WITH an estimated USD1.5 trillion lost to the global economy because of bribes, the World Bank is pushing for a diverse array of technology to be deployed – it is a call being answered with anti-graft systems being installed worldwide.
Reducing corruption “is a priority” for the World Bank, it said in a briefing note in September 2017. (See http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/governance/brief/anti-corruption) This sum is 2% of global GDP and 10 times the value of all combined overseas development assistance. Moreover, said the bank, it is a fraction of ...
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