ICT, or to give it its full name, Information and Communications Technology, is already being applied to good effect in public sector management in many countries. It is used as a tool in the fight against corruption by developing greater transparency and accountability in the way government business is conducted. The ever expanding range of contemporary electronic technologies such as E-Government and other ICT-related initiatives are making an important contribution to improved efficiency in service delivery, public procurement and internal revenue administration. The World Bank Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network has for years been promoting the electronic approach to fighting corruption ” the main obstacle to orderly economic development.
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