by Kiel Downey | Mar 13, 2017 | Publication
This comment examines Uganda\’s 2005 Access to Information Act, and points out a number of critical issues that have been left out of the legislation, and those that are likely to undermine its effective implementation. Several recommendations are made that...
by Kiel Downey | Mar 13, 2017 | Publication
We are pleased to present the 2015 Global Innovation Index (GII) with this year’s theme of ‘Effective Innovation Policies for Development’.Innovation-driven growth is no longer the preroga-tive of high-income countries alone. Developing coun-tries increasingly design...
by Kiel Downey | Mar 13, 2017 | Publication
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by Kiel Downey | Mar 13, 2017 | Publication
In the U.S. government undertook a comprehensive and costly restructuring of counter-terrorism and related security and policing efforts. Less than one month after 9/11, on October 8, 2001,President Bush issued an executive order creating a new cabinet position within...
by Kiel Downey | Mar 13, 2017 | Publication
Hurricane Katrina impacted the Gulf Coast of the USA on a scale and intensity that was unprecedented for the region. Special problems of policing were posed before, during, and after the hurricane. Focusing on the law enforcement dimensions of the effects of Hurricane...
by Kiel Downey | Mar 13, 2017 | Publication
In the post-9/11 era, claims can repeatedly be heard that counter terrorism and related surveillance practices involve illegitimate invasions of privacy, free speech, and other violations of civil liberties. This puzzling theme of a fear of surveillance is echoed in...
