E-Government for Transparency in Mexico

2012 ◽  
pp. 48-71
Author(s):  
Cristina Galíndez-Hernández ◽  
Ernesto Velasco-Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Engagement ◽  
Behavioral Factors ◽  
Federal Level ◽  
Internet Technologies ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Right To Information ◽  
The Right ◽  
Use Of Internet

In the last decade, Mexico’s developments regarding the recognition and protection of the right to access the government’s information has been considerable. The use of internet has been a key factor to make information available and to make citizen-government interactions easier. However, institutional, structural and behavioral factors continue to be obstacles to the effective realization of the right to information. The chapter provides a brief background to the development of e-government at the federal level and of the transparency legislation. The use of IT in the implementation of the LFTAIPG is explained and main strengths and weaknesses are identified. The main structural, institutional, and cultural limits to the use of ICTs for making the right to information effective are presented. Finally, some concluding remarks are offered in relation to the interaction between internet technologies and institutional behaviors that can thwart the efficacy of e-government as means to foster citizen engagement.

Level of Awareness on the Right to Information Act, 2005 Among Beneficiaries in Selected Districts of Rajasthan

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-120
Author(s):  
Harendra Singh ◽  
◽  
Dr. S.S. Chouhan Dr. S.S. Chouhan ◽  
Dr. Sonia Dutt Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Right To Information ◽  
The Right

The Right to Information in India Implementation and Impact

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
_______ Naveen ◽  
_____ Priti
Keyword(s):  
Public Life ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Know How ◽  
The People ◽  
The Government ◽  
Right To Information ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

The Right to Information Act 2005 was passed by the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) Government with a sense of pride. It flaunted the Act as a milestone in India’s democratic journey. It is five years since the RTI was passed; the performance on the implementation frontis far from perfect. Consequently, the impact on the attitude, mindset and behaviour patterns of the public authorities and the people is not as it was expected to be. Most of the people are still not aware of their newly acquired power. Among those who are aware, a major chunk either does not know how to wield it or lacks the guts and gumption to invoke the RTI. A little more stimulation by the Government, NGOs and other enlightened and empowered citizens can augment the benefits of this Act manifold. RTI will help not only in mitigating corruption in public life but also in alleviating poverty- the two monstrous maladies of India.

scholarly journals Bone morphogenetic proteins, breast cancer, and bone metastases: striking the right balance

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. R349-R366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Zabkiewicz ◽  
Jeyna Resaul ◽  
Rachel Hargest ◽  
Wen Guo Jiang ◽  
Lin Ye
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Progression ◽  
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins ◽  
Therapeutic Potential ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Breast Tumour ◽  
Cellular Functions ◽  
Foetal Development ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
The Right

Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) belong to the TGF-β super family, and are essential for the regulation of foetal development, tissue differentiation and homeostasis and a multitude of cellular functions. Naturally, this has led to the exploration of aberrance in this highly regulated system as a key factor in tumourigenesis. Originally identified for their role in osteogenesis and bone turnover, attention has been turned to the potential role of BMPs in tumour metastases to, and progression within, the bone niche. This is particularly pertinent to breast cancer, which commonly metastasises to bone, and in which studies have revealed aberrations of both BMP expression and signalling, which correlate clinically with breast cancer progression. Ultimately a BMP profile could provide new prognostic disease markers. As the evidence suggests a role for BMPs in regulating breast tumour cellular function, in particular interactions with tumour stroma and the bone metastatic microenvironment, there may be novel therapeutic potential in targeting BMP signalling in breast cancer. This review provides an update on the current knowledge of BMP abnormalities and their implication in the development and progression of breast cancer, particularly in the disease-specific bone metastasis.

scholarly journals Cyclic GMP regulates activation of phosphoinositidase C by bradykinin in sensory neurons

1996 ◽  
Vol 316 (2) ◽  
pp. 539-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justine S. HARVEY ◽  
Gillian M. BURGESS
Keyword(s):  
Cyclic Gmp ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Drg Neurons ◽  
Rapid Phase ◽  
Surface Receptors ◽  
Similar Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
The Right ◽  
Oxide Synthase

Prior exposure of cultured neonatal rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons to bradykinin resulted in marked attenuation of bradykinin-induced activation of phosphoinositidase C (PIC). The (logconcentration)–response curve for bradykinin-induced [3H]inositol trisphosphate ([3H]IP3) formation was shifted to the right and the maximum response was reduced. Bradykinin increases cyclic GMP (cGMP) in DRG neurons [Burgess, Mullaney, McNeill, Coote, Minhas and Wood (1989) J. Neurochem. 53, 1212–1218] and treatment of the neurons with dibutyryl cGMP (dbcGMP) had a similar, inhibitory, effect on bradykinin-induced [3H]IP3 formation. NG-Nitro-L-arginine (LNNA) blocked bradykinin-induced formation of cGMP. It prevented the functional uncoupling induced by pretreatment with bradykinin, but not the inhibitory effect of dbcGMP on [3H]IP3 formation. The ability of LNNA to prevent desensitization was reversed by excess L-arginine, indicating that its actions were mediated through inhibition of nitric oxide synthase. In addition to functional desensitization, exposure to bradykinin reduced the number of cell-surface receptors detected with [3H]bradykinin, without affecting its KD value for the remaining sites. In contrast to bradykinin, pretreatment with dbcGMP had no effect on either the KD or Bmax for [3H]bradykinin binding. This implies that the inhibitory effect of dbcGMP was downstream from the binding of bradykinin to its receptor and upstream of IP3 formation. The lack of effect of dbcGMP on [3H]bradykinin binding suggests that the decrease in receptor number induced by bradykinin was mediated by a different mechanism and was not a key factor in the rapid phase of desensitization in these cells.

scholarly journals The Impact of Transparency in the Fight Against Corruption

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 47-53
Author(s):  
Ardita Shehaj Lafe ◽  
Ledjon Shahini
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Model ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Good Tool ◽  
High Interest ◽  
Contact Transparency ◽  
Right To Information ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Transparency and corruption are topics with high interest not only for researchers but especially for politicians, citizens and decision takers. Transparency is seen as an important instrument in the fight against corruption. Transparency and corruption phenomena are considered to be the most difficult to assess due to the subjectivity that characterizes them. For this reason, in this study we will show some results based on citizens perception. The method used to collect information regarding citizens perception is questionnaire and than the data are analyzed through a logistic model. Interesting results came out this research such as people who have been in contact with public institutions during the last months have 5,477 times more opportunities to give bribes compared to those who have not been in contact. Transparency is considered a good tool to fight corruption because based on the model result people who know the meaning of the right to information have 86.3% less chance to give bribes than people who do not know the meaning of the right of information. Whereas people who know the Albanian law on the right to information have 48% less chance of bribing than people who do not know this law. Based on these results it is necessary to raise citizen awareness on the use of the right to information as instrument to fight corruption.

scholarly journals Constitutionalization of digital rights: domestic practice and foreign experience

2020 ◽  
pp. 129-133
Author(s):  
Natalia Verlos
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Constitutional Rights ◽  
Digital Rights ◽  
Constitutional Level ◽  
European Court ◽  
Right To Information ◽  
The Right ◽  
Digital Human

The article covers the topical problem of constitutionalization of digital human rights in the conditions of digital transformation.The study analyzes doctrinal approaches to the definition of digital human rights as a legal category, the monitoring of the positive internationalexperience of constitutionalization of digital rights, which can be borrowed in the process of the constitutional reform inUkraine.In the study, based on the analysis of normative experience of foreign countries, the author proposes to identify two ways ofdomestic regulation of digital rights: first, it is the constitutionalization of digital rights, with changing the text of the constitution toregulate digital rights at the highest constitutional level, and second, it is the digitization of constitutional rights, when the rightsenshrined in the constitution become updated on the basis of constitutional decisions, the case-law of the European Court of HumanRights or in the relevant legislation.It is proposed to distinguish “digital rights”, including the right to access to electronic devices and telecommunications networks(Internet), the right to protection of personal data, the right to information self-identification, the right to anonymity, the right to be forgotten,the right to free transfer and dissemination of information, etc. However, it should be taken into consideration that in the processof reforming and carrying out constitutional and legal modernization, it is necessary to take into account the possibility and necessityof the realization of fundamental human rights, which are already defined in the Constitution of Ukraine, but are being implemented inthe conditions of digitalization.It is emphasized that in the process of development of the constitutional law of Ukraine the potential of digital transformation isnot realized in full today, and perspective tendencies have such priorities as the development of network forms of interaction, communicativetechnologies of control and planning, formation of qualitatively updated model of digital rights development. Also, in order toincrease the effectiveness of the implementation of digital rights, it is necessary to use the legal reception from countries where constitutionaland legal modernization has already taken place taking into account the digital transformation and has a positive experience ofregulation, including at the highest constitutional level. It should be borne in mind that in addition to ensuring and implementing digitalhuman rights, it is necessary to develop a concept of digital duties and responsibilities for the violation of these rights in order to preventnegative risks and abuse.

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