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24 hours later, the videoconference marathon ends
News reported on 03/15/07 12:30 PM
For twenty-four consecutive hours, moderators at "Improving Governance and Fighting Corruption" in Brussels led students around the globe in twelve videoconference sessions. The participants discussed their own experiences with corruption, role-played as public and private sector actors, and finally created their own list of recommendations for the policymakers and other participants at the Brussels conference. By the time it was concluded, more than 100 recommendations had been made, and those had been narrowed down to a few basic categories that garndered the most consensus. These included an increase of the media coverage to raise awareness, the creation of a "Clean Business" label (much like the Organic or Fair Trade logos), and the widespread adoption of conduct codes (both for public and private sectors).
The results were presented to the audience in Brussels, and commenters expressed their satisfaction with its results. During the streaming webcast, the video received more than 250,000 hits from viewers around the world.
Click here to watch a short video with clips from the conference. Recommendations from the videoconference sessions
At the Conference
