When the Emperor Reaches Out to the Citizen: Pakistan Launches Anti-Corruption Campaign

Summary: As in many countries, obtaining a passport in Pakistan can be arduous. Lines are long, and unscrupulous people often ask for bribes to speed up applications. In an effort to solve this problem, Pakistan’s government now sends this simple text message to each applicant: “Did you face any problem or did someone ask you for money?” And the responses are flowing in. Learn more about how digital technologies are affecting development in the 2016 World Development Report: Digital Dividends: http://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/wdr2016 Learn more about the World Bank’s governance work at: worldbank.org/governance Follow us on Twitter: @wbg_gov #WDR2016 #goodgov Photo Credit: Adeel Anwer, Flickr creative commons license: https://flic.kr/p/c9MfJL