Transparency, accountability and good governance are integral to sustainable development. In their absence, corruption and mismanagement may lead to distortion of policy and misallocation of public resources. This undermines the development of a healthy private sector, and particularly hurts the poor. The struggle against corruption and mismanagement has become a global phenomenon transcending social, political, economic and cultural differences. There is a growing realisation that transparency, accountability and good governance can only be achieved by co-operation of all stakeholders - public sector, private sector and civil society - within the integrity system. Governance issues need not always be addressed from the top: grass-roots initiatives can also provide creative and effective solutions.

I.W. Ahmad Consultants specialise in transparency, accountability and good governance issues, undertaking projects in areas including:

• the development of governance policy;
• the design and implementation of governance tools;
• monitoring of corruption and enhancement of transparency;
• networking between public sector, private sector and civil society.