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Campaign: Online Anticorruption Movement in Azerbaijan
Written by Bakhtiyar on March 6, 2008 – 10:01 pm -Description of Campaign: In 2004, a group of students in Azerbaijan decided to create a new web resource to speak up against corruption in the education sector. At Azerbaijani universities, it is not uncommon for students to buy grades and for the admissions process to be influenced by connections over competence
Digital Activism Tools: Website, petition, digital photographs, discussion board.
How These Tools are Being Used : On the web site, www.rushvedeyox.de (which translates to “say no to corruption” and has since been taken down), an online petition section served to collect petitions and submit to government officials on behalf of students. Within few weeks, thousands of students signed the petition. A section of the website included information about negative effects of bribery for students, for their future careers.
“For the sake of Azerbaijan’s future, say NO to corruption”
A community bulletin board section helped organizers to interact with students and some officials to discuss methods and strategies in order to effectively fight against bribery and corruption. Digital photos were very effective in visualizing the difference between corrupt and transparent education systems, some photos had positive messages. A photo of a smiling smart schoolboy at school “For brighter future of our country, say no to corruption”
For a better promotion of the website, initiators of this campaign registered a domain name which meant “say no to corruption” The whole domain address with domain extension included the message of the campaign( like deli.cio.us) . Later, government officials made an appointment with organizers of online anticorruption movement to discuss partnership and they decided to create a new hotline at Ministry for students.
Tags: Azerbaijan, corruption, education
Posted in Campaigns, Digital Images, Discussion Boards, E-Petitions, Europe |
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