The good practice brief is 2-4 page description of a city good practice (either in a South African city or international) that seeks to improve integrity or social accountability practice in regard to infrastructure and land development governance and decision-making (particularly priorisation, procurement, permissions and performance).

There are currently 8 Integrity Good Practice Briefs available:

A Practice Note is a set of guidelines developed in conversation with experienced city practitioners that address complex but critical integrity and social accountability issues related to in infrastructure and land development decision-making.
3 Integrity & Social Accountability Practice Notes will be made available in the coming weeks

A City Self-Assessment Tool has been developed which utilizes the criteria developed in the Integrity and Social Accountability thematic areas as the basis of its assessment framework. In addition the framework, a detailed methodology and a range of tools including a city guidelines document, a questionnaire and a perception survey have been developed.
City Self-Assessments are a core component of the InTAcT project, and all South African Cities are encouraged to participate. The assessment approach is rooted in peer learning and appreciative enquiry. Cities benefit from a facilitated opportunity for reflection on their performance that identifies both areas of good practice and areas for improvement.
Explore the City Assessment methodology or view the outcomes of City Assessments recently conducted on our site at:

In this section, a series of interesting and innovative Integrity-related tools have been reviewed and profiled for ease of use. A snapshot of each tool is provided in this gallery - containing a brief description, what it can be used for, who owns/maintains it, a link to the full product as well as an image of the tool.

The good practice brief is 2-4 page description of a city good practice (either in a South African city or international) that seeks to improve social accountability practice in regard to infrastructure and land development governance and decision-making (particularly priorisation, procurement, permissions and performance).
There are currently 8 Social Accountability Good Practice Briefs available:

A Practice Note is a set of guidelines developed in conversation with experienced city practitioners that address complex but critical integrity and social accountability issues related to in infrastructure and land development decision-making.
3 Integrity & Social Accountability Practice Notes will be made available in the coming weeks

A City Self-Assessment Tool has been developed which utilizes the criteria developed in the Integrity and Social Accountability thematic areas as the basis of its assessment framework. In addition the framework, a detailed methodology and a range of tools including a city guidelines document, a questionnaire and a perception survey have been developed.
City Self-Assessments are a core component of the InTAcT project, and all South African Cities are encouraged to participate. The assessment approach is rooted in peer learning and appreciative enquiry. Cities benefit from a facilitated opportunity for reflection on their performance that identifies both areas of good practice and areas for improvement.
Explore the City Assessment methodology or view the outcomes of City Assessments recently conducted on our site at:

In this section, a series of interesting and innovative Integrity-related tools have been reviewed and profiled for ease of use. A snapshot of each tool is provided in this gallery - containing a brief description, what it can be used for, who owns/maintains it, a link to the full product as well as an image of the tool.

These case studies explore how cities across the globe have approached Smart Governance and the development of Smart Governance tools. An overview of each city is provided including of the relevant legislation and policies in place, the city’s smart governance programmes and projects are identified, and particularly relevant innovations are unpacked along with recommendations for action.
There are currently 6 Smart Governance City Case Studies available:

These briefs are short (5-6 pages), concise summaries of innovative smart governance initiatives from across the world. Each brief contains a description of the initiative, a brief analysis, key lessons, actionable ‘takeaways’ and links to further information. The purpose of these briefs is to generate interest and excitement with innovative and interesting examples of smart governance. They are aimed at councillors and officials looking to understand smart governance, and also looking for ideas that resonate with their cities/problems, to investigate further and possibly implement.

There are currently 15 Smart Governance Innovation Briefs available:

“The Guideline documents are targeted at City Mayors, Managers and other city change agents who are interested in implementing Smart Governance in their cities. The Guideline documents provide a common frame of reference for all South African cities in relation to Smart Governance and Open Data specifically. In addition, key lessons and practical recommendations for implementation based on global good practice are provided.

There are currently 1 Smart Governance Guidelines available:

This toolkit is targeted at city change agents who are interested in adopting an Open Data approach in their cities. It provides a common frame of reference for all South African cities, pulls out key lessons based on global good practice, and provides practical recommendations for implementation.