Visualising Corruption: TI-UK Infographic Competition

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VISUALISING CORRUPTION: TI-UK INFOGRAPHIC COMPETITION What should the UK be doing about corruption?

Check out our research Create an infographic Win up to ÂŁ300 Deadline for entries 11th November 2013

To find out more visit transparency.org.uk/infographic or chat to us on twitter.com/transparencyuk facebook.com/transparencyuk

THE COMPETITION Transparency International UK (TI-UK) is the country’s leading anti-corruption organisation and part of the global Transparency International (TI) movement. With colleagues working in more than 100 countries, TI has unparalleled global understanding and expertise in the anticorruption field.

Our priorities are combatting corruption in the UK and reducing the UK’s role in fuelling corruption overseas. Our vision is a world in which corruption is greatly reduced and the UK has zero tolerance for corruption both at home and abroad.

TI-UK is launching an infographic competition on the topic of corruption in the UK. While you must use some TI-UK research, we are happy for reliable data and research from other organisations to be used too. As well as being featured on our website and promoted via TI-UK’s social media, the winning entries will also receive:

1ST PLACE £300

2ND PLACE £200

3RD PLACE £100

The prizes will be awarded at TI-UK’s Annual Anti-Corruption Lecture on 11th December 2013. All entries must be submitted to competitions@transparency.org.uk by 11th November 2013. Entrants should include a short blurb about themselves, the title of the infographic and brief description. They should also state that they agree to the terms and conditions below. Entries will be judged on how effectively the infographic visualises corruption data, how easy to understand and user friendly it is, and its general design.

Terms and Conditions: By submitting an infographic to the competition, the entrant grants Transparency International UK full permission to use, without charge, infographics on TI-UK’s website, social media, and that of the Transparency International Secretariat, other chapters in the movement, or any other partners. All images and other content used in infographics must be either originally produced by the entrant or proper proof of permission obtained from the copyright owner(s) must be submitted. TI-UK will credit the designer should their material be used.

DATA VISUALISATION AND INFOGRAPHICS Why use infographics?

We are particularly interested in infographics because the issue of corruption, while devastating and far reaching in its effects globally, can be hard to visualise. As the UK chapter of Transparency International, we are particularly keen to communicate this better to the British public. We want visualisations that will make people think or start a debate about the issue in the UK and the UK’s role in corruption and anti-corruption overseas. We know that a lot of our research which you’ll find on the next page (and our website) is focused on concepts and processes rather than numerical data you can easily put in a chart. But this type of information can still be made into a graphic - think of how to explain the ideas as a visual story. You can find an example of this here: reachinglight.com/infographic-uk-filter-blockesoteric-content-worldwide-implications Useful Websites: - What is an infographic? visual.ly/what-is-an-infographic / customermagnetism.com/infographics/what-is-an-infographic - Input data into ready-made infographic templates using this online tool infogr.am - A data visualisation blog by Andy Kirk with some useful resources visualisingdata.com/index.php/resources - ‘The Info-Activism How-To Guide’ provides strategies and tools for digital campaigning howto.informationactivism.org - This online resource on data visualisation for activists features a guide on working with data and information for advocacy and reviews visualisation tools drawingbynumbers.org

More static infographics based on this study can be found here transparency.org/gcb2013/press For interactive infographics of this data, visit transparency.org/gcb2013/country/?country=united_kingdom

OUR RESEARCH AND DATA Need some inspiration? Here are a few examples of our research and questions you could think about when creating your infographic: Corruption in the UK - Why does corruption matter to the UK? - How does corruption operate in the UK? transparency.org.uk/corruptionintheuk - What is the public opinion of corruption in the UK? transparency.org/gcb2013/country/?country=united_kingdom - Which sectors have the highest risk of corruption in the UK? transparency.org.uk/uknis [for an example of how another country study like this was visualised, see here transparency.org/whatwedo/nisarticle/lithuania_2011] - What is the Government doing to fight corruption in the UK and on an international level? transparency.org.uk/scorecard [here the Government gets traffic light warnings based on anti-corruption work in different areas] Revolving door between government and business transparency.org.uk/revolvingdoorpp / transparency.org.uk/cabs - Why is it a cause for concern and what should be done about it?

The UK’s role in international corruption and money laundering - What role should the UK play in the global fight against corruption?

- What is money laundering and how can it be prevented? transparency.org.uk/our-work/corruption-overseas/money-laundering - What is the impact of UK bribery overseas and how can companies prevent it? transparency.org.uk/our-work/corruption-overseas/bribery / transparency.org.uk/our-work/bribery-act Useful websites: - Database of corruption research from Transparency International and other organisations gateway.transparency.org/tools - Transparency International’s country profile for the UK transparency.org/country#GBR_Overview - And of course, don’t forget to regularly check our website for new publications transparency.org.uk/our-work/publications