AntiCorruptionTVChannelProposal

DefiningthetermCorruptionhasproventobesuchadifficultchallenge,corruptionin some countries and societies means literary Bribery, however this is just one of severalformsofideastowhichthetermhasvariouslybeenattached,corruptionoccurs at all levels of the society and in all different forms, from the public sector and governmentorganizations,civilsociety,judiciaryfunctions,largeandsmallbusinesses, to the other services and products provided to the citizens in the society, Personal relationships and connections known in Qatar as 'Wasta' (a civil servant uses his authority in favor of his relations or connections) can be seen as one form of the corruptionterm,especiallywhenitcomestoprocurementandgovernmentcontracting, andwhenitplaysamajorroleinthepeoplesdailyactivitiesinthesociety. The strategy of our nonprofit channel focuses on preventing and fighting corruption and safeguarding integrity in Qatar, as well as raising the awareness of the public to encouragethemengaginginthepreventionofallsortsofcorruption,andestablishing effectiveprocessesforinvestigatingthecorruptiontermtoreducecorruptionoffences andopportunities.

Facts
QatarranksfirstamongArabcountriesintheratingof CorruptionPerceptionIndex 2011(CPI2011)publishedbyTransparencyInternational,andranks22ndinthe world. ThedeadlyVillaggiomallfireincidentbroughtupcallsofcorruptionsintheform ofsweepingsafetyandlicensingreviewsinthecountry. Qatarisoneoftheworld'sfastestgrowingcountries(meaninglotsofprojects) andhasthehighestGDPpercapitaintheworld. BasedonpublicopinionsthebestnationalRadioprogramisgoodmorningmy belovedcountrywhichissomesortofanticorruptionRadioprogram. Thecontinuingpopularityoftheuprisingagainstcorruptioninthesociety.

OpportunitiesorinourcasehereNeeds
The issuing of The Emiri Decree No. 75 of 2011 for the establishment of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority, which acts as an anticorruption watchdogoverseeinggovernmentagenciesandhandlingofthepublicfunds,aswellas

monitoring all matters of public interest in the country has been commented by HE AbdullabinHamadAlAttiyahtheDeputyPrimeMinisterwhochairstheTransparency Authority saying that the establishment of the anticorruption watchdog is in accord withtheaspirationofHHtheEmirSheikhHamadbinKhalifaAlThanitomaketheState ofQatarasoneofthemosttransparentcountriesintheworld,andthatthetargetnow istomakethecountryinthetop10intermsoftransparency. HowevertheVillaggioincidentprovedthattheauthorityhasnotyetgottherighttools todoitsdutyinthemosteffectivewaypossible,andraiseslotsofquestionsaboutits visionandstrategyinthefuture.(Iguesstheanswerisherewithourteam) Sotheopportunityisthereforustotake,becausetheneedsforsuchatoolisveryhigh atthemomentespeciallywhenweallknowthatoneofthemajorcausesoftheArab spring was corruption, and that both the decision makers and the public opinion are awareofthis,andifyoudontbelievemepleaseseetheappendixbelow.

ProductorhereService
MonitoringTVprogramsonalltheservices/productsprovidedbyboththepublic andprivatesectortoemphasizebetweenthegoodandthebad. Projects follow through TV programs on all the national projects and criticises any delays over them or any lack of commitment to the safety rules and the specificationsoftheprojects. A good chance to insure proper executions of the governments major public policiessuchasQatarization.

Conclusion
Ifyouconcludethattheconceptisnotfeasible,thenIhavetofacetwoalternatives:I can scrap the whole idea and get into a better job in the team Or I can rethink the conceptbasedonwhatyouhaveconcludedfromthisproposal.Itisnotunusualforan entrepreneurtogothroughseveraliterationsbeforesettlingonaparticulargoodone.

Appendix Some comics from local daily newspapers showing the public opinion relatedtocorruptionandtheneedofahigherleveloftransparency.