Since March 2021, the European Integrity Games project is in a process of creating educational games. ExQuorum (Portugal) and Ortzai Teatro (Spain) are working on the design of escape games and 3D games exploring the subject of food chains and food circuits! Reminder of the project This project brings together six European artistic companies: France, Germany, Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain. Combining art, citizenship and new technologies, it aims to…
Since May 2021, the European Integrity Games project is in a new phase of creating educational games. Teatro Rigodon (Italy) and La Transplanisphère (France) are working on the design of escape games and 3D games exploring the subject of Lobbying! Summary of the project This European project aims to question the notions of integrity, corruption and fraud in our societies, through the design of serious games. Seven topics are explored…
Since May 2021, the European Integrity Games project is in a new phase of educational game creation. Transplanisphere (France) and Förderband (Germany) are working on the design of escape games and 3D games exploring the subject of the Frontex Files! Reminder of the project This project brings together six European artistic companies: France, Germany, Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain. Combining art, citizenship and new technologies, it aims to question the…
The second European Integrity Games workshop (Erasmus+ supported project) took place online from 27 to 31 July 2021. During 5 days, 12 European participants from the 6 partner countries gathered to explore the theme of the food chain through the prism of integrity. A European workshop to test the second FUDPolis escape game on the themes of the food chain and food circuits. Organised and led by ExQuorum (Portuguese partner…
The European Integrity Games partners met online on 11 and 18 December 2020 for the second project partner meeting. The aim of this meeting was to bring the partners together after a period of interruption due to the health crisis. It was an opportunity to get together and discuss the situation of each other. Secondly, it was important to discuss the progress of the project, which had been disrupted by…
Focus on Food Chains Your food takes a long path from its production to your table. Food chains are the complex journeys food products undertake before consumption. From protected and patented seeds, to convoluted transport systems involving many stop-offs and changing of hands, by plane, boat, or train, often our food comes to us through a long chain of production originating half-way around the world, when sometimes we could get…
Focus on Healthcare Communication (A lot of) communication and (some) fake news on drugs and health are encountered daily in social media. The health sector is centred on integrity – or often the lack of it. Communication and fake news on health matters are of interest to not only political and social organisations but also private companies, particularly in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. We must not forget the huge…
Focus on Integrity in Civil Services Should we fight against the corruption itself, or against the politician who corrupts? It is a question often heard in this debate. However, it is also necessary to consider how corruption develops “on-the-ground”. Where does it come from? How is an officer of the law tempted away from integrity and why? Integrity must be safeguarded from the bottom-up, just as much as by politicians…
Focus on the Perception of Corruption Given that corruption often occurs behind closed doors, measuring it presents a constant challenge. Surveys most often rely on the perceptions of citizens as a primary indicator of corruption, such as Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index and the World Bank’s Control of Corruption. Commonly, a sample group is interviewed and asked to respond to questions such as: “Do you think corruption is particularly widespread…
Focus on the CumEx Files The notorious case of the CumEx Files can teach us valuable lessons about the use of technology to combat fraud and corruption. Published in October 2018 by a cooperation of newspapers from eleven countries, the CumEx files (CXF) refers to a media investigation into the biggest case of tax fraud in European history. For more information see www.cumex-files.com. The CumEx case involves a strategy of…