This document discusses citizen engagement in Arab countries and the potential role of social media. It finds that while citizens have positive perceptions of social media's benefits for improving government services, they also recognize risks like questionable information validity and security issues. The document recommends that Arab governments build social media capacity, improve public awareness, provide access to more channels, shift their culture around social media use, and change operational processes to facilitate citizen engagement around services.
- Indigenous peoples make up around 8-10% of the global population and represent over 50% of the population in countries like Bolivia, Guatemala, and Peru.
- Indigenous communities face significant socioeconomic challenges, with poverty rates over 80% in countries such as Guatemala, Mexico, and Ecuador. They also have lower education and higher illiteracy rates compared to non-indigenous populations.
- Development projects working with indigenous communities need to consider local governance structures, languages, concepts of time, a focus on subsistence over production, and flexibility for external factors like natural disasters.
Mobile phones have been a catalyst for social inclusion, economic growth, and public-private partnerships according to the document. They provide previously marginalized groups access to communication technologies and reduce the digital divide. Small businesses can use mobile phones to participate in the economy through access to price information, communication with buyers, and enabling new businesses. Mobile phones have also increased annual GDP growth by 0.6% and minimize travel costs. When developed with local communities, ICTs like mobile phones can provide affordable, scalable, and sustainable services to small-scale farmers by ensuring ownership, appropriate content, and participation.
Mobile phones have been a catalyst for social inclusion, economic growth, and public-private partnerships according to the document. They provide previously marginalized groups access to communication technologies and reduce the digital divide. Small businesses can use mobile phones to participate in the economy through access to price information, communication with buyers, and enabling new businesses. Mobile phones have also increased annual GDP growth by 0.6% and minimize travel costs. When developed with local communities, ICTs like mobile phones can provide affordable, scalable, and sustainable services to small-scale farmers by ensuring ownership, appropriate content, and participation.
Presentation by Ayoo Osen Odicoh, Senior Gender Advisor, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa Region
Right To Information And Civil Society OrganisationsMADAN PANDIA
The document discusses the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in strengthening the Right to Information regime. It outlines how CSOs can create awareness about the Right to Information Act and facilitate its effective use. Some key strategies CSOs can adopt include networking, advocacy, using media, capacity building, and generating public awareness. Specific examples are provided of how CSOs can use the Right to Information Act to undertake social audits of various government programs and services.
The ZimMedia21 project will strengthen citizen engagement in marginalized rural and urban communities in Zimbabwe through innovative media and communication platforms over 36 months from May 2019 to April 2022 with a budget of SEK 40,122,148. The project will work to narrow information and communication gaps, amplify voices of youth and women, and increase participation. It will also strengthen targeted media and support media policy and law reform to protect journalists. The overall goal is for informed citizens to freely participate in democratic governance and development.
32nd board meeting communities delegation country dialogue position paperclac.cab
The study analyzed engagement of key populations (KPs) in country dialogue processes in 11 countries. It found that while engagement of some KPs improved due to new Global Fund requirements, meaningful involvement of communities affected by TB, malaria, prisoners, MSM, transgender people, sex workers and people who inject drugs remained problematic. Political contexts, weak community systems, lack of support and punitive laws presented barriers. The report recommends the Global Fund enforce requirements on inclusive engagement, provide clear guidelines and resources to support capacity building, and require long-term investments in human rights and community strengthening in concept notes.
Accountability, Citizen Voice and Public Service DeliveryRidho Fitrah Hyzkia
1. After a decade of decentralization in Indonesia, sub-national service quality remains low and community needs have failed to shape government priorities, despite higher funding levels not improving local outcomes.
2. Poor service delivery is not due to a lack of capacity, authority or resources at the local level, but because local government staff and frontline workers lack incentives and accountability for their performance.
3. Reforms are needed to improve local government efficiency and responsiveness to local needs through stronger community engagement and social accountability, as well as incentives for good performance by frontline public servants.
- Indigenous peoples make up around 8-10% of the global population and represent over 50% of the population in countries like Bolivia, Guatemala, and Peru.
- Indigenous communities face significant socioeconomic challenges, with poverty rates over 80% in countries such as Guatemala, Mexico, and Ecuador. They also have lower education and higher illiteracy rates compared to non-indigenous populations.
- Development projects working with indigenous communities need to consider local governance structures, languages, concepts of time, a focus on subsistence over production, and flexibility for external factors like natural disasters.
Mobile phones have been a catalyst for social inclusion, economic growth, and public-private partnerships according to the document. They provide previously marginalized groups access to communication technologies and reduce the digital divide. Small businesses can use mobile phones to participate in the economy through access to price information, communication with buyers, and enabling new businesses. Mobile phones have also increased annual GDP growth by 0.6% and minimize travel costs. When developed with local communities, ICTs like mobile phones can provide affordable, scalable, and sustainable services to small-scale farmers by ensuring ownership, appropriate content, and participation.
Mobile phones have been a catalyst for social inclusion, economic growth, and public-private partnerships according to the document. They provide previously marginalized groups access to communication technologies and reduce the digital divide. Small businesses can use mobile phones to participate in the economy through access to price information, communication with buyers, and enabling new businesses. Mobile phones have also increased annual GDP growth by 0.6% and minimize travel costs. When developed with local communities, ICTs like mobile phones can provide affordable, scalable, and sustainable services to small-scale farmers by ensuring ownership, appropriate content, and participation.
Presentation by Ayoo Osen Odicoh, Senior Gender Advisor, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa Region
Right To Information And Civil Society OrganisationsMADAN PANDIA
The document discusses the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in strengthening the Right to Information regime. It outlines how CSOs can create awareness about the Right to Information Act and facilitate its effective use. Some key strategies CSOs can adopt include networking, advocacy, using media, capacity building, and generating public awareness. Specific examples are provided of how CSOs can use the Right to Information Act to undertake social audits of various government programs and services.
The ZimMedia21 project will strengthen citizen engagement in marginalized rural and urban communities in Zimbabwe through innovative media and communication platforms over 36 months from May 2019 to April 2022 with a budget of SEK 40,122,148. The project will work to narrow information and communication gaps, amplify voices of youth and women, and increase participation. It will also strengthen targeted media and support media policy and law reform to protect journalists. The overall goal is for informed citizens to freely participate in democratic governance and development.
32nd board meeting communities delegation country dialogue position paperclac.cab
The study analyzed engagement of key populations (KPs) in country dialogue processes in 11 countries. It found that while engagement of some KPs improved due to new Global Fund requirements, meaningful involvement of communities affected by TB, malaria, prisoners, MSM, transgender people, sex workers and people who inject drugs remained problematic. Political contexts, weak community systems, lack of support and punitive laws presented barriers. The report recommends the Global Fund enforce requirements on inclusive engagement, provide clear guidelines and resources to support capacity building, and require long-term investments in human rights and community strengthening in concept notes.
Accountability, Citizen Voice and Public Service DeliveryRidho Fitrah Hyzkia
1. After a decade of decentralization in Indonesia, sub-national service quality remains low and community needs have failed to shape government priorities, despite higher funding levels not improving local outcomes.
2. Poor service delivery is not due to a lack of capacity, authority or resources at the local level, but because local government staff and frontline workers lack incentives and accountability for their performance.
3. Reforms are needed to improve local government efficiency and responsiveness to local needs through stronger community engagement and social accountability, as well as incentives for good performance by frontline public servants.
Presentation given by the host Margaret E Ward at the Assembly Women's Week 'Seen & Heard' event on 9 March 2016.
Margaret E Ward, well-known entrepreneur, journalist and broadcaster, hosted a debate with prominent representatives from the world of broadcasting to discuss under-representation of women in the media and how it can be addressed.
Communication for Development to Support Improved Land and Water ProgrammesCsdi Initiative
This document discusses communication for development (ComDev) to support improved land and water management programs. It defines different types of communication, including corporate communication, internal communication, advocacy communication, and communication for development. Communication for development uses participatory methods to support sustainable change by engaging stakeholders. The document provides examples of ComDev projects in Mexico, Bangladesh, and Bolivia that used participatory communication approaches. It discusses key ComDev elements like fostering dialogue and convergence of local and scientific knowledge. Finally, it introduces the Communication for Sustainable Development Initiative, which aims to improve capacities and partnerships for natural resource management through communication.
Basecamp International is a non-profit that places volunteers abroad to provide medical care, education, and improved living conditions. The document analyzes starting Basecamp in Kuwait, including the target market of young volunteers and those in need, and a PESTLE analysis of Kuwait. It also discusses competitive issues like grey market goods and a SWOT analysis. In conclusion, the document provides an overview for establishing Basecamp International's volunteer services in Kuwait.
The document introduces the Development Partners Forum, an initiative to bring together stakeholders from various sectors and citizens to discuss challenges facing development in Kenya. The forum aims to identify priority areas through research and citizen questionnaires administered by community volunteers. A biannual meeting and online platform will facilitate knowledge sharing and allow citizens to voice grievances. The objective is to create interactive platforms for stakeholders and partnerships to address issues like health, infrastructure, and ICT through open discussion and accountability. The forum hopes to unleash citizen potential and innovation to help achieve development goals.
The document summarizes the key aspects of the Global Fund's New Funding Model (NFM) application process. It describes the NFM's emphasis on enhancing civil society and key population participation at all stages. It provides an overview of the application timeline and stages, including development of a National Strategic Plan, country dialogue, concept note submission and review, grant-making, approval, and implementation. It offers guidance for key populations and advocates on meaningful involvement at each stage, especially in developing robust epidemiological data and ensuring representation in country dialogue.
The document analyzes the role of civil society, especially in developing countries, regarding internet governance and the World Summit on the Information Society. It discusses civil society's involvement in raising awareness, advocacy, and facilitating network building. It also examines the implications of civil society's contributions and the challenges they face, such as barriers to policy input. The researchers recommend identifying civil society's exact role and vision, focusing on underrepresented communities, establishing networks and partnerships, and providing capacity building on internet governance issues.
Nigerian Governors' Wives Forum and the Nigeria Entertainment Industry WebinarEreluBisiFayemi
Communique Issued at the end of a webinar on the role of the entertainment Industry in addressing Drug Abuse and Gender Based Violenceheld on Tuesday 29th June 2021.
This document discusses social accountability and civic engagement in Pakistan. It outlines several social accountability tools used by civil society organizations, including participatory budgeting, independent budget analysis, and citizen report cards. It notes examples of CSOs using these tools to increase accountability and engagement around issues like water access, land rights, and education. The document concludes by discussing lessons for civil society, including the need to find new ways to work with government and include marginalized communities.
The document recaps discussions from Day 1 of a workshop on social accountability and citizen engagement. It covered understanding how to improve citizen engagement with the state, fostering democratic values, and leveraging tools like Huduma to capture citizen voices and identify gaps in services. Recommendations included promoting partnerships between organizations and transparency/accountability initiatives in East Africa. The workshop aimed to strengthen collaboration between civil society and advocacy efforts.
Engaging Civil Society_Roma Solomon_Judith Omondi-Anyona_5.9.14CORE Group
The document discusses investing in civil society organizations through the GAVI CSO Constituency project to strengthen their involvement in immunization and health systems. It outlines the project's goals of establishing civil society platforms, building their capacity, and facilitating their engagement with government and partners on immunization issues. Some key accomplishments so far include establishing 14 national platforms, training over 1,000 advocates, and mobilizing communities through 5,300 trained health workers. The project aims to sustain this impact by continuing to build CSO skills and influence on immunization policy.
Power of partnership conference: Presentation: Effective poverty reduction fo...The Impact Initiative
Power of partnership conference: Presentation: What are the political and institutional conditions necessary for effective poverty reduction for persons with disabilities in Liberia?
The document discusses three subjects:
1) Why future generations should have a seat at negotiating tables to promote sustainability. Only a few countries have institutions recognizing future generations' rights.
2) Issues with mass surveillance threatening privacy despite protecting from threats. Public views on surveillance are mixed.
3) Growing global demand for humanitarian aid due to disasters, but current funding falls short of needs. Cultures of empathy and international law partly guide humanitarian standards.
This document presents a project called "Elmoustkbal SDGs" which aims to raise awareness of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among citizens, especially young people, in Egypt and other Arab countries. It plans to create an awareness platform through social media, campaigns, and a dedicated website to educate people on how the SDGs can benefit their lives and communities by promoting economic development, jobs, education, health, and addressing issues like poverty and climate change. The project faces challenges like lack of awareness of the SDGs, limited funding, and different perspectives between high and low-income countries, but sees an opportunity to provide independent youth media on this important topic.
The document discusses the global digital divide, which refers to unequal access to and use of digital technologies between different countries and regions of the world. It notes that previous research has not sufficiently considered how political violence impacts internet development. The study examines cross-country data on computer and internet penetration and identifies several key determinants of the digital divide, including infrastructure access, demographic factors like age and urbanization, economic variables like income per capita, and institutional quality or policy environments. Significant divides still exist between developed and developing regions in terms measures like computers and internet users per 100 people. Bridging the global digital divide will require addressing issues of access, affordability, and digital skills.
Movements are typically sustained by those most affected by the action of the movement. Organizers have a vested interest in the purpose and outcome of the movement and find it practical to ensure its survival. There are different forms of local or internal self-organized action, including civil resistance, and different forms of external assistance to local actors. What can be learned from assistance to community banking and financial self-help projects in development assistance?
The document discusses the roles and responsibilities of Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCMs) for the Global Fund. It provides historical context for the establishment of CCMs and outlines their core functions, which include developing funding applications, nominating implementers, and providing oversight of funded programs. The document also discusses achievements of CCMs in mobilizing resources and engaging stakeholders. It identifies areas for improvement such as ensuring meaningful representation and transparency in selection processes. Strategies to strengthen CCMs through revised guidelines, funding, and performance evaluation are presented.
The document discusses the potential role of social media in improving citizen engagement and public services in the Arab world. It finds that while perceptions of social media's benefits are positive, actual usage of government social media pages to obtain information or provide feedback is surprisingly low. Government use of social media for citizen engagement is growing, but more remains to be done to improve trust and utilization. Social media has grown rapidly in the Arab world in recent years and could enable better collaboration if barriers are addressed.
The document analyzes trends in internet usage across four dimensions based on a regional survey of 3,373 respondents from 22 Arab countries. Key findings include:
- Laptops and desktops are the most common devices for internet access.
- Most respondents spend 3-4 hours online per day, after 6pm on weekdays.
- Social media is frequently used for social interaction, though privacy risks are a concern for some.
- Educational opportunities and government services are seen as benefits of internet access.
Presentation given by the host Margaret E Ward at the Assembly Women's Week 'Seen & Heard' event on 9 March 2016.
Margaret E Ward, well-known entrepreneur, journalist and broadcaster, hosted a debate with prominent representatives from the world of broadcasting to discuss under-representation of women in the media and how it can be addressed.
Communication for Development to Support Improved Land and Water ProgrammesCsdi Initiative
This document discusses communication for development (ComDev) to support improved land and water management programs. It defines different types of communication, including corporate communication, internal communication, advocacy communication, and communication for development. Communication for development uses participatory methods to support sustainable change by engaging stakeholders. The document provides examples of ComDev projects in Mexico, Bangladesh, and Bolivia that used participatory communication approaches. It discusses key ComDev elements like fostering dialogue and convergence of local and scientific knowledge. Finally, it introduces the Communication for Sustainable Development Initiative, which aims to improve capacities and partnerships for natural resource management through communication.
Basecamp International is a non-profit that places volunteers abroad to provide medical care, education, and improved living conditions. The document analyzes starting Basecamp in Kuwait, including the target market of young volunteers and those in need, and a PESTLE analysis of Kuwait. It also discusses competitive issues like grey market goods and a SWOT analysis. In conclusion, the document provides an overview for establishing Basecamp International's volunteer services in Kuwait.
The document introduces the Development Partners Forum, an initiative to bring together stakeholders from various sectors and citizens to discuss challenges facing development in Kenya. The forum aims to identify priority areas through research and citizen questionnaires administered by community volunteers. A biannual meeting and online platform will facilitate knowledge sharing and allow citizens to voice grievances. The objective is to create interactive platforms for stakeholders and partnerships to address issues like health, infrastructure, and ICT through open discussion and accountability. The forum hopes to unleash citizen potential and innovation to help achieve development goals.
The document summarizes the key aspects of the Global Fund's New Funding Model (NFM) application process. It describes the NFM's emphasis on enhancing civil society and key population participation at all stages. It provides an overview of the application timeline and stages, including development of a National Strategic Plan, country dialogue, concept note submission and review, grant-making, approval, and implementation. It offers guidance for key populations and advocates on meaningful involvement at each stage, especially in developing robust epidemiological data and ensuring representation in country dialogue.
The document analyzes the role of civil society, especially in developing countries, regarding internet governance and the World Summit on the Information Society. It discusses civil society's involvement in raising awareness, advocacy, and facilitating network building. It also examines the implications of civil society's contributions and the challenges they face, such as barriers to policy input. The researchers recommend identifying civil society's exact role and vision, focusing on underrepresented communities, establishing networks and partnerships, and providing capacity building on internet governance issues.
Nigerian Governors' Wives Forum and the Nigeria Entertainment Industry WebinarEreluBisiFayemi
Communique Issued at the end of a webinar on the role of the entertainment Industry in addressing Drug Abuse and Gender Based Violenceheld on Tuesday 29th June 2021.
This document discusses social accountability and civic engagement in Pakistan. It outlines several social accountability tools used by civil society organizations, including participatory budgeting, independent budget analysis, and citizen report cards. It notes examples of CSOs using these tools to increase accountability and engagement around issues like water access, land rights, and education. The document concludes by discussing lessons for civil society, including the need to find new ways to work with government and include marginalized communities.
The document recaps discussions from Day 1 of a workshop on social accountability and citizen engagement. It covered understanding how to improve citizen engagement with the state, fostering democratic values, and leveraging tools like Huduma to capture citizen voices and identify gaps in services. Recommendations included promoting partnerships between organizations and transparency/accountability initiatives in East Africa. The workshop aimed to strengthen collaboration between civil society and advocacy efforts.
Engaging Civil Society_Roma Solomon_Judith Omondi-Anyona_5.9.14CORE Group
The document discusses investing in civil society organizations through the GAVI CSO Constituency project to strengthen their involvement in immunization and health systems. It outlines the project's goals of establishing civil society platforms, building their capacity, and facilitating their engagement with government and partners on immunization issues. Some key accomplishments so far include establishing 14 national platforms, training over 1,000 advocates, and mobilizing communities through 5,300 trained health workers. The project aims to sustain this impact by continuing to build CSO skills and influence on immunization policy.
Power of partnership conference: Presentation: Effective poverty reduction fo...The Impact Initiative
Power of partnership conference: Presentation: What are the political and institutional conditions necessary for effective poverty reduction for persons with disabilities in Liberia?
The document discusses three subjects:
1) Why future generations should have a seat at negotiating tables to promote sustainability. Only a few countries have institutions recognizing future generations' rights.
2) Issues with mass surveillance threatening privacy despite protecting from threats. Public views on surveillance are mixed.
3) Growing global demand for humanitarian aid due to disasters, but current funding falls short of needs. Cultures of empathy and international law partly guide humanitarian standards.
This document presents a project called "Elmoustkbal SDGs" which aims to raise awareness of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among citizens, especially young people, in Egypt and other Arab countries. It plans to create an awareness platform through social media, campaigns, and a dedicated website to educate people on how the SDGs can benefit their lives and communities by promoting economic development, jobs, education, health, and addressing issues like poverty and climate change. The project faces challenges like lack of awareness of the SDGs, limited funding, and different perspectives between high and low-income countries, but sees an opportunity to provide independent youth media on this important topic.
The document discusses the global digital divide, which refers to unequal access to and use of digital technologies between different countries and regions of the world. It notes that previous research has not sufficiently considered how political violence impacts internet development. The study examines cross-country data on computer and internet penetration and identifies several key determinants of the digital divide, including infrastructure access, demographic factors like age and urbanization, economic variables like income per capita, and institutional quality or policy environments. Significant divides still exist between developed and developing regions in terms measures like computers and internet users per 100 people. Bridging the global digital divide will require addressing issues of access, affordability, and digital skills.
Movements are typically sustained by those most affected by the action of the movement. Organizers have a vested interest in the purpose and outcome of the movement and find it practical to ensure its survival. There are different forms of local or internal self-organized action, including civil resistance, and different forms of external assistance to local actors. What can be learned from assistance to community banking and financial self-help projects in development assistance?
The document discusses the roles and responsibilities of Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCMs) for the Global Fund. It provides historical context for the establishment of CCMs and outlines their core functions, which include developing funding applications, nominating implementers, and providing oversight of funded programs. The document also discusses achievements of CCMs in mobilizing resources and engaging stakeholders. It identifies areas for improvement such as ensuring meaningful representation and transparency in selection processes. Strategies to strengthen CCMs through revised guidelines, funding, and performance evaluation are presented.
The document discusses the potential role of social media in improving citizen engagement and public services in the Arab world. It finds that while perceptions of social media's benefits are positive, actual usage of government social media pages to obtain information or provide feedback is surprisingly low. Government use of social media for citizen engagement is growing, but more remains to be done to improve trust and utilization. Social media has grown rapidly in the Arab world in recent years and could enable better collaboration if barriers are addressed.
The document analyzes trends in internet usage across four dimensions based on a regional survey of 3,373 respondents from 22 Arab countries. Key findings include:
- Laptops and desktops are the most common devices for internet access.
- Most respondents spend 3-4 hours online per day, after 6pm on weekdays.
- Social media is frequently used for social interaction, though privacy risks are a concern for some.
- Educational opportunities and government services are seen as benefits of internet access.
Women face several barriers to digital inclusion including lack of awareness, affordability issues, low digital literacy, and infrastructure gaps. To address this, governments need gender disaggregated data to understand the digital gender divide. Policies should work to reduce costs, expand access to education and infrastructure, create safe online spaces for women, and involve women in solution development. Stakeholders need to collaborate on an action plan that trains women, addresses social and legal protections, and empowers women as creators and teachers of technology. Bridging the digital gender divide will help advance economic and social development goals.
The Arab social media report will provide an overview on the social media reality in the Arab world through the monitoring of all social media trends in the Arab world. The report will also provide a detailed view on using social media channels in the different Arab countries. Source : www.arabsmis.ae
The Arab Social Media Report based on a survey conducted by TNS and released part of the Arab Social Media Influencers Summit shows how people in the MENA region are using social media, what are their general perceptions when it comes to social media and describes their main social media habits and activities.
This survey was conducted via in-depth interviews and focus group discussions on a panel of 7000 social media users spread evenly across 18 Arab countries
The latest version of this report explores various dimensions of social media usage including penetration, growth rate, demographics, social inclusion and citizen engagement
BudgIT conducted a study to examine the effectiveness of its budget communication efforts for citizens in Nigeria. They surveyed 456 citizens, 116 of whom had digital access to budget information provided by BudgIT, while 249 citizens in 10 communities were provided printed budget documents. The study found that access to clear budget information increased citizens' interest in development projects by over 95% for both digital and non-digital citizens. While more non-digital citizens visited project sites after receiving information, digital citizens were more likely to engage government officials about projects. Overall, the findings suggest that providing citizens access to budget information encourages monitoring of projects and demands for government accountability.
The document discusses issues in community development planning in the Philippines. It defines community development and outlines the assumptions of the Philippine Community Development Plan, which uses local communities as units of action and promotes local initiative. It also discusses two crucial points of the development plan: obtaining agency cooperation and orienting government personnel. The document then discusses current issues with land use planning and management in the Philippines, including inconsistencies between different plans, tenure conflicts, and lack of updated land use plans in many municipalities.
This document discusses social media usage trends in the Arab world and its impact on societal and cultural change. It finds that social media usage continues to grow exponentially in the region and is now used for civic engagement, political participation, business, and social change, not just entertainment. A survey explores perceptions of how social media is influencing Arab identity and culture. Growth rates and user demographics of Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn in the Arab world and globally are also discussed.
Internet development report of asia pacific 2016- least developed countries (...Shreedeep Rayamajhi
Internet Development Report of Asia-Pacific 2016- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Their Challenges, the research report focuses on issues and problems of lower economies in respect of internet governance process .
In the failure of the formal accountability channels, social accountability is slowly becoming an effective response to governance deficit. Understanding good governance is a prerequisite to understand social accountability. Social Accountability is an approach towards enforcing & building accountability that relies on civic engagement in which citizens participate directly or indirectly in demanding accountability from service providers and public officials.
Accountability is no longer between the state only and citizens. Non state, national and transnational actors are now, heavily involved in all stages of the production of public goods.
The influence of corporate interests in the provision of public goods and services, as well as the entry of several unregulated providers poses a big threat to accountability and inclusion.
The strategies below represent the practical ways in which CSOs have applied the notion of social accountability to the context and issues of concern to their members, constituents and beneficiaries.
Strategic Litigation
Participatory Budgeting
Mobilisation and Networking
Social Audit, Monitoring and Evaluation
Information Communication Technology
Participatory Planning and Decision-making
Consultations and Stakeholder Participation
Accountability Reporting/Investigative Journalism
Participatory Procurement and Financial Management
Social Accountability is a journey.
The work of social accountability is not a sprint but marathon.
This document discusses the digital gender gap and efforts to address it. It finds that worldwide, 12% fewer women access the internet than men, rising to 3% in least developed countries. Factors like age, location, cost, and safety impact women's access. Organizations like ITU, UN Women, and GSMA are working to increase affordable access, safety, and relevant content for women. Education and employment opportunities also need to improve to bridge the digital gender divide.
Accountability and transparency in public administration can lead to good governance. They are prerequisites for public trust. When governments are transparent, with open budgets and financial statements, and officials are accountable for their actions and use of resources, it reduces corruption and maladministration. This builds integrity and legitimacy in government. However, corruption in the public sector, like in public works projects, can have large economic and human costs if transparency and accountability measures are not implemented properly.
Accountability & transparency and good governance 28 08-2011DrShamsulArefin
The document discusses accountability, transparency, and their impact on public administration. It defines accountability as the obligation of public officials to report on the use of public resources and be answerable for failing to meet objectives. Transparency involves sharing information about government decisions and activities through open records and access to information. When governments are accountable and transparent, it reduces corruption, ensures optimal use of resources, and builds public trust. The implementation of accountability requires measures across procurement, financial management, disclosure, civil society involvement, complaints processes, codes of conduct, and sanctions.
The document discusses issues around the digital divide in South Africa. It identifies several types of digital divides, including socio-economic divides between developed and developing countries/areas in infrastructure and access to technology. Other divides discussed are in access to internet content which is largely in English, universal access for those with disabilities, and a gender divide in developing countries where women have less access. The skills divide regarding the ability to use technology even when access is obtained is also mentioned. Potential ways to address these issues that are proposed include improving social services, early childhood development, skills training, providing information on the benefits of technology, and expanding infrastructure and lowering costs of access.
Democratizing International Development Soren Gigler
Digital Innovations have brought new tools to enhance the transparency and accountably of international development. They present unprecedented opportunities to transform economic and social development programs and to empower poor communities to hold governments and international donor accountable. The presentation provides a series of case studies how digital innovations can serve as a tool towards opening development. It also includes key barriers and challenges for enhanced accountability and asks the question whether improved access to information and open data can democratize development. tech4good, digital innovations, governance, social accountability, international development, openness
Need, importance and benefits of digitisation of public sector by using digital technologies as an integrated part of its service delivery mechanism cannot be overemphasised.
However, despite recognizing the need for the digitization of public services, governments in the developing countries are not giving it the importance it deserves.
In this presentation, I discuss the four areas to focus, four public policy issues to tackle and four steps to take for putting a country to its long-term trajectory of digital transformation
Policy Brief : Responsive e-inclusion of Europe’s older adults as a pre-condi...Mobile Age Project
Mobile Age project: https://www.mobile-age.eu/
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 693319.
This material reflects only the author's view and the Research Executive Agency (REA) is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
The document provides information on the 2012 UN E-Government Survey, including what is new, key findings, and methodology. Some of the main points:
- The 2012 survey placed more emphasis on integrated whole-of-government approaches and quality of online services over the number of ministry websites.
- Many advanced countries are moving towards centralized, integrated e-government models to improve efficiency and access to services.
- Developing countries are making progress in e-participation but gains remain uneven within and across countries.
- Only 24 countries openly promote free access to e-government services indicating more can be done to improve citizen uptake.
The survey assessed 193 UN member states based on online service availability and
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Preliminary findings from OECD field visits for the project: Enhancing EU Mining Regional Ecosystems to Support the Green Transition and Secure Mineral Raw Materials Supply.
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Property appraisals completed in May for downtown Reno’s Community Assistance and Triage Centers (CAC) reveal that repairing the buildings to bring them back into service would cost an estimated $10.1 million—nearly four times the amount previously reported by city staff.
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