Programme learning
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PUBLICATIONAppropriating technology for accountability: messages from Making All Voices Count
14 messages on the roles technologies can play in enabling…
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PUBLICATIONSupporting innovation and the use of technologies in accountability initiatives:…
Lessons for programmes supporting innovation in governance
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PUBLICATIONIncreasing citizen voice and government responsiveness: what does success really…
Unpacking success and failure in ICT for governance initiatives
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PUBLICATIONThe Free State Housing Campaign: supporting people-led demands for social…
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BLOGCitizen accountability in a time of FacebookNovember 14, 2017 | John Gaventa
Tech-enabled accountability in historical context
Ghana, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, USA, -
PUBLICATIONTech for governance programmes in Tanzania
(How) can tech be used to promote good governance in…
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PUBLICATIONTech for governance programmes in Kenya
What is left of Kenya's conducive tech environment, and where…
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BLOGUsing what we know: How to ensure tech projects meet…October 24, 2017 | Tom Walker
Lessons from MAVC on making tech effective
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BLOGAre you doing what’s needed to get the state to…October 23, 2017 | Vanessa Herringshaw
Three challenges from Making All Voices Count research on responsive…
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BLOGInsights that will last: making innovation projects countJuly 03, 2017 | Czarina Medina-Guce
Ways to make lessons learned endure beyond the innovation project…
The Philippines, -
PROJECTUna Hakika: Managing misinformation with ICTs for open governance and…
Kenya, -
PUBLICATIONMore accountable and responsive governance: how do technologies help make…
Accountable and responsive governance - seven streams of tech-enabled change
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BLOGRating post-rape services as a tool for accountability to rape…March 08, 2017 | Ciana-Marie Pegus
Developing an app for rating post-rape services in South Africa
South Africa, -
BLOGLearning to Make All Voices Count: Pursuing openness through iterative…March 07, 2017 | Michael Moses and Sue Shoal
Structured, iterative approaches to programming for open government champions
South Africa, -
BLOGA people’s movement reflects and adapts to move forwardFebruary 20, 2017 | Karen Brock
Action research, adaptive learning and participatory video to challenge rights…
Kenya, -
BLOGCivic tech in social accountability: What we are learningJanuary 20, 2017 | Fletcher Tembo
Looking beyond 'putting the information out there' for social accountability
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PROJECTICT utilisation for improving citizen participation in village development planning
Indonesia, -
PROJECTUsing a developmental evaluation approach to support citizen engagement and…
Liberia, -
BLOGOn doing the right thing rightJanuary 04, 2017 | Pedro Prieto Martin
Drivers and barriers to adaptation and learning in T4T&A
Kenya, -
BLOGInnovation hubs: a journey of growth and discoveryDecember 20, 2016 | Melissa Mbugua
Exploring the support innovation hubs need to grow and thrive
Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, Tanzania, The Philippines, -
BLOGOpen governance – the complexity of scaleDecember 06, 2016 | Duncan Edwards
How can we collaborate strategically with other actors to drive…
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PROJECTLearning to make all voices count
Indonesia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, The Philippines, -
PUBLICATIONSemi-annual Report Year 4
Emerging outcomes and learning from Making All Voices Count year…
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BLOGMind the gap: bridging the divide between tech hubs and…November 11, 2016 | Melissa Mbugua
Why are tech hubs becoming isolated, and what can be…
Ghana, -
BLOGLearning to Make All Voices Count across the world: six…November 03, 2016 | Michael Moses
Adaptive learning and progress towards open governance
Indonesia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, The Philippines, -
BLOGAdopting an ‘open data state of mind’: reflections on data…October 18, 2016 | Anastasia-Areti Gavrili
Data journalists as infomediaries between open data projects and citizen…
Ghana, Kenya, The Philippines, -
BLOGBridging traditional and digital activism: re-thinking political participationOctober 18, 2016 | Monica Nthiga
Partnerships, persuasion and political knowledge to create social movements for…
South Africa, -
BLOGLayers of learningOctober 11, 2016 | Fletcher Tembo
Lessons from practice for accountable governance programming
Indonesia, The Philippines, -
PUBLICATIONLearning for change in accountable governance programming
An introduction to the different kinds of learning that are…
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BLOGWith great responsibility comes… no power? Open data in local…October 07, 2016 | Carol Morgan
Can open data make a difference for local government?
Kenya, South Africa, -
BLOGWhat is an active citizen? Reflections from South AfricaSeptember 06, 2016 | Kekeletso Molebatsi
Reflections on what's needed to enable active citizens
South Africa, -
BLOGContext and accountability in Pakistan: a new generation of champions?August 25, 2016 | Faran Mahmood
Potential of youth and smartphones to challenge political culture of…
Pakistan, -
PROJECTICT-facilitated accountability and engagement in health systems
Indonesia, Kenya, South Africa, -
BLOGCitizen journalism in the Philippines: public pressure for public accountabilityAugust 18, 2016 | Anastasia-Areti Gavrili
Supporting citizens to learn journalism skills
The Philippines, -
BLOG“So tell me what you want…”: Design thinking in tech4govAugust 17, 2016 | Anastasia-Areti Gavrili
Adaptive approaches to ensuring completion of bottom-up budgeting projects
The Philippines, -
BLOGConnectivity vs connection? An inside story of tech4gov in The…August 04, 2016 | Anastasia-Areti Gavrili
Putting people before platforms for citizen engagement in local government…
The Philippines, -
BLOG‘Empowering the empowered’: citizen voices in South AfricaJuly 26, 2016 | Kekeletso Molebatsi
Challenges of including excluded citizens in local government decision-making
South Africa, -
PUBLICATIONTransforming governance: what role for technology?
Discussing the role of technology in transforming governance with practitioners,…
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PUBLICATIONGetting strategic: vertically integrated approaches to governance
How a vertical integration approach can help the design and…
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PUBLICATIONTransforming governance: how can technology help reshape democracy?
How to incorporate new technologies into public decision making
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PROJECTAre tech innovation hubs changing how citizens and governments work…
Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, The Philippines, -
BLOGAre ‘small’ stories the key to making sense of big…June 21, 2016 | Anastasia-Areti Gavrili
A Liberian community using tech to document the real cost…
Liberia, -
BLOGTechnology is never neutralJune 15, 2016 | Indra de Lanerolle
How choices about tech impact the outcomes of transparency and…
Kenya, South Africa, -
BLOGBuilding bridges between tech and development at Sahara SparksJune 06, 2016 | Gregory Omondi
Challenges of using tech to bring citizens and government together
Tanzania, -
BLOGTech for open governance: where are we standing, and where…May 24, 2016 | Fletcher Tembo
Four pointers to making change happen in tech for development
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BLOGPolitics, persistence and publicity – transforming education in PakistanMay 23, 2016 | Rafia Malik, Fayyaz Yaseen and Syen Kauser Abba
Three lessons from Pakistan for making tangible changes to service…
Pakistan, -
BLOGResearch, evidence and ethics in ‘civic tech’ – a call…May 04, 2016 | Rosemary McGee
Why evidence is not at the centre of civic tech…
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BLOGCan SMS really transform women’s inclusion in governance processes?April 13, 2016 | Carol Morgan
A platform to trigger changes in attitude to women's participation…
Indonesia, -
BLOGWhat we’re learning about how organisations select ICT toolsMarch 27, 2016 | Tom Walker
How do voice and accountability initiatives select ICT tools?
Kenya, South Africa, -
BLOGAre you an innovator or an inventor?March 24, 2016 | Indra de Lanerolle
Tension between inventing and adapting ICT accountability tools
Kenya, South Africa, -
BLOGBuzzwords and barriers to citizen participation in GhanaMarch 22, 2016 | Birgit Deuss
Radio and SMS as channels to connect citizens to government…
Ghana, -
BLOGWe have to dream to innovate – but must make…March 08, 2016 | Brian Paul Mnyampi
Radio + ICTs to build a community and share information
Tanzania, -
BLOGOpen government or new boys’ club?March 08, 2016 | Duncan Edwards
Reflections on inclusion in open governance
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BLOG‘When’ is as important as ‘who’: governance champions, calendars &…December 18, 2015 | Nicoline van der Torre
Lessons from connecting youth audiences with political processes
South Africa, -
BLOGSouth Africa’s social welfare system: what happens to policy when…December 04, 2015 | Aalia Cassim
Strong networks for evidence needed when policy reform champions leave
South Africa, -
BLOGFour encouraging signs from OGP’s Civil Society Day, and one…October 28, 2015 | Carol Morgan
Still a huge gulf between the tech haves and have-nots
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BLOGWhat are the next steps in innovation for good governance?August 28, 2015 | Lucy von Sturmer
Innovation isn’t just about technology
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BLOG#HackJak2015: a transformed relationship between citizens and government?August 21, 2015 | Nicoline van der Torre
Technology for change between Jakarta citizens and government
Indonesia, -
BLOGDisengaged South African youth? 10,000 members of VIP say otherwiseJuly 06, 2015 | Melissa Mbugua
Giving voice to South Africa's youth in national politics
South Africa, -
BLOG‘Politicians are people too’: common sense perspectives shape local governance…June 08, 2015 | Nicoline van der Torre
The role of technology in local governance programmes
Ghana, -
BLOGThere is no Department for Responsiveness in government – #Wii4M?June 05, 2015 | Melissa Mbugua
Using tech for dialogue between citizens and government
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PUBLICATIONMaking All Voices Count’s research and evidence strategy
Building an evidence-base on what works in technology for voice,…
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BLOGCompetition is key: Reflections on #Tech4Gov PakistanMay 21, 2015 | Hyshyama Hamin
Adding pitching in to sourcing for development proposals
Pakistan, The Philippines, -
BLOG‘Government is not the enemy’ – Citizen-state partnerships in GhanaMay 19, 2015 | Nicoline van der Torre
Evaluating governance information from the perspective of the end user
Ghana, -
BLOGThe influence of social and cultural factors on technology innovationMay 07, 2015 | Monica Nthiga and Kevin Fender
Social accountability through engagement with women
Kenya, -
BLOGFive things we learned at the Global Innovation Competition 2015May 04, 2015 | Narayan Adhikari and Fayyaz Yaseen
Lessons from the 2015 GIC
Pakistan, -
BLOGSupporting land rights for South Africa’s farm workersApril 02, 2015 | Precious Greehy
Ongoing struggles to secure land rights of local communities
South Africa, -
BLOGIs tech-enabled citizen engagement a game changer for development?March 20, 2015 | Duncan Edwards
What is the role of technology in building social movements?
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BLOGCan citizens really engage with government actors in Ghana –…March 20, 2015 | Monica Nthiga
Get the data right to get the development right?
Ghana, -
BLOGMaking women’s issues not women-only issues in KenyaFebruary 19, 2015 | Mendi Njonjo
Enhancing the representation of women’s voices in Kenyan politics
Kenya, -
BLOGCan chaos and collision lead to co-creation of innovative ideas?February 09, 2015 | Chris Underwood
Less rigidity and more flexibility to support innovation
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PUBLICATIONMaking All Voices Count strategy synthesis
Our new approach to programme activities: October 2014
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BLOGCitizen voice post-2015: Stop asking the wrong questions and start…November 27, 2014 | Chris Underwood
Holding governments to account in the years to come
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PUBLICATIONBridging and bonding: improving links between accountability actors
Documenting the first Learning and Inspiration Event hosted by Making…
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BLOGLiberia and South Africa communities of practiceOctober 17, 2014 | Precious Greehy
Sharing ideas at community of practice meetings
Liberia, South Africa, -
BLOGTurkana County: A reality checkSeptember 24, 2014 | Chris Underwood
Developing a new way of doing local government in Kenya
Kenya, -
BLOGInclusivity in ICT4D initiativesAugust 26, 2014 | Fredrick Ouko
Technology offers many possibilities for empowering marginalised people
Kenya, -
BLOGDesign thinking and freedom of information in LiberiaAugust 04, 2014 | Paul Lenz
Designing project elements that motivate or concern actual users
Liberia, -
BLOGOpen knowledge and changing the worldJuly 22, 2014 | Chris Underwood
Reflections on the Berlin Open Knowledge Festival
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BLOGFixing the feedback loop: A bridge too far?July 04, 2014 | Chris Underwood
Learning, evidence and experience that can shape transformative change
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PUBLICATIONGovernment responsiveness
What does government responsiveness consist of, and what can make…
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PUBLICATIONOn speaking, mediation, representation and listening
What is citizen voice, and how can it be supported?
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PUBLICATIONThe question of inclusiveness
Reflections on inclusion in ICT-mediated citizen engagement
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PUBLICATIONFostering new ideas for social inclusion and accountable, responsive governance
Who are innovators and how do they innovate? What is…
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BLOGMaking All Voices Count open to challengeJune 25, 2014 | Chris Underwood
Critiquing the theory of how Making All Voices Count might…
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BLOGWhy learning and adaptation are central to Making All Voices…June 18, 2014 | Brendan Halloran
Leveraging technology to address government responsiveness
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BLOGSo there’s a ‘short-code route of accountability’? Really?June 04, 2014 | Rosemary McGee
How to achieve accountable governance, not just decent customer service
Tanzania, -
BLOGGoing local: Innovations to transform citizen-state relationsApril 24, 2014 | Chris Underwood
Translating a global vision into local citizen-state initiatives
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BLOGOpen government: Top-down needs bottom-upFebruary 21, 2014 | Chris Underwood
Reaching beyond the usual suspects
Indonesia, South Africa, The Philippines, -
BLOGInclusion in Making All Voices CountJanuary 29, 2014 | Alexandra Kelbert
What aspects of inclusion do we fail to consider in…
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BLOGWhich voices are heard and by whom?January 29, 2014 | Katy Oswald
Speaking, listening and the roles of intermediaries and technology
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BLOGFrom ‘feedback loops’ to ‘responsive governance’January 29, 2014 | Rosemary McGee
Is ‘government responsiveness’ more accurate and useful than ‘feedback loop’?
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BLOGPart 1: Understanding the conditions for fostering the right kind…January 28, 2014 | Duncan Edwards
Reflections on the importance of collaboration in innovation processes
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BLOGPart 2: Understanding the conditions for fostering the right kind…January 27, 2014 | Duncan Edwards
Learning, success, and failure - innovation doesn't have to be…
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BLOGSomething’s stopping all voices from counting…January 21, 2014 | Rosemary McGee
What is Making All Voices Count?