Research report
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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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PUBLICATIONThe effect of civic leadership training on citizen engagement and…
Civic leadership training as a pathway to more accountable governance
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PUBLICATIONPoverty, voice and advocacy: a Haitian study
Challenges in making policy processes responsible to poor people's voices
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PUBLICATIONPoliticians’ perspectives on voice and accountability: evidence from a survey…
The impact of politicians' attitudes and behaviours on responsiveness and…
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PUBLICATIONConnecting citizens to their governments: lessons from ICT-based governance initiatives…
Describing the impact of ICT-governance initiatives
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PUBLICATIONLearning to make all voices count: Lessons and reflections on…
Participatory, learning-centred and adaptive approaches to strengthening citizen engagement
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PUBLICATIONIzolo: mobile diaries of the less connected
Mobile use patterns of the less connected in South Africa
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PUBLICATIONThe techno-centric gaze: incorporating citizen participation technologies into participatory governance…
Explaining the use and non-use of citizen participation technologies in…
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PUBLICATIONConnecting communication: using video to open spaces and mediate exchange…
Adapting and scaling down participatory video for connecting citizens
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PUBLICATIONIndonesia’s Village Law: enabler or constraint for more accountable governance?
Understanding implementation of Indonesia's Village Law
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PUBLICATIONEvolving an open e-governance index for network societies
A framework for measuring e-governance
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PUBLICATIONDoing digital development differently: lessons in adaptive management from technology…
The realities of adaptiveness in Kenyan digital development projects
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PUBLICATIONOpen mapping from the ground up: learning from Map Kibera
Building trust between citizens and governments through mapping processes
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PUBLICATIONTools, platforms and mechanisms to support accountability to disaster-affected populations…
Transparency and accountability in disaster risk reduction in the Philippines
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PUBLICATIONVoice or chatter? Making ICTs work for transformative citizen engagement
ICT-mediated citizen engagement can promote democratic governance and amplify citizen…
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PUBLICATIONDo more empowered citizens make more accountable states? Power and…
Reframing organisational identity and legitimacy as crucial in shaping the…
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PUBLICATIONPathways to accountability from the margins: reflections on participatory video…
Improving participatory video processes to engage citizens and foster support…
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PUBLICATIONTranslating complex realities through technologies: lessons about participatory accountability from…
Using participatory technologies to increase government accountability
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PUBLICATIONWhen top down visions meet grassroots digital activism: notes from…
Improving integration of ICTs in the governance process in the…
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PUBLICATIONICT-facilitated accountability and engagement in health systems: a review of…
Successful use of ICTs for health systems accountability depends on…
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PUBLICATIONMarco Civil vs.Copyright Reform: a comparative study
Innovative experiences in the use of ICTs for improving citizen…
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PUBLICATIONCountry overview Netherlands
The Dutch e-government framework and the community-building potential of ICTs
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PUBLICATIONCountry overview Brazil
An overview of the state of art of ICT-mediated citizen…
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PUBLICATIONdecidim.barcelona, Spain
Complementing traditional ways of engaging citizens in in local politics…
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PUBLICATIONAccountability in health systems and the potential of mHealth
Exploring literature on accountability in health systems and on mHealth
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PUBLICATIONOns Geld citizen initiative, Netherlands
How a citizen initiative used ICTs in a campaign for…
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PUBLICATIONCountry overview Colombia
What is restricting developments in E-Participation in Colombia?
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PUBLICATIONCountry overview Uruguay
How ICT-mediated democratic governance processes are evolving in Uruguay
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PUBLICATIONCountry overview Philippines
Using technology to complement existing citizen engagement structures
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PUBLICATIONCountry overview South Africa
The growing potential for citizens to hold government accountable through…
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PUBLICATIONOpen Government Plan 2011-2015, Uruguay
New ways of citizen agency in the digital era in…
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PUBLICATIONParticipatory mapping in e-Thekwini Municipality, South Africa
Using ICTs for health and safety for informal workers
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PUBLICATIONWhat data do we want? Understanding demands for open data…
There is demand for data, but also for dialogue between…
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PUBLICATIONSocial accountability initiatives in health and nutrition: lessons from India,…
Dynamics of South Asian social accountability initiatives for health and…
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PUBLICATIONCitizen-generated data and sustainable development
The potential of citizen-generated data in the sustainable development agenda
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PUBLICATIONTechnology innovation hubs and policy engagement
Technology innovation hubs in Africa are engaging with local policy-makers…
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PUBLICATIONClient experience of rape victims accessing governmental post-rape services in…
Developing an e-governance ratings app for delivery of post-rape services…
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PUBLICATIONComplaining to improve governance: four stories of complaint-handling systems in…
How are complaint-handling systems used in Indonesia?
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PUBLICATIONShifting the spotlight: understanding crowdsourcing intermediaries in transparency and accountability…
Exploring the role of crowdsourcing intermediaries as gatekeepers of citizen…
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PUBLICATIONFeasibility and acceptability of a mobile phone intervention to improve…
An mHealth innovation for more accountable post-rape services in South…
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PUBLICATIONExploring the potential for interactive radio to improve accountability and…
Combining radio and digital technology to aggregate farmer feedback for…
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PUBLICATIONImproving the transparency, inclusivity and impact of participatory budgeting in…
Participatory budgeting to empower citizens and strengthen the capacity of…
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PUBLICATIONGoing vertical: citizen-led reform campaigns in the Philippines
Learning from successful vertically integrated civil society-led reform campaigns in…
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PUBLICATIONScaling accountability through vertically integrated civil society policy monitoring and…
Informing more strategic approaches to transparency, participation and accountability
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PUBLICATIONHas Kenya’s ICT revolution triggered more citizen participation?
Does Kenya's ICT revolution transform e-government into e-governance?
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PUBLICATIONWhat happens when policy champions move on? The case of…
When champions of a developmental approach to social welfare move…
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PUBLICATIONHow does government responsiveness come about? The politics of accountability…
How state and non-state actors sharing the same urgency in…
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PUBLICATIONBridging the gap: the role of local churches in fostering…
Churches as intermediaries in fostering local government accountability in Uganda
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PUBLICATIONConnecting the dots: The coordination challenge for the Open Government…
Coordination of government departments to share data
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PUBLICATIONEngaging with local communities to prevent violence: what role for…
Can ICTs prevent violence in South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda?
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PUBLICATIONWomen and the right of access to information
Pathways and barriers to women's access to information in Bangladesh
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PUBLICATIONPrivacy, anonymity, visibility: dilemmas in tech use by marginalised communities
Reflections on tech use from the margins
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PUBLICATIONAccountability ecosystems: directions of accountability and points of engagement
ICTs in accountability relationships - what matters apart from the…
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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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PUBLICATIONWhy is it so hard for non-state actors to be…
Barriers faced by citizens and other non-state actors face in…
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PUBLICATIONSometimes it is about the tech: choosing tools in South…
How to better understand the process of finding effective digital…
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PUBLICATIONTesting the waters: a qualitative comparative analysis of the factors…
Success factors in using ICTs for sustainable water supplies
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PUBLICATIONHow useful are RCTS in evaluating transparency and accountability projects?
Where and under what conditions might RCTs be the most…
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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…