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Embracing Digitalisation: How to Use ICT to Strengthen Anti-Corruption
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Niklas Kossow, Vitoria Dykes

Bonn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2018), 37 pp.

"With regards to actual implementations of ICT tools for anti-corruption, six main categories emerge: r-government and the digital public services; crowdsourcing platforms; whistleblowing platforms; transparency platforms; news reporting and dissemination platforms; DLT & blockchain technology. The ... more

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Benchmarking Digital Government Strategies in MENA Countries

Paris: OECD (2017), 127 pp.

"This report provides an in-depth look at how Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates are using digital technologies to achieve broader policy objectives. The report finds that significant progress has been made in improving connectivity, establishing the basic infrastr ... more

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Politicizing Digital Space: Theory, the Internet, and Renewing Democracy

Trevor Garrisson Smith

London: University of Westminster Press (2017), 154 pp.

"The objective of this book is to outline how a radically democratic politics can be reinvigorated in theory and practice through the use of the internet. The author argues that politics in its proper sense can be distinguished from anti-politics by analyzing the configuration of public space, subje ... more

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Open Government: The Global Context and the Way Forward

Paris: OECD (2016), 271 pp.

"This report provides a holistic, data-driven analysis of how countries are currently implementing open government practices, the main challenges they face and the untapped opportunities that exist for enhancing transparency, accountability and citizen participation both in the policy-making cycle a ... nd in service design and delivery. The questionnaire and analytical framework on which the report is based stem from more than a decade of work on open and inclusive policy making by the OECD Secretariat. This work includes thematic reports and country-specific open government reviews, and was enriched by the policy dialogue that has taken place in the OECD Public Governance Committee and in the three regional networks on open and innovative government that the OECD hosts in Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, and Southeast Asia. The report finds that countries are moving from an intrinsic to an instrumental understanding of open government reforms, using them to achieve broader policy objectives such as good governance and inclusive growth, rather than as a goal in themselves. The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a case in point, as open government policies and initiatives can not only contribute to Goal 16 (on Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions) but they are potentially beneficial to reach all the other SDGs as well. In line with this new approach, the report highlights ways to improve whole-ofgovernment co-ordination of the national open government agenda; such co-ordination is needed in order to achieve more integrated and strategic policy outcomes. There is a need to consolidate the multitude of scattered initiatives into a single national open government strategy, based on a country-specific understanding of what open government reforms entail and seek to accomplish. To support the ensuing national discussion and provide a reference model, the OECD has developed its own definition which can be adapted to countries’ specific historical, legal, social and economic contexts: Open government is “a culture of governance based on innovative and sustainable public policies and practices inspired by the principles of transparency, accountability and participation that fosters democracy and inclusive growth." (Foreword) more

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ICTs in Developing Countries: Research, Practices and Policy Implications

Bidit Dey, Karim Sorour, Raffaele Filieri (eds.)

London: Palgrave Macmillan (2016), 192 pp.

"ICTs in Developing Countries is a collection of conceptual and empirical works on the adoption and impacts of ICT use in developing societies. Bringing together a wide range of disciplines and contributors, it offers a rich examination of digital divide and ICT for development both in terms of cont ... more

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Die Entfaltung der E-Demokratie

Heike Hermanns

In: Länderbericht Korea

Eun-Jeung Lee (ed.)

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2015), pp. 145-158

"Die Entfaltung der E-Demokratie legt die Probleme der demokratischen Praxis in Südkorea offen: da sich die Bürger durch die politischen Institutionen nicht repräsentiert fühlen, suchen sie neue Wege, ihre Meinung zu äußern. Dabei sind die Netizens den politischen Akteuren und staatlichen Stel ... more

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Gobierno Abierto en América Latina

Paris: OECD (2015), 283 pp.

"Los países de América Latina han implementado importantes reformas de gobierno abierto durante los últimos años. La combinación de los esfuerzos a nivel nacional con el soporte que los países han obtenido por parte de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (AGA) ha sido benéfica para lograr ava ... more

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Effects of the Internet on Participation: Study of a Public Policy Referendum in Brazil

Paolo Spada, Jonathan Mellon, Tiago Peixoto, Frederick M Sjoberg

Governance Global Practice Group World Bank Group (2015), 36 pp.

"Does online voting mobilize citizens who otherwise would not participate? During the annual participatory budgeting vote in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil—the world’s largest—Internet voters were asked whether they would have participated had there not been an online voting ... more

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Bits and Atoms: Information and Communication Technology in Areas of Limited Statehood

Steven Livingston, Gregor Walter-Drop (eds.)

Oxford: Oxford University Press (2014), xi, 195 pp.

"Contributors to the volume explore various questions concerning the opportunities and constraints for governance associated with the startling growth in digital technologies in the Global South. In areas of limited statehood, places where the reach of the state is limited and weak, can mobile phone ... more

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Closing the Feedback Loop: Can Technology Bridge the Accountability Gap?

Björn-Sören Gigler, Savita Bailur (eds.)

Washington, DC: World Bank (2014), xxiv, 303 pp.

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Citizen Participation and Technology

Washington, DC: National Democratic Institute (NDI) (2014), 67 pp.

"Using case studies from countries such as Burma, Mexico and Uganda, the study explores whether the use of technology in citizen participation programs amplifies citizen voices and increases government responsiveness and accountability, and whether the use of digital technology increases the politic ... more

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Citizen Engagement and Public Services in the Arab World: The Potential of Social Media

Fadi Salem, Racha Mourtada, Sarah Al-Shaer

Arab Social Media Report (Dubai School of Government), volume 6 (2014), 51 pp.

"The survey administered for this issue measures public attitudes and perceptions towards the adoption of social media by Arab governments for the purpose of public service delivery. Respondents were asked about their usage of government social media pages, their perceptions of benefits and risks in ... more

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Social Media and E-Democracy in Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu

Glen Finau, Acklesh Prasad, Romitesh Kant, Jope Tarai, Sarah Logan, John Cox

Savannah, Ga.: Twentieth Americas Conference on Information Systems (2014), 9 pp.

"This paper examines the extent social media is enabling e-democracy in Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. The study conducts an interpretative case study approach interviewing active social media users, political actors, civil servants, civilians, civil society actors and tertiary students. The stu ... more

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From connectivity to service delivery: Case studies in e-governance

Raul Zambrano, Kristine Ruhiya Seward (eds.)

New York: UNDP (2013), 63 pp.

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Mobile Technologies and Empowerment: Enhancing Human Development Through Participation and Innovation

Raúl Zambrano, Ruhiya Kristine Seward

New York: UNDP (2012), 55 pp.

"This publication is a straightforward overview of the impact of mobile technologies on development-related issues, for development practitioners. Focusing on its role in democratic governance, poverty reduction and crisis prevention, it provides a broad range of examples and statistical evidence fr ... more

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Information and Communications for Development: Maximizing Mobile

Washington, DC: World Bank (2012), xviii, 221 pp.

"Analyzes the growth and evolution of mobile telephony, including the rise of data-based services delivered to handheld devices through “apps” (applications) and other ways. Summarizing current thinking and seeking to inform the debate on the use of mobile phones to improve livelihoods, the repo ... more

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Global Information Society Watch 2012. The Internet and Corruption: Transparency and Accountability Online

Karen Banks (ed.)

Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Hivos (2012), 273 pp.

"GISWatch 2012 explores how the internet is being used to ensure transparency and accountability, the challenges that civil society activists face in fighting corruption, and when the internet fails as an enabler of a transparent and fair society. The eight thematic reports and 48 country reports pu ... more

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Digital Politics and Political Engagement

John Postill

In: Digital Anthropology

Heather A. Horst, Daniel Miller (eds.)

London: Berg (2012), pp. 165-184

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The Innovative Use of Mobile Applications in East Africa
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Johan Hellström

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2010), 100 pp.

"This report gives an overview of the current state of mobile phone use and services in East Africa. It outlines major trends and main obstacles for increased use as well as key opportunities and potential for upscaling mobile applications. The report draws on secondary data and statistics, as well ... more

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Médias et bonne gouvernance en Afrique: Concept et cas pratiques

Libreville: UNESCO (2010), xix, 209 pp.

Embracing Digitalisation: How to Use ICT to Strengthen Anti-Corruption Key Guidance

The Innovative Use of Mobile Applications in East Africa Top Insights

Embracing Digitalisation: How to Use ICT to Strengthen Anti-Corruption
Key Guidance

The Innovative Use of Mobile Applications in East Africa
Top Insights