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Yesterday, I posted a piece on my blog, Democracy in Development, about a meeting I hosted at CFR on the potential for technology to improve governance. The piece focuses on Information and Communication Technology for Governance (ICT4Gov), a program of the World Bank Institute. Here’s a brief excerpt:
The philosophy behind ICT4Gov is that increased civic participation leads to better governance. For instance, if citizens can provide feedback to government about service delivery, and even rate the quality of specific programs, then government will have more information to prioritize service delivery and should be more accountable to citizens.
You can access the full post here.
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