ILAC, Strathmore University

ILAC, Strathmore UniversityMay 2, 2013

ICT for Integrity Building

© Integrity Action 2013

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

- Any communication device or application, including radio, television, cellular phones, computer and network hardware and software, satellite systems, as well as the various services and applications associated with them, such as videoconferencing and distance learning.

ICT and ICT4D (ICT for Development)

- Use of information technology, communication device or application applied for socio-economic development, human rights

Concepts


Who are the users?

• ‘Mass’ users such as citizens, consumers, residents of particular neighbourhoods;

• ‘Organisational’ users such as journalists, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), governments and corporations.

• What are the motives and incentives?• What are the capabilities?


Context and technology• Population et literacy rates

• Democratization – EIU Index – authoritarian & hybrid

• Access to information - Angola, Ethiopia, Guinea Conakry, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe

• Independence of the media – not free to partly free

• Infrastructure – mobiles: 65% penetration; 69% of mobiles in Africa will have internet access by 2014


Hubs in Africa https://africahubs.crowdmap.com/

- Technology Hubs- Business incubators- University tech labs- Hackerspaces






Grantcheck.net


OpenSpending







Community Integrity Building

Afghanistan

EITI, OBI, FOI

Integrity Watch

Afghanistan

- Health centers

- Schools- Roads

- Electricity- Police station

Dem Rep of Congo

EITI, OBI

FOCHI

- Water projects- Health centers- Roads- Land

- Electricity

Liberia

EITI, OBI, FOI

Poverty Reduction Strategy Tracking Network

Infrastructure

and basic services of the PRS

Nepal

FOI, Open Nepal

CAHURAST

- Education services- Health

- Irrigation- Roads

Palestine

Teacher Creativity

Centre

- Roads- Schools

- Water and waste

- Library- Parks- Food security

Timor Leste

EITI, Budget and E-Portal

Luta Hamutuk

- Roads- Electricity- Veteran housing- Health centers

- Schools




Questions for the use of ICT

• Do we understand the context?

• Do we have a good diagnostic of the problem?

• Does the tool reinforce a particular strategy?

• What is the comparative advantage of the tool?

• Who are the providers and users?

• Are the sources of information credible, timely and useful with respect to the objectives?

• Are we enabling collaborative processes?

• Are we closing the loop?

• Is it sustainable?


Thank you!

Claire Schouten

[email protected]

www.integrityaction.org

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