Governance – C4D Network

mySociety seminar: Parliaments, People and Digital Development (House of Lords, London, UK)

November 21, 2018

On 21st November mySociety will host a seminar at the House of Lords exploring how digital tools are being used in Sub-Saharan Africa to bring parliaments and citizens closer together. During the seminar, they will launch their Parliaments and the People: Digital Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa report, which presents the findings from an extensive and in-depth research study into digital democracy across Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda. This research explores the use of digital channels and platforms in communicating political information in the region, and considers the implications for future development in digital and institution-building.

The report analyses the breadth of digital political engagement in the countries studied, and identifies key structural and cultural considerations that influence whether digital solutions to improving democratic engagement, transparency and accountability in governing institutions will be successful.

The seminar will bring together researchers, policy makers and practitioners to discuss how the insights from this and other work can be integrated into policy, engagement and future development work.

As capacity is limited, attendance to the event is by invitation only. If you’re interested in attending please email to request an invite.mySociety seminar: Parliaments, People and Digital Development (House of Lords, London, UK)

2018 Global Food Policy Report (IFPRI, 2018)

May 8, 2018

IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2017, and highlights challenges and opportunities for 2018 at the global and regional levels. This year’s report looks at the impacts of greater global integration—including the movement of goods, investment, people, and knowledge—and the threat of current antiglobalization pressures. Drawing on recent research, IFPRI researchers and other distinguished food policy experts consider a range of topics including:

■ How can the global food system deliver food security for all in the face of the radical changes taking place today?

■ Do voluntary and involuntary migration increase or decrease food security in source countries and host countries?

■ How can global governance structures better address problems of food security and nutrition?

Click here for full report

ICT and Governance in East Africa: A Landscape Analysis in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania 2014 (iHub Research study2015)

October 27, 2015

iHub Research, as part of the ICT4Democracy East Africa network undertook a study in 2014 to assess how ICT tools are being used, for and in various aspects of governance in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. This study, with an aim to bridge the research and insights gap on ICT use in East Africa, sought to answer the following:

Which ICT tools are used in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania addressing these four aspects of governance,
- Access to information
- Service delivery
- Tracking corruption
- Citizen participation
In which ways are ICT tools used in the above four areas?
What successes and challenges exist in the use of these tools?