ict as a driver for change in east africa?
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Citizens can, and do, effectively use ICTs to monitor and pressure governments in East Africa.TRANSCRIPT
ICT as a Driver for Change
in East Africa?
Rakesh Rajani
Head, Twaweza
Open Government Partnership
17 April 2012, Brasilia
Twaweza
imagination. citizen agency.
public action.
People drive governance reforms, not ICTs
Uwezo
Every year, 140,000+ children
education level assessment
all districts in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
Taking action without experts
www.uwezo.net
Uwezo Tanzania 2011
Secondary School Capitation Grant
Called 100 head teachers, asked
“Did funding reach your school?”
1 week, few hundred dollars
Secondary School Capitation Grant
Schools that received the capitation grant as required by January 31, 2011
7%
93%
Receivedcapitation grant
Did not receivecapitation grant
Source of data: HakiElimu/Twaweza
Secondary School Capitation Grant
Anticipated Vs actual Capitation grant sent from Treasury to LGAs in January 2011
10,000
390
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
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Source of data: Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
Secondary School Capitation Grant
Impact?
The Government released most
funding to schools
Urban Water Kiosks
1 volunteer, 1 week
visited 40 randomly selected kisoks
Large public debate
Urban Water Kiosks
Water kiosks (not) following EWURA’s order to publicly display the official water tariff (n=25)
8%
92%
Posting tariff in accordance withEWURA order
Not posting tariff in defiance ofEWURA order
Urban Water Kiosks
Prices charged at various water kiosks for 20 liters
30 30
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Citizens can,
and do, effectively use
ICTs to monitor and
pressure governments
Wananchi Survey
Weekly mobile phone survey of East African citizens
Quick, simple, constant bottom-up feedback informing policy
The Real Power:
People using ICTs
Ecosystem of Ideas and Information