Closing the feedback loop : can technology bridge the accountability gap? / edited by Björn-Sören Gigler and Savita Bailur.
This book is a collection of articles, written by both academics and practitioners as an evidence base for citizen engagement through information and communication technologies (ICTs). In it, the authors ask: how do ICTs empower through participation, transparency and accountability? Specifically, t...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
The World Bank,
2014.
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| Series: | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Public sector governance.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | This book is a collection of articles, written by both academics and practitioners as an evidence base for citizen engagement through information and communication technologies (ICTs). In it, the authors ask: how do ICTs empower through participation, transparency and accountability? Specifically, the authors examine two principal questions: Are technologies an accelerator to closing the ""accountability gap""--The space between the supply (governments, service providers) and demand (citizens, communities, civil society organizations or CSOs) that requires bridging for open and collaborative |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781464801921 1464801924 1464801916 9781464801914 |