Transform Pillar - Making development more open and accountable and improving service delivery

摘要

The near ubiquity of mobile technology and the proliferation of social networks and geospatial tools create new ways for citizens to express demands and take initiatives - and for governments to respond through data-driven policymaking. Concrete actions that governments can initiate in this area include: 1. Use ICTs to create pressure points for accountability and performance, (collecting, publishing and verifying data, leveraging citizens participation. 2. Increase the transparency of government activities and leverage citizen participation, encourage applications such as revenue watch, and open budget 3. and use anticorruption hotlines, utility misuse reporting and participatory budgeting.