"There’s a world of difference between thoughtful experimentation and perpetual hesitation. When we say “we don’t know where this technology is going,” we’re often abdicating our responsibility to shape its direction" https://t.co/9GQK96o2qN @participatory
In #Mozambique, registering displaced people is making a big difference! It is legally giving them access to services, benefits, and jobs. Learn more about the program. #ICT4D#Tech4Good https://t.co/nbT8jiaGkD
Global recognition: strong focus on digitalization has included us among the GovTech leaders - the fastest, most agile digital govts in the world. The World Bank rated Serbia's tech modernization as the 11th best globally, and among Europe's top 5 @wbg_gov#GovTechMaturityIndex
No, trust in government isn’t necessarily good. We should trust government to the extent that it’s trustworthy. Excellent explainer from @participatory👇🏽
Kicker: “if governments expect to be trusted, shouldn’t they also trust citizens to shape decisions that affect their lives?”
Are we really having a widespread crisis of trust in governments when, more often than not, the level of trust is commensurate with the level of trustworthiness?
This gave me a lot to think about. Take a read here: https://t.co/yGX3Q2aB1T
Terrific piece, @Participatory!
New on DemocracySpot - Between too much and too little: a tentative framework for putting trust in government into context https://t.co/v5gBrIlcQ8 #opengov#demopart
Congratulations to @Eurowings and #Zimbabwe, a big boost for #tourism in the country! @IFC_org is proud to support the program that helped make this announcement possible.
The article by @MaryAnastasiaOG in the @WSJ depicting participatory budgeting (PB) as a “way to circumvent election results”, conflating it with mob rule is unfortunate. Beyond offending Latin Americans, the author picked a public policy whose history she is unfamiliar with.
New post on DemocracySpot - Survey of young adults by exposes the challenges for US democracy. But addressing them could be an opportunity to reimagine democracy. https://t.co/X4ikF243RP [survey by @GenForward_UChi]
New! @Steiny and I wrote a @WorldBank report with 11 predictions on how digital tech will influence the way citizens and government interact https://t.co/aK0Hdvh02Y #CivicTech#DemoPart
New! @Steiny and I wrote a @WorldBank report with 11 predictions on how digital tech will influence the way citizens and government interact https://t.co/aK0Hdvh02Y #CivicTech#DemoPart