ICT and Accountability in Areas of Limited Statehood

Siegle, Joseph

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199941599.003.0005

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“…Interview results suggest that IT is also used to deter unethical practices by exposing the wrongdoers and bring shame to culprits in the eyes of the community. These results confirm the earlier studies that IT usage helps in establishing nonstate mechanisms of accountability and informal institutions that enhance accountability in areas of limited statehood in Africa (Siegle, 2012).…”

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Public Perceptions of the Role of IT in Resolving Governance Challenges in a Transition State: THe Case of Tanzania

Mimbi

Kyobe

2017

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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International bodies and donors demand that countries demonstrate how they use IT to ensure effective governance. However, measuring the role of IT in governance remains problematic, particularly in transition economies characterised by poor IT capabilities. This paper measured public perceptions of the role of IT in addressing governance challenges in transition Tanzania. The paper identifies (i) usage of IT for governance and democratic purposes, (ii) governance processes and (iii) external pressures as key interplaying factors influencing effective governance. Adopting the Gestalts (configurational) approach, we argue that IT contributes to effective governance when it is coherent with (ii) and (iii). One hundred and sixty six members of the public were surveyed and cluster analysis was used to determine the degree of coherence. None of the three clusters of (i), (ii) and (iii) that emerged revealed a strong coherent relationship, indicating that IT was not playing a major role in addressing governance challenges in transition Tanzania.

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Public Perceptions of the Role of IT in Resolving Governance Challenges in a Transition State: THe Case of Tanzania

Mimbi

Kyobe

2017

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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“…Sources:U.K. Cabinet Office 2014;Cullen and Sommer 2011;Gigler, Bailur, and Anand 2014;Linders, Wilson, and Bertot 2013;Osimo 2008;Siegle 2014; World Bank 2014. …”

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Opening the Black Box: The Contextual Drivers of Social Accountability

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Grandvoinnet²,

Raha³

2015

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This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries.Nothing herein shall constitute or be considered to be a limitation upon or waiver of the privileges and immunities of The World Bank, all of which are specifically reserved.

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“…For example, many recent works acknowledge the relevance of digital technologies when embraced by civil society organisations Rotberg, 2017;Hough, 2017;Johnston, 2014). Digital media can be a precious ally in increasing social accountability and combating corruption when appropriated by actors like civil society organisations, media companies, their outlets, and popular mobilisations (Siegle, 2014). Some studies provide macro empirical evidence of the negative correlation between Internet adoption and corruption (Elbahnasawy, 2014;Lio et al, 2011;Andersen et al, 2011) and consider the presence of the Internet as relevant to reduce corruption.…”

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Digital Media and Grassroots Anti-Corruption

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I am especially grateful to Bartosz Ślosarski and Renata Włoch, among others, for organising a fruitful research stay for me at the Digital Economy Lab at the University of Warsaw in the autumn of 2022.All the authors who have contributed to this book with their chapters also have my gratitude, for they have entered into a fruitful dialogue with the idea of anti-corruption technologies that I have developed in this volume, and have always been willing to revise their respective chapters to make them even more capable of narrating the encounters that anti-corruption activists have with digital media and technologies. Among these authors, I would especially like to thank the members of the BIT-

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ICT and Accountability in Areas of Limited Statehood

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Public Perceptions of the Role of IT in Resolving Governance Challenges in a Transition State: THe Case of Tanzania

Public Perceptions of the Role of IT in Resolving Governance Challenges in a Transition State: THe Case of Tanzania

Opening the Black Box: The Contextual Drivers of Social Accountability

Digital Media and Grassroots Anti-Corruption

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