Filed under: Central Asia Governance
I just visited the inter-district court building in Zangiata to check on construction of a new medical room for emergencies and a children’s playroom (for moms and dads waiting to go into court). While there, I took some photos of the court’s current paper based filing system – so that when we’re done I can… Read more »
Filed under: Anticorruption Development Development 2.0 Governance Social inclusion Social innovation
This June, policymakers and techies from around Europe will come together in Dublin to discuss how technology can be used to improve the policymaking process. The challenge Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have supported decision-making processes for many years. Whether used for analyzing datasets, managing processes, or monitoring expenditure, governments have been a traditional large… Read more »
Filed under: Development 2.0 Environment Governance Social inclusion Social innovation
This post was originally published on the digitalizuj.me blog Next Wednesday (15 May), join us in Cetinje where we’ll be discussing new technologies for environmental monitoring. If you can’t make it to Beautiful Cetinje, you can join us online (11 am CET) – we’ll be live tweeting from the international conference using the hashtag #ICT4Env…. Read more »
Filed under: Development 2.0 Governance Human rights Social inclusion
Imagine you have a visual impairment – how do you use a bank machine? How do you check-in for your flight or buy your bus ticket at the machine? What hardware and software would you need to search for jobs online? What if you have a hearing impairment – how do you access the information… Read more »
Filed under: Governance
Imagine ten years from now, you’re sitting on a comfortable sofa watching the latest evening news. You receive a message that your request for early retirement has been received and is being processed by the local administration. Does it sound a bit unrealistic? With advancements in information technologies and Government efforts to shift to e-services,… Read more »
Filed under: Development 2.0 Governance Social inclusion Social innovation
Live-tweeting from a conference several weeks ago, we realized first hand that this wasn’t just an exercise in opening up a dialogue to all who weren’t in the room with the help of the internet, but it was a useful way to get more input and great ideas. We are currently following up on a specific… Read more »
Filed under: Development 2.0 Environment Governance Social inclusion Social innovation
Olena Ursu*, UNDP in Ukraine I fell in love with the idea of social innovation last year after hearing about the experience of our colleagues from UNDP in Armenia. So I was really happy when we established a partnership with Internews Network to organize a similar event in Ukraine – the Innovation Lab. After 48 hours participating in… Read more »
Filed under: Development 2.0 Governance
Eva Vozárová, Fair-play Alliance Released in the fall of 2011 by UNDP, Social media, accountability and public transparency charts the landscape of social media and Internet services for nongovernmental activities, citizen activism and civic initiatives in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Online activism in Eastern Europe and the environment in which the… Read more »
Filed under: Development 2.0 Governance Human rights
Aziza Umarova, UNDP in Uzbekistan Less than a year ago, we teamed up with two enthusiastic young partners from the Uzbek anti-monopoly agency and helped create a web site where consumers can register their complaints. National partners are fully supportive, and are maintaining the site in two languages (Uzbek and Russian), with updates on new legislation… Read more »
Filed under: Development 2.0 Governance
E. Kasybekov, UNDP in Kyrgyzstan The world was shocked to learn about Kyrgyzstan’s second revolution within five years. The country’s anger resulted in the ousting of two presidents, and the 2010 revolution was followed by interethnic violence in the south of the country – making 2010 a challenging year. Some doubted whether Kyrgyzstan could remain… Read more »
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