icts for open contracting in fragile states-march19
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ICT for Open Contracting in Fragile States
Claire Schouten OpenGovHub
March 19th, 2013
Fragile States – Not clear (35 to 47 countries), but limited ability to govern their
territory, failure to build mutually constructive and reinforcing relations with society
– 70% of fragile states have experienced conflict since 1989 – Home to 14% of world pop, 33% of poorest -> 50% by 2015 – 38% of total ODA flows (USD 50 billion)
ICT and ICT4D – Use of info tech, communication device or application
applied for socio-economic development, human rights Open Contracting – Global movement for increased disclosure and
participation in public contracting
Concepts
Accountability Chain
The affected communities must be reintegrated in the accountability chain
• Tax Payers
Semi-contractual
• Donor
Contract • Implementer • NGO /
Company
Non contract
• Beneficiaries
State in Reconstruction
X % of aid
Y%
Audit and financial accountability A2I? Engagement? M&E? Feedback & Response?
Actual accountability chain
Context and technology
• Population et literacy rates
• Democratization – EIU Index – authoritarian & hybrid, TL - flawed
• Access to information - Angola, Ethiopia, Guinea Conakry, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan
• Independence of the media – not free to partly free
• Infrastructure – mobiles: 65% penetration; 69% of mobiles in Africa will have internet access by 2014
OpenSpending
Community Engagement and Monitoring
Afghanistan
EITI, OBI, FOI, OC
Integrity Watch
Afghanistan
- Health centers
- Schools - Roads
- Electricity - Police station
Dem Rep of Congo
EITI, OBI
FOCHI
- Water projects - Health centers - Roads - Land
- Electricity
Liberia
EITI, OBI, FOI, OC
Poverty Reduction Strategy Tracking Network
Infrastructure and basic services of the PRS
Nepal
FOI, OBI, Open Nepal
CAHURAST
- Education services - Health
- Irrigation - Roads
Palestine
Social Audits in Schools
Teacher Creativity
Centre
- Roads - Schools
- Water and waste
- Library - Parks - Food security
Timor Leste
EITI, OBI, Budget and E-
Portal, FOI
Luta Hamutuk
- Roads - Electricity - Veteran housing - Health centers
- Schools
Questions for the use of ICT • Do we understand the context? • Do we have a good diagnostic of the problem? • Does the tool reinforce a particular strategy? • What is the comparative advantage of the tool? • Who are the providers and users? • Is the information credible, timely and useful with
respect to the objectives? • Are we enabling collaborative processes? • Are we closing the loop? • Is it sustainable?
