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Comparative Research on ICTs and Governance Data in Arab
Region
Christopher Wilson, UNDP Oslo Governance Centre
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ICTs & Governance Data
• Broad scope – (sms surveys, big data, open government)
• In the Arab Region– Mapping problems– Monitoring performance
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General Challenges
• Penetration
• Representation
• Proliferation and institutionalization
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Comparative Research Report
• 27 national initiatives
• Generating, aggregating or disseminating data on governance
• 10 semi-structured interviews– Background, – End users, – Platform, – Stakeholders, and – Impact
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Common Themes
1.Impact metrics are a problem, but all self-reported positive impact
2.Transparency consistently stymied by political processes
3.There is a consistent lack of coordination between offline and online activity.
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Common Themes
4. The majority of initiatives using ICT have weak partnerships with local and national government. a.Government institutions are outdated, lacking the
political will for reform, and operating with limited knowledge of contemporary ICTs.
b.Despite the lack of government capacity, mid-level civil servants may be allies for reform efforts.
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Common Themes
5. The relationship to national media is highly varieda.over-reliance on social media for outreach at the
expense of other mediums.
b.Perceived need to reach out to traditional media.
c. attention of traditional media considered success.
d.The relationship between ICT projects and traditional media is increasingly symbiotic.
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Common Themes
6. Internet exclusion & the promise of mobile phones.“Despite these efforts, mobile appears to have limitations, and did not result in large user engagement rates or repeat user conversions. The interviewees had theories [but] none of the interviewees had been able to conclusively isolate these challenges through field observations or research.”
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Common Themes
7. Competition among ICT initiatives exists, and could be fracture reform efforts and reduce impact.
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Implications & Questions
• Promoting and questioning the reliability of data
• Engaging in questions of accessibility
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Moving Forward
• Sharing across countries and contexts– Technology– Strategies– Partnerships and Capacities
• Information on multiple platforms
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Moving Forward (2)
• Understanding Actionable Data– Accessible– Relevant– Manageable
• For UNDP– Supporting local collaboration– Convening multi-stakeholder actors