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Rural Decentralisation & Local Governance Amsterdam, March 7th 2012

About me

Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.kit.nl


•OUR ENTRY POINT

•CHANGING RELATIONS

•EXISTING M-APPS

•M-APPS FOR LG

•EAST-WEST DIVIDE

•KNOWLEDGE GAPS


Main Objective

Develop critical knowledge on mobile innovations for local governance in Africa and set up an action-research programme to test the potential of mobile communication and internet for citizen empowerment and inclusive local governance.


“A novel solution using mobile phone applications which aims

to empower (marginalized) citizens to voice their needs and demands as well as impact

local institutions’ accountability towards citizens.”


Key Questions•How can mobile technology, in particular mobile phones and mobile internet, support the democratization processes and what are the related risks?•How do existing mobile innovations impact local governance processes, citizen voice and (local) public authorities’ responsiveness/accountability towards citizens? How do these innovations perform in terms of inclusion/exclusion of different citizen groups (gender, class, age, languages…)?•What are the common and locally-specific factors which contribute to the fact that a mobile innovation is reaching out to citizens (and sub-groups), making them interested and subsequently willing to adopt it? What are the common and contextual factors preponderant for mobile innovations to have a significant impact on local governance processes?

•How can mobile innovation for local governance be financed and then become financially sustainable?


Objectives of TodayLearn and Exchange Knowledge around the opportunities/risks/impacts of mobile innovations for local governance

• Critical questions to ask when setting up a Mobile Innovation

• Support cases from Mali, Senegal and Rwanda

Set the grounds for the community of practice and future collaborations


Morning: PresentationsMobile Phones in Africa: An anthropological perspective on social-political transformationMirjam de Bruijn, ASC

Exploring Effects of MI4LG: The Voice and Accountability ApproachElsbet Lodenstein, KIT

The User’s PerspectiveJohan Hellstrom, SPIDER, UPGRAID


Afternoon WorkshopsThree Cases:• Land Rights in Rwanda• Local Participatory Decision-Making in Senegal• Girls’ Rights in Mali

Aim of this Session:• Apply insights from the morning sessions to real cases• Support case holders in the further development of their scenario and project• Help them find funding and technical partners


The name MoGo comes from a

contraction of Mobile and Governance. At

the same time, 'mogo' means

‘people’ in Bambara (Malian language),

which symbolizes our wish to support more

citizen-centered rather than

technology-driven innovations.

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