Type of Resource:
Journal

Year of Publication:
2016

Indicators:
- Enablers
- Challenges
- Trends


Themes:
- Internet for Democracy
- Internet Governance

Author(s): Johnstone Baguma; Charles Karemera; & Florence Njeri Githinji

This paper describes a Mobile SMS-Online-Radio e-participation system designed to accelerate citizens-leaders democratic engagement to improve public service delivery in the Eastern Africa region. It builds on the participatory action research (PAR) theoretical framework and aims to operationalize the PAR e-participation model previously proposed by Toro Development Network (ToroDev) at the end of 2014. The paper emphasizes the ICT convergence approach that combines broadcast media, specifically Radio, mobile phone and online or internet technologies to receive and request grassroots public opinion on national strategies, policies and programs.

URL
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7781907

Region of Study:
East Africa,

Country of Study:
East Africa,

Study Quality
High