Name: Following the Money: how can citizens use fiscal data to contribute to sustainable development in Africa? (Workshop)
Start: 2016-05-05T11:30:00+0200
End: 2016-05-05T13:00:00+0200

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Following the Money: how can citizens use fiscal data to contribute to sustainable development in Africa? (Workshop)

This session will present ways in which citizens can use data to track the flow of public resources, demand accountability, and participate more substantially in the implementation of policies that contribute to sustainable development. We will showcase the practical experiences of several civil society and government reformers, and invite the audience to reflect on how those methods might be adapted and applied to other contexts.

Speakers

Stanley Achonu

Operations Lead, BudgIT Nigeria

Founded in 2011, BudgIT is a civic organization that applies technology to intersect citizen engagement with institutional improvement to facilitate societal change. A pioneer in the field of social advocacy melded with technology, BudgIT utilises an array of technology-based tools... Read More →

Justin Arenstein

Director, Code for Africa

Director at @CodeForAfrica and @AfricanCIR, bringing together investigative journalism and civic technology, to turn 'data' into actionable information for citizens. I manage the impactAFRICA and innovateAFRICA funds for journalism experimentation, and also curate the 35,000+ strong... Read More →

Zukiswa Kota

Manager: South Africa Programme, Public Service and Accountability Monitor

Zukiswa Kota is currently a Programme Manager at the Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM), a regional civil society organisation based in South Africa. She has extensive experience supporting various social and budget justice interventions including the coordination of a civil... Read More →