Digitalisation and Public Policy in Africa

GovTech and CivicTech Innovations
2024
ISBN: 978-3-031-75078-6
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 381 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 641 g

Reihe: Studies in National Governance and Emerging Technologies

This book examines the ways in which government-owned technologies (GovTechs) and technologies owned by civil society organisations (CivicTechs) can be integrated into policy processes to enhance interactions between citizens and governments, and ensure effective, efficient, and accountable public service delivery. It takes stock of current technological innovations, and assesses the ways in which they can be aligned with GovTechs and CivicTechs to improve African governments' capacities in public policy and governance processes. 

The first part of the book traces the emergence of digital technologies in public administration, and assesses their benefits and challenges, especially in the Global South. The following chapters present case studies from across Africa and various policy sectors to show how GovTechs and CivicTechs operate. They demonstrate how digital platforms can be used to protect data, enhance democracy, improve food systems, and reduce corruption.

The book will appeal to all those interested in public policy, public administration, emerging technologies, and African politics.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Karuri-Sebina, Geci

Onyango, Gedion

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Understanding GovTechs and CivicTechs as Policy Digitalisation Pathways.- 1: Policy Digitalisation: An Introduction .- 2: Conceptualising Gov-tech for Improving Governance in the Global South.- .- 3: Conceptualising Approaches to Regulation of Digital Economies in Africa .- 4: The Role of Gov-Tech Incubators in Augmenting Public Sector Capabilities.- 5: The Promise of Civic-Tech: Digital Technologies and Transparent, Accountable Governance Part II: CivicTechs and Public Policy.- 6: Critical Design in Civic Tech in Southern Africa.- .- 7: Prioritizing Response-ability in Digitization of Electoral Processes in Africa.

.- 8: Digital Media Literacy as a Driver of e-Governance Services in Third World Countries: Empirical Evidence from Ghana 9: Digitalisation and Democracy: Optimistic and Pessimistic Views from South Africa Part III: GovTechs in Policy Practice.- 10: Digital Governance in Ghana: Exploring the Prospects and Constraints.- .- 11: #! Strengthening Anti-Corruption Policies in Developing Countries.- .- 12: DigitAn analysis of Zimbabwe’s Data Protection Act .- 13: Public Sector Digital Governance and Accountability Mechanism:  A Case of Kenya Power and Nairobi Water Sewerage Company .- 14: Digitalization and Food System Transformation in Zimbabwe and South Africa: Challenges and Policy Alternatives. Part IV: Digitalising Policy Transfer.- 15: The Digital Silk Road: Empowering Africa's Digital Governance and Transformation .- 16: Digital Foresight Tools for Anticipatory Governance in Africa: Case of Predictive Modelling Tool in Trade (SCI-TRADE) .- 17: Conclusion: Future Research Pathways for Public Policy Digitalisation 

Über Autor(innen)

Gedion Onyango is Research Fellow at the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.

Geci Karuri-Sebina is Associate Professor at the School of Governance, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa.