Title: Sensors, empowerment, and accountability : a digital earth view from east Africa

Authors: Georgiadou, Yola

Place: [Abingdon etc.]

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Year: 2011

Journal: International journal of digital earth

Volume: Vol. 4, No. 4

PAGE: 285--304

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: local government, accountability, public services, public opinion, water supply, empowerment, internet, tanzania

Abstract: The potential and research challenges of a “participatory sensing” platform or “human sensor web” for empowering citizens to hold local governments accountable for public services using web-published SMS or text messages are discussed, using the case of Zanzibar.

URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17538947.2011.585184

Document type: Portal