Mobile technologies, web-based platforms, and social media have transformed the
landscape of disaster management by enabling a new generation of digital networks to …

The computer-aided drug design uses computational approaches for analysis of target,
screening, and interaction of ligands, simulation of target–ligand complex, optimization of …

We explore the capacity for new information and communication technologies (ICTs) to
facilitate crowdsourced elections monitoring. In broad terms, we are interested in digitally …

Maps have been established as objects bestowed with knowledge, power and impact. In the
hands of people, maps have been a form of political counter-power. The emergence of …

Uganda has democratic deficits where demand for democracy exceeds its supply. As a
consequence it is argued that a segment of Ugandans might participate and honour the …

Participatory Budgeting opens up the allocation of public funds to the public with the
intention of develo** civic engagement and finding efficient uses for the budget. This …

There is a growing body of evidence showing that crowdsourcing and variations thereof can
be helpful in achieving socio-economic impact. Though support among development …

While there is a lot of hype surrounding anti-corruption crowdsourcing interventions among
development practitioners and international media, scholarly attention to the phenomenon …

The current success of ephemeral communication apps such as Snapchat points to the
growing awareness among users about online 'biographic mining'through information …

This contribution discusses the potential and challenges of maps' data visualization as a
practice suitable to enhance social and legal accountability in the governance of …