Digital Development Debates

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Participants at a "Hackathon" in 2011 (Araya Diaz/Getty Images)

Transparency

The internet is one of the primary forces that has opened new pathways in recent years. The open data movement in particular has generated a great deal of discussion - especially in the area of open aid data - i.e. the disclosure of development-related information. The media has an important role to play here - as a "filter" or precisely not as a "filter", as the case may be - the potential is huge.

Articles

C. Schwegmann

A New Information Paradigm for International Development: Open Data

G. de Bastion / S. Didszuweit

We are All Journalists: The Future of Reporting

T. Jenkin

Reinventing Money – A Community Exchange System from South Africa