Mobile Web Ghana, World Wide Web Foundation and the African Media Initiative have joined forced to undertake the Code for Ghana initiative.
[contextly_sidebar id=”SRIdW1qCKSDjq43hYGKPWM5MugnFj6OK”]Code for Ghana is a project that seeks to form a community of civic minded technologists and open data experts, and put them at media organisations to drive data journalism in Ghanaian newsrooms to increase and improve citizen and government engagement.
This community of civic technologists will develop and use apps to analyse and interpret open data from sources such as the Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI).
These civic minded technologists will serve as catalysts and enablers who help create the internal systems and resources necessary to entrench data as a critical component of the Ghanaian newsroom culture.
Code for Ghana also aims to build a movement of active citizenry by using a data driven journalism approach to create platforms for civic engagement.
This project will also work with civil society organisations, and government institutions that want to transform their datasets into powerful representations using technological tools.
Accountability is key to democracy and good governance.
By supporting media organisations with innovative technology platforms for citizen engagement, Code for Ghana seeks to involve citizens and government officials in sending, receiving and reconnecting information, which will enable open, democratic governance through citizen feedback on government performance.
This will ultimately contribute to better governance, transparency, accountability, fight against corruption and better service delivery from the government.
The project has been made possible with funding and technical assistance from Making All Voices Count and African Media Initiative.
Source: Code for Ghana