LOG-IN Africa Executive Summary
About LOG-IN Africa
Local Governance and ICTs Research Network for Africa (LOG-IN Africa)
is an emergent pan-African network of researchers and research institutions from
nine countries. These countries are Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda. It will assess the current
state and outcomes of e-local governance initiatives in Africa, and in
particular how ICTs are being used to realise good local governance at four
levels: a) the internal organizational processes of local governments; b) the
provision of information and service delivery; c) the promotion of the
principles of good governance; and d) public participation and consultation. As
a network of research peers, it will be coordinated through the African Training and Research Centre in Administration for
Development (CAFRAD), ensuring effective implementation; a pan-African outlook; and
high-level policy dissemination of research results.
The overall
research question is:
What progress has been made and what are the
outcomes in the provision of e-local governance in Africa; what are the
challenges and threats; and what are the good practice strategies and solutions
that are emerging?
The Network
has the general objective of informing, supporting and orienting African
countries and other stakeholders in their policies and practices concerning the
application of ICTs to local governance. The specific objectives of the Network
are:
(a) To establish an “open” pan-African research network, based on key partner institutions, to support research, training and implementation of activities in the area of ICTs for local governance in Africa
(b) To define a common framework and an accepted methodology of measurement
(c) To assess the multi-dimensional effects of ICTs on local governance in Africa
(d) To develop guidelines for “e-Local Governance” projects in Africa in support of the successful local implementation of ICTs for local governance
(e) To increase awareness and reinforce institutional capacity in ICTs for local governance in Africa
(f) To widely disseminate its research results in order to influence policies, inform practice and add to the knowledge base in the area of e-Local Governance
The key Log-In-Africa outputs