Has the Internet Increased Government Transparency for Indigenous People? DG interviews from Ecuador, Nepal, New Zealand and Sudan

Gaining public access to government procedures is an important step for indigenous people who have been marginalized in their countries. The growing movement toward e-government, where countries post government documents on the Internet, holds much promise for advancing public sector transparency. How are indigenous people being served by e-government? The Development Gateway interviewed indigenous people from four countries--Ecuador, Nepal, New Zealand and Sudan--who attended the WSIS Indigenous Thematic Planning Conference in Ottawa, Ontario, on March 18, 2005.

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Contributor: Charlotte Moser
Published Date: April 6, 2005