LATINNO
Innovations for Democracy in Latin America
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Currently @ LATINNO In recent years, Smart Cities have multiplied around the world. Through the use of ICTs (information and communication technologies) and other innovations, Smart Cities seek to enhance citizen’s quality of living by positively transforming their urban environments. In their quest for increasing efficiency in urban management and improving the performance of local administrations, the idea behind Smart Cities promotes the creation of “smart environments” that simplify the provision of city-related services. In this ...
Read moreCurrently @ LATINNO Despite the tensions in Central America, where thousands of citizens have been driven to flee their countries running from violence and seeking better opportunities, this month a number of initiatives by the regional administrations evidence the efforts to provide for political stability. In this context, the new elected President of El Salvador and the Secretary of State of the United States signed a bilateral agreement to handle migration and combat drug trafficking. ...
Read moreCurrently @ LATINNO Oversight bodies allow citizens to get actively involved in fostering social accountability and setting political agendas, making them essential institutions in modern democracies. They are independent bodies that focus on the observation, analysis, monitoring and evaluation of political processes and policies implemented by public authorities. They seek to understand and influence the public policy cycle and to provide valuable information that contributes to the resolution of public management related problems, thus increasing ...
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