Technology, Politics and Social Change

Last night I watched the Oscar-nominated documentary “The Square” chronicling 3 tumultuous years of citizen mobilization in Egypt, centering around the now-famous Tahrir square.  The movie vividly depicted the struggles and sacrifices made by thousands of ordinary citizens as they toppled a long-standing dictator, an unaccountable military government, and a narrowly elected president from an…

TALEARN Annual Workshop: Initial Reflections

Last week, the Transparency and Accountability Initiative (T/AI) hosted the second TALEARN Annual Workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia.  The event was a space where donors, researchers and practitioners working on transparency and accountability (T/A) issues could gather to discuss key questions and challenges in the field.  In addition, the workshop served as an invitation for participants to…

Reflections on TALEARN annual workshop day 1

So today we hosted the first day of the TALEARN annual workshop.  TALEARN is a community of practice comprised of individuals from diverse organizations (including donors, researchers, INGOs and CSOs) from across the globe who are working to promote transparency and accountability (T/A).  TALEARN seeks to provide support and opportunities for collaboration to drive forward…