Media party africa october 2016
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This document discusses various tools and websites created by Code for South Africa to promote transparency and accountability using open data and civic technology. It summarizes several tools created for citizens to access information on medicine costs, living wages, municipal budgets and spending, bylaws, and government proceedings. It also discusses the role of sunlight and open data in driving social change and empowering citizens and civil society. Overall, the document promotes using technology and open data to increase government accountability and enable informed civic participation.
![[S]unlight is not in fact the best disinfectant; actual disinfectant
is. Sunlight just makes it easier for people to look at the pus.
- Aaron Swartz](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/mediapartyafrica-october2016-161023080942/85/Media-party-africa-october-2016-22-320.jpg)
Media party africa october 2016
- 1. Data tools and democracy: Using tech for good October 2016 Adi Eyal Photo Credit: Tom Stoddart @soapsudtycoon @code4sa http://bit.ly/code4sa-mpa
- 2. We use technology and data to help people make informed decisions that drive social change. Photo Credit: Darryn van der Walt
- 3. What should your medicines cost? http://mpr.code4sa.org
- 4. http://mpr.code4sa.org What should your medicines cost?
- 6. http://mpr.code4sa.org What should your medicines cost?
- 9. It very quickly became a must-use website for me. I work in a mixed-income neighbourhood and being able to figure out what works for my patients' budgets is extremely helpful there is no point in prescribing medicine that the patient cannot afford to buy - Family Doctor
- 10. How much should you pay your domestic worker? http://www.living-wage.co.za
- 11. Where do you live? How much do you pay? http://www.living-wage.co.za
- 12. Where do you live? How much do you pay? http://www.living-wage.co.za
- 13. Common excuses people give for not paying a living wage http://code4sa.org/2015/04/08/pay-a-living-wage.html
- 14. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants. - Louis B. Brandeis
- 20. Municipal Money website - not yet launched
- 21. http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2015/12/15/Drive-safely---bankrupt-a-broke-municipality There's something fishy going on Is Ubuntu municipality really relying on fines to keep their economy afloat? Driving on the N1 Johannesburg - Cape Town
- 22. [S]unlight is not in fact the best disinfectant; actual disinfectant is. Sunlight just makes it easier for people to look at the pus. - Aaron Swartz
- 31. Photo credit: Social Justice Coalition
- 32. Chr Photo credit: Social Justice Coalition
- 37. What about the data illiterate?
- 38. http://cbm.code4sa.org/ Citizen-based monitoring using mobile technology
- 40. Photo credit: Kim Harrisberg
- 42. Good Day Sir I'm xxxxxxxxxxxx from xxxxxxxxxx. I would like to find out if you could give me advice on the following: We live next to a (koop & loop tavern) named xxxxxxxx which also has a tavern at the back My Mother never give permission or signed any thing to give consent for these taverns as a neighbour, we have tried so many ways to close them even contacted Liquor Board they did assist us but a Mr. xxxxxx said they promise they wil get back to us we have been waiting ever since that
- 43. We explained everything and told him about the noise, the fact that they are stealing part from our yard, they made holes so that the urine and dirty water aswell can come through our yard then it smells horrible and look terrible. We have 4 bedrooms but can only sleep in the main bedroom because if the customers and family of this taverns go on from Monday to Monday.
- 52. Accountability Cookbook Youth in my community need safe spaces. What should I do? 1. Contact my ward councillor? 2. Make a submission to the municipal budget? 3. Attend sub-council meetings? - What are the processes that exist for me to improve service delivery? - What are my rights? - What information is available? - Are there other organisations working in this space?
- 53. Accountability Cookbook What are my rights?
- 54. Accountability Cookbook What information is available?
- 55. Accountability Cookbook What actions can I take?
- 56. Accountability Cookbook Who can I learn from?
- 57. Private Citizens Gov Open Data Civil Society Civic Tech We want to live here more accountabilityless accountability moretechnologylesstechnology
- 58. The most important political office is that of the private citizen - Louis B. Brandeis
- 59. Contact us Email: info@code4sa.org Twitter: @code4sa Web: http://www.code4sa.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/code4sa/