Sunlight in Digital Technology: Case for Liberia, Nigeria & Uganda

What does the public know about transparency and safeguards in the procurement and deployment of Digital Technology Systems in Africa?

The Africa Freedom of Information (AFIC) with generous support from Omidyar Network carried out a pilot research study that investigated the procurement and deployment of Digital Technology Systems in Liberia, Uganda and Nigeria. Specifically, the study aimed to understand to understand;

1. What digital technologies are being procured by governments, 
2. The purposes for which these technologies are procured and the circumstances that trigger their procurement,
3. The processes which these procurements follow, 
4. The laws that relate to procurement and use of digital technologies 
5. The different perceptions of public and civil society on procurement of digital technologies, and The safeguards to privacy, security, inclusion and individual control in the procurement and use of digital technologies.