Until recently, spotting corruption in
Uganda required intimate knowledge of a public institution’s finances. But now
— in theory, at least — you need nothing more than an Internet connection. Ugandan
anti-corruption groups are testing "Action for Transparency" (A4T), a
phone app that citizens can use to check the amount of money the government
spends on schools and health clinics, and report when the money is not used for
the right things.
Read the story
by Hilary Heuler in Voice of America.
