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Using Technology to Promote Good Governance and Economic Transparency in West Africa

Video Powerpoint Presentation: PDF Event Highlights:PDF featuring Kwami Ahiabenu Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow, National Endowment for Democracy with comments by Larry Diamond Founding Coeditor, Journal of Democracy and Co-chair, International Forum for Democratic Studies' Research Council, National Endowment for Democracy moderated by Christopher Walker International Forum for Democratic Studies About the event In recent years, a majority of the 15 ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) member countries have enjoyed expanded political freedoms and have passed a variety of reform measures to combat corruption, including the establishment of a regional anti-corruption institution. Despite this progress, the region still confronts instability, limited transparency, and weak democratic governance. In response to these ongoing challenges, countries across West Africa have begun to harness the power of information communication technologies (ICT),