However, recent efforts to promote effective
citizen oversight of the public - sector services in developing countries have had mixed results.
We envision a public institution managed professionally, guided
by citizen oversight, and accountable to the public as its only stockholders.
«At every level of government,
proactive citizen oversight is needed to fight against corruption, waste, and abuse,» said the group's executive director, Brandon Muir.
Call your state Senator and Assemblyperson to ask
for citizen oversight of the Indian Point decommissioning process.
Smartphones, cheap satellite imaging and crowdfunded enterprises have
made citizen oversight possible that was undreamed of by past transparency advocates and environmentalists.
In the study, Asim and Dee evaluated the impact of the School Council Mobilization Program, a pilot initiative that took advantage of the widespread ownership of cell phones in rural Pakistan to
strengthen citizen oversight of local schools.