Google.org and information as accountability

Google.org is embarking on a project in East Africa which deserves to be closely watched...not least because of the various sorts of resources that it can bring to play in taking the project to scale. Aleem Walji, head of Global Development Initiatives at Google.org, penned an outline of the project in his contribution to Blog Action Day. The project would " support, catalyze, and widely disseminate...information to public, private, and civil society stakeholders that can use it to see more clearly what’s working, what’s broken and what are potential solutions. Leveraging platforms like Google Earth and Google Maps can help organizations disseminate their content widely and let people see and understand what was once invisible. Once information is visible, widely known, and easy to understand, we are betting that governments and citizens will pay more attention to leakages in the service delivery pipeline and feel empowered to propose solutions."