HSRC project to strengthen inclusive policy development by facilitating effective e-participation implementation

Abstract

Since the creation of the internet, governments have used electronic platforms to engage and communicate with their people. Yet a socioeconomic divide in South Africa persistently offers some groups more access to participation in policy and planning processes than others. Considering this inequality and the importance of technology in modern democratic life, the HSRC's e-Participation and Policy Modelling Platform for South Africa (ePPMOSA) project is working to facilitate effective and inclusive e-participation governance and implementation.