CitizensGovSpace

Technology and Civic Engagement: The Way Forward, by Ahmed Inuwa Technology today is at the core of modern-day activism, with civil society organizations like Connected Development (CODE), BudgIT, Enough Is Enough, TransparencIT, FollowTaxes and others utilizing social media, data analysis tools, and infographics tools available to simplify contents, increase reach and also make advocacy data driven. Efforts of these organisations exemplify the importance of technology and data to active citizenry. Many civil society organizations are learning to build up their skills to ensure that advocacy on issues are backed by facts. Nigeria has an active technology space with almost 93 million internet users. Facebook has almost 15 million users in Nigeria; and as of 2015, over 250 million tweets came from Nigeria. This coupled with the work Andela, Ventures Park, Google, Colab, and Facebook are all doing tirelessly to build capacity of youths on programming, digital skills and to creat