Three years after Egypt’s Arab Spring toppled the corrupt regime of Hosni Mubarak, Egyptians are still struggling to make their government accountable. In fact, Egypt ranked 91 out of 102 countries on the recently released Open Government Index. Thankfully a new web platform was recently launched to inform citizens about how their tax money is being spent. It is the latest initiative from a growing movement of developers and hackers who have been working hard to improve Egyptian public life through technology. That’s a story we’ll be keen to follow closely.
Developers work to make Egypt’s government accountable
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