Provision of public services in less-developed countries is rife with corruption problems. Corruption at the local level is particularly problematic and directly harms the poor. There is a clear link between citizen voice, transparency, and accountability.

Over the past decades, several countries have used public monitoring, often facilitated by citizen-reporting platforms, to successfully reduce corruption. For example, organizations like I Paid a Bribe offer an online platform where people can share objective data when bribes are requested by corrupt officials and public offices at the local level.

D-Prize for Government Transparency

D-Prize will award up to $20,000 to teams that can create a new organization that holds government offices accountable to the services owed to citizens, who otherwise are not served.  Social impact organizations are uniquely positioned to distribute an existing service known to improve lives where need still exists.

The D-Prize award is meant to enable the first step toward this vision by supporting a small test pilot of your idea that holds 1-3 government offices or public officials accountable, engages at least 5,000 citizen voices, and improves service for a few thousand people.

You must have a vision to scale your startup company, ensure your selected public service is held accountable nation-wide within 5 years and design your pilot after considering these questions.

• What is the specific public service you plan to address?
• What data will you collect, and how will you collect it?
• How does this data drive change?
• How will you know if you are driving change?

Apply Now! Deadline is October 13, 2024