Four Great Corruption-Killing Apps
Four Great Corruption-Killing Apps
How innovative technology can help detect and punish corruption, both big and small.
CandiDatos
CandiDatos.gt is a Guatemalan platform that profiles political candidates, helps register voters, and fights corruption by enforcing transparency. When citizens contact candidates through the website, the responses are tracked and ranked.
A 10-question survey enables voters to identify the candidate who most coincides with their ideas, helping them to make informed choices. To date, CandiDatos has helped register some 10,000 young, first-time Guatemalan voters, and organized public forums to discuss corruption, as well as topics such as youth,...
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