Montenegro reports on the rise of the citizen expert

When organizers in Montenegro asked their Meetup about how technology can help their community, the response was unanimous: open government data and tools empower everyday citizens to help improve democracy. 

UNDP’s Marija Novkic reports on the conversation and the rise of the citizen expert in her blog pos for Voices of Eurasia, 

We’ve excerpted some of our favorite tweets here:

ME gov minister: informed citizenry is the single most important guarantee for freedom and democracy. gov must be transparent. #sgsME

— David Osimo (@osimod) September 24, 2012

The best transport expert is the lady who takes the bus to work every day. Mayor of Calgari via @gquaggiotto #SGSMe #SGSglobal 

— Tasko Mujic (@Tasko_TaLe) September 24, 2012

“Government is like a parachute - it doesn’t work unless it’s open” - Frank Zappa (well,he said this about mind,not gov) #SGSME #SGSGlobal 

— Vučić Popović (@vuchko89) September 24, 2012

A sneak preview of the budget visualization project in #Montenegro goo.gl/uM4IJ #sgsme #sgsglobal

— giulio quaggiotto (@gquaggiotto) September 24, 2012