Mapping the Civic Technology Landscape in the MENA Region
An exploratory study of civic technology initiatives across MENA, the actors involved, and the barriers to sustainability.
- Client
- Innovation for Change MENA Hub
- Region
- Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Mauritania
- Focus
- Civic Technology · Open Government · Technology for Good
Study
Executive summary
This study maps civic technology initiatives across the MENA region, examining who builds them, how they are funded, and why so few reach long-term sustainability.
Research questions
- What civic-tech initiatives are active across MENA?
- What organizational and funding models support them?
- What are the primary barriers to sustainability and scale?
Methodology
Desk research combined with semi-structured interviews across more than forty initiatives, triangulated against the MENACivicTech Dashboard.
Preliminary findings
- Funding volatility is the dominant sustainability risk.
- Cross-border collaboration remains under-developed.
- Digital-security capacity is uneven across organizations.