<p>Join us in Lisbon for the fourth edition of mySociety’s The Impacts of Civic Technology Conference on 18 and 19 April 2018.</p><p> </p><divclass="row"><divclass="standard-layout__primary-column"><h2>Wednesday 18th April</h2><ulclass="schedule__list"><liclass="schedule__slot"><divclass="schedule-entry schedule-entry--other"><pclass="schedule-entry__meta">09:00 · Ground Floor Foyer</p><h2class="schedule-entry__title">Conference registration & refreshments</h2></div></li><liclass="schedule__slot"><divclass="schedule-entry schedule-entry--talk"><pclass="schedule-entry__meta">10:00 · Auditorium 1</p><h2class="schedule-entry__title"><ahref="http://tictec.mysociety.org/2018/presentation/welcome-2018"> Welcome </a></h2><ulclass="schedule-entry__speaker"><li>Mark Cridge <smallclass="schedule-entry__speaker__organisation">(mySociety, UK)</small></li></ul></div></li><liclass="schedule__slot"><divclass="schedule-entry schedule-entry--talk"><pclass="schedule-entry__meta">10:15 · Auditorium 1</p><h2class="schedule-entry__title"><ahref="http://tictec.mysociety.org/2018/presentation/opinion-fact"> Opinion vs. Fact </a></h2><ulclass="schedule-entry__speaker"><li>Dr. Rebecca Rumbul <smallclass="schedule-entry__speaker__organisation">(mySociety, UK)</small></li></ul></div></li><liclass="schedule__slot"><divclass="schedule-entry schedule-entry--keynote"><pclass="schedule-entry__meta">10:30 · Auditorium 1</p><h2class="schedule-entry__title"><ahref="http://tictec.mysociety.org/2018/presentation/political-construction-of-accountability-keywords"> The political construction of accountability keywords: lessons from action-research </a></h2><ulclass="schedule-entry__speaker"><li>Professor Jonathan Fox <smallclass="schedule-entry__speaker__organisation">(School of International Service, American University)</small></li></ul><divclass="schedule-entry__description"><p>Professor Fox examines the keywords we use when talking about the upwards accountability of governments, and downwards accountability as citizens attempt to hold the powerful to account.</p><p>He reflects on the political origins and implications of terms in the accountability field, addressing their invention, translation, appropriation and circulation in different contexts.</p></div></div></li><liclass="schedule__slot"><divclass="schedule-entry schedule-entry--other"><pclass="schedule-entry__meta">11:15 · Ground Floor Foyer</p><h2class="schedule-entry__title">Refreshment break</h2></div></li><liclass="schedule__slot"><divclass="schedule-entry schedule-entry--talk"><pclass="schedule-entry__meta">11:45 · Auditorium 1</p><h2class="schedule-entry__title">Corruption & public spending: Civic Tech for accountability</h2><h2class="schedule-entry__title"><ahref="http://tictec.mysociety.org/2018/presentation/impacts-anticorruption-trackers"> Impacts of anti-corruption pledge trackers </a></h2><ulclass="schedule-entry__speaker"><li>Jameela Raymond <smallclass="schedule-entry__speaker__organisation">(Transparency International UK)</small></li></ul><divclass="schedule-entry__description"><p>The 2016 Anti-Corruption Summit saw leaders make over 600 pledges that could have real potential to reduce global corruption. However, there was no formal follow-up mechanism to ensure that they would be held accountable for the promises that they made.</p><p>To fill this gap, Transparency International UK developed an Anti-Corruption Pledge Tracker — and it’s had incredible results.</p></div><h2class="schedule-entry__title"><ahref="http://tictec.mysociety.org/2018/presentation/parliament-people"> Bridging the gap between parliament and the people </a></h2><ulclass="schedule-entry__speaker"><li>Eshban Kwesiga <smallclass="schedule-entry__speaker__organisation">(Parliament Watch, Uganda)</small></li></ul><divclass="schedule-entry__description"><p>This talk will cover how the Centre for Policy Analysis (CEPA) are using technology and multi media tools to make information on Parliament more accessible for mainstream online audiences, and
