Matthew McNaughton is a Principal of the SlashRoots Foundation, a social impact organisation utilising user-centered design, ICTs, and data to improve the design and delivery of public services and development programs in the Caribbean. In this role, he develops strategies and leads projects that focus on practical applications of ICTs, open government and citizen participation in governance. Matthew is a thought and practice leader on using ICTs and data for the public sector transformation. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Caribbean Open Institute and eGov Jamaica, which leads the digital transformation of the Government of Jamaica’s citizen interactions. He speaks and writes regularly on the use of open data in the Caribbean and other emergent economies, innovative approaches to building technical capacity and overcoming data gaps in low-resource environments, and civic tech in developing countries.
