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Open government

Open government is the governing doctrine which maintains that citizens have the right to access the documents and proceedings of the government to allow for effective public oversight. In its broadest construction, it opposes reason of state and other considerations which have tended to legitimize extensive state secrecy. The origins of open-government…

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Open government

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Avg. degree1.97
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Open government

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related to Further reading · 60
Open government → Accountability, American Political Science Association, Annual Meeting Paper, April, Archived, August, Bang, Bernd, Beth Simone, Birkmeyer, Brookings Institution Press, Brookings Institution PressNoveck, Building, California Survey, Civic Engagement, Conceptual Perspectives, Development, Digital Technology's Role, Fenster, Fountain
related to Relationship between transparency and accountability · 23
Open government → Accountability, Additionally, Asia, Asian, Department, However, Latin American, Most, North America, Obama Administration, OGP, Open Government Partnership, Promoting, RTI, State, There, These, They, This, Through
related to history · 20
Open government → After, Although, Ancient Greece, Applying, Assembly, Athens, Congress, Constitution, FOIA, Freedom, Government Information, Information Act, Know, One, Right, The, The Open Government Principle, United States, Wallace Parks, World War II
related to Organizations · 16
Open government → All, Code, It, OGP, Open Government Partnership, Open Government Pioneers UK, Open Wiki, OpenSpending, Since, Sustainable Development Goals, The, The Sunlight Foundation, Their, UK's, US Congress, While
related to Asia · 14
Open government → Freedom, General Appropriations Act, Government Information Law, In, Information Order, National Development Council, Philippine, Since, Such, Taiwan, Taiwanese, The Freedom, The Philippines, The Sunflower Movement
related to Latin America · 14
Open government → All, Chile, Chile's Anti-Corruption, In, Latin America's, Mexico, OGP, Open Government Partnership, Panama, Peru, Probity Agenda, Since, State Modernization Agenda, Transparency Law
related to Components · 11
Open government → David, Development, Economic Co-operation, Harlan Yu, OECD, Robinson, The, The New Ambiguity, The Organisation, They, Transparency
related to North America · 11
Open government → Agencies, Cold War, In, Movements, Open Government Initiative, President Obama, The, These, United States, Washington, World War II
related to Accountability · 9
Open government → Accountability, For, Given, However, Not, Public, Some, The, Transparency
related to overview · 9
Open government → Data, First, For, However, It, Last, Second, Transparency, With

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Open governmentis agoverning doctrine which maintains that citizens have the right to access the documents and proceedings of the government to allow for effective public oversight0.90text
the OECDinstance ofOrganizations supporting transparency policies0.80text
the Open Government Partnership claim that open government reforms can also lead to increased trust in governmentinstance ofOrganizations supporting transparency policies0.80text
although there is mixed evidence to support these claimsinstance ofOrganizations supporting transparency policies0.80text
with increased transparency sometimes leading to reduced trust in government.Public opinion can also be shifted when people have access to see the result of a certain policyinstance ofOrganizations supporting transparency policies0.80text
losing governmental trust or privacy issues with accountabilityinstance ofThe argument with or without transparency was mentioned previously and highlights major issues0.80text
the Open Government Partnershipinstance ofThrough organizations0.80text
data.gov.uk or www.data.govinstance ofis often made available through online platforms0.80text
Open governmentrelated to AccountabilityAccountability0.60section
Open governmentrelated to AccountabilityPublic0.60section
Open governmentrelated to AccountabilityHowever0.60section
Open governmentrelated to AccountabilityTransparency0.60section

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