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Improving government transparency online: citizen-engaging technology can make government data available online, easy to access, and understandable.
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The Public Manager
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March 22, 2008
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Democracy is founded on the principle that the moral authority of government derives from the consent of the governed. That consent is not particularly meaningful, however, unless it is informed. When government makes decisions in secret, opportunity for corruption increases and government's accountability to the people decreases. This is why we strive for transparency in government. When official meetings are open to citizens and the press, when government finances are open to public scrutiny, and when laws and the procedures for making them are open to discussion, the actions of government enjoy greater legitimacy.
Recent years have seen a ...
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