Open Government

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Open Governments and Their Cultural Transitions

   • Esteve Sanz

   Pages 1-15

3. E-Government Practices in South American Countries: Echoing a Global Trend or Really Improving Governance? The Experiences of Colombia, Chile, and Brazil

   • Pablo Sanabria, Cristian Pliscoff, Ricardo Gomes

   Pages 17-36

4. Can Open-Government Models Contribute to More Collaborative Ways of Governance?

   • Evika Karamagioli, Eleni-Revekka Staiou, Dimitris Gouscos

   Pages 37-50

5. Open Government in the Basque Country

   • Mentxu Ramilo Araujo, Alberto Ortiz de Zárate Tercero, Iñaki Ortiz Sánchez, Venan Llona Parriel

   Pages 51-63

6. Design and Implementation of Open-Government Initiatives at the Sub-National Level: Lessons from Italian Cases

   • Benedetta Trivellato, Roberto Boselli, Dario Cavenago

   Pages 65-84

7. The Impacts of Social Media on Government and Democracy: An Examination of Municipal Usage in Nova Scotia, Canada

   • Karan Riarh, Jeffrey Roy

   Pages 85-99

8. Understanding the Dynamics of Open Data: From Sweeping Statements to Complex Contextual Interactions

   • Albert Meijer, Josta de Hoog, Mark van Twist, Martijn van der Steen, Jorren Scherpenisse

   Pages 101-114

9. Barriers and Development Directions for the Publication and Usage of Open Data: A Socio-Technical View

   • Anneke Zuiderwijk, Marijn Janssen

   Pages 115-135

10. Open Data: European Ambitions and Local Efforts. Experiences from Austria

    • Isabell Egger-Peitler, Tobias Polzer

    Pages 137-154

11. Realizing Data Sharing: The Role of Spatial Data Infrastructures

    • Glenn Vancauwenberghe, Ezra Dessers, Joep Crompvoets, Danny Vandenbroucke

    Pages 155-169

12. Policy-Making 2.0: Unleashing the Power of Big Data for Public Governance

    • Gianluca Misuraca, Francesco Mureddu, David Osimo

    Pages 171-188

13. Open Government Collaboration

    • Jörn von Lucke, Katharina Große

    Pages 189-204

14. The Role of Open Government in Smart Cities

    • Marc Garriga-Portolà, Júlia López-Ventura

    Pages 205-216

On January 2009, President Obama signed the Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government. The memorandum declares the new Administration’s commitment to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government and establishing a system linking three principles: transparency, public participation and collaboration. Since then, federal agencies in the United States and public administrations around the world have embarked on open government initiatives and have worked to redefine their relationship with citizens and with each other. On September 20th, 2011, eight governments gathered in New York City to launch the Open Government Partnership, a new multilateral initiative to promote open government. The benefits attributed to open government are many and by no means universally shared. They include the claims that open government leads to more effective decision making and services, safeguards against corruption, enables public scrutiny, and promotes citizens’ trust in government. However, the speed of events and pressure to implement has given rise to confusion and ambiguity. Although many of the initiatives have been based on opening data and on promoting open action, governments have followed different directions and interpretations when it has come to implement them and development of open government has become unequal and heterogeneous. This book provides a comprehensive study of recent major developments of open government around the world, and analyzes the importance of open government efforts for public governance, making it of interest to academics and practitioners worldwide.

• E-Democracy
• E-Government
• Freedom of information legislation
• Governance
• Open government
• Open source governance

• Barcelona, Spain

  Mila Gascó-Hernández

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