Why some governments are ‘less’ open: Sketching out Models of Information Management
The purpose of this article is to consider why some national governments have been able to successfully take steps toward open government while others have not. In doing this it outlines two models of information management: a reactive model and a proactive model. Ultimately, it is found that govern...
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Danube-University Krems
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| description | The purpose of this article is to consider why some national governments have been able to successfully take steps toward open government while others have not. In doing this it outlines two models of information management: a reactive model and a proactive model. Ultimately, it is found that governments following a reactive model, characterized by strong informational control and a lack of high-level political and bureaucratic support for open government, cannot fully or successfully realize open government. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-26f6115bf5274252907ec3c7646ef6ce2022-12-22T01:20:27ZengDanube-University KremsJeDEM - eJournal of eDemocracy & Open Government2075-95172011-12-013210.29379/jedem.v3i2.6549Why some governments are ‘less’ open: Sketching out Models of Information ManagementMary Francoli0Carleton UniversityThe purpose of this article is to consider why some national governments have been able to successfully take steps toward open government while others have not. In doing this it outlines two models of information management: a reactive model and a proactive model. Ultimately, it is found that governments following a reactive model, characterized by strong informational control and a lack of high-level political and bureaucratic support for open government, cannot fully or successfully realize open government.https://jedem.org/index.php/jedem/article/view/65Open governmentGovernment 2.0CanadaAustraliaUnited KingdomUnited States |
| spellingShingle | Mary Francoli Why some governments are ‘less’ open: Sketching out Models of Information Management JeDEM - eJournal of eDemocracy & Open Government Open government Government 2.0 Canada Australia United Kingdom United States |
| title | Why some governments are ‘less’ open: Sketching out Models of Information Management |
| title_full | Why some governments are ‘less’ open: Sketching out Models of Information Management |
| title_fullStr | Why some governments are ‘less’ open: Sketching out Models of Information Management |
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| title_short | Why some governments are ‘less’ open: Sketching out Models of Information Management |
| title_sort | why some governments are less open sketching out models of information management |
| topic | Open government Government 2.0 Canada Australia United Kingdom United States |
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