Using ICTs to create a culture of transparency: E-government and social media as openness and anti-corruption tools for societies

By John Carlo Bertot, Paul T. Jaeger, Justin M. Grimes. Government Information Quarterly, 2010

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Subfields: Communication, Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science

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An Open Government Maturity Model for social media-based public engagement (2012, background): “Without shifting the organizational culture towards more openness and transparency, successful implementation of open government initiatives seems illusive (Bertot et al., 2010).”
What makes a city smart? Identifying core components and proposing an integrative and comprehensive conceptualization (2015, neutral): “As new concepts such as wiki government and crowd-sourcing in government emerge, citizen participation has becomemuch more relevant for governments [16–19,138,139,143].”
Using social media to enhance citizen engagement with local government: Twitter or Facebook? (2018, background): “Similarly, Bertot et al. (2010) and Mergel (2013b) have suggested that the appropriate use of social media by local governments can enhance online transparency. Consequently, the use of social media should be encouraged, both to increase citizen engagement and to increase governments’ online transpa”
Open badges for education: what are the implications at the intersection of open systems and badging? (2014, background): “For example, in the realm of open government, scholars have turned attention to examining how new technologies can enable more visible and transparent access to government information and data (Bertot, Jaeger, and Grimes 2010).”
Open government: connecting vision and voice (2012, background): “Some social and legal scientists indicate that openness is needed to curtail corruption (Bertot et al., 2010).”
Smart governance in the context of smart cities: A literature review (2018, positive): “Exchange of user-generated content, greater information sharing and dissemination, and crowdsourcing are essential features of social media and Web 2.0 (Bertot et al., 2010; Kaplan & Haenlein, 2010; Kavanaugh et al., 2012; Khan, 2015).”
Promoting transparency and accountability through ICTs, social media, and collaborative e‐government (2012, background): “…social media offers three major opportunities for ICTs to revolution government: (1) promoting democratic participation and engagement; (2) facilitating co-production of materials between governments and members of the public; and (3) crowdsourcing solutions and innovations (Bertot et al., 2010c).”
A framework for interpreting social media interactions in the public sector (2013, background): “These new forms of digital interaction between government and its stakeholders create the potential to increase democratic engagement and reach online audiences who were not previously involved in policy making activities (Bertot, Jaeger, & Grimes, 2010).”