Download or read book Citizen Participation Transparency and Public Trust in Government written by Soonhee Kim and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book OECD Public Governance Reviews Trust and Public Policy How Better Governance Can Help Rebuild Public Trust written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-27 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines the influence of trust on policy making and explores some of the steps governments can take to strengthen public trust.

Download or read book Making Politics Work for Development written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2016-07-14 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Governments fail to provide the public goods needed for development when its leaders knowingly and deliberately ignore sound technical advice or are unable to follow it, despite the best of intentions, because of political constraints. This report focuses on two forces—citizen engagement and transparency—that hold the key to solving government failures by shaping how political markets function. Citizens are not only queueing at voting booths, but are also taking to the streets and using diverse media to pressure, sanction and select the leaders who wield power within government, including by entering as contenders for leadership. This political engagement can function in highly nuanced ways within the same formal institutional context and across the political spectrum, from autocracies to democracies. Unhealthy political engagement, when leaders are selected and sanctioned on the basis of their provision of private benefits rather than public goods, gives rise to government failures. The solutions to these failures lie in fostering healthy political engagement within any institutional context, and not in circumventing or suppressing it. Transparency, which is citizen access to publicly available information about the actions of those in government, and the consequences of these actions, can play a crucial role by nourishing political engagement.

Download or read book CITIZENS PERCEPTION AND USE OF GOVERNMENTAL TRANSPARENCY written by Michael Seavers and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the past few decades, governmental transparency has become a hot topic within public administration. However, very limited quantitative research has been conducted questioning if governmental transparency, or at least a citizens perception or use of governmental transparency, is beneficial for governmental agencies and its citizens. Ultimately, this dissertations goal is to add to a very limited set of U.S. public administration transparency literature. To achieve this goal, this dissertation first analyzes current governmental transparency publications and research focusing on specific relationships between a citizens perception and use of governmental transparency, public trust in government, and public participation. To test these relationships, a 2009 survey conducted by the Princeton Survey Research Associates International for the Pew Internet and American Life Project is used. With this robust data set, this research study finds that a relationship between governmental transparency perception and a citizens trust in government does exist, but the relationship is extremely weak in a negative direction (transparency pessimism). Furthermore, a relationship between governmental transparency perception and a citizens participation in government also exists, but the relationship is also extremely weak in a negative direction. The key finding in this research is that a statistical significant, positive relationship exists between governmental transparency use and citizen participation. Higher governmental transparency use leads to increases in citizen participation. Public administers should be aware of this relationship to enhance overall public participation in government. When publishing governmental transparency data, a public administrator must know their audience since, as this research reveals, governmental transparency is a driver to citizen participation.

Download or read book Innovative Citizen Participation and New Democratic Institutions Catching the Deliberative Wave written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-10 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public authorities from all levels of government increasingly turn to Citizens' Assemblies, Juries, Panels and other representative deliberative processes to tackle complex policy problems ranging from climate change to infrastructure investment decisions. They convene groups of people representing a wide cross-section of society for at least one full day – and often much longer – to learn, deliberate, and develop collective recommendations that consider the complexities and compromises required for solving multifaceted public issues.

Download or read book Active Citizen Participation in E Government A Global Perspective written by Manoharan, Aroon and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book focuses on the issues and challenges involving adoption and implementation of online civic engagement initiatives globally and will serve as a valuable guide to governments in their efforts to enable active citizen participation"--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book Open Government written by Mila Gascó-Hernández and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-02-21 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Open Government Fostering Dialogue with Civil Society written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2003-12-11 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how to build robust legal, institutional and policy frameworks for access to information, consultation and public participation in policy-making.

Download or read book Lobbyists Governments and Public Trust Volume 3 Implementing the OECD Principles for Transparency and Integrity in Lobbying written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-27 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report takes stock of progress made in implementing the 2010 Recommendation on Principles for Transparency and Integrity in Lobbying – the only international instrument addressing major risks in the public decision-making process related to lobbying.

Download or read book Transparency in Government Operations written by Mr.J. D. Craig and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1998-02-03 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transparency in government operations is widely regarded as an important precondition for macroeconomic fiscal sustainability, good governance, and overall fiscal rectitude. Notably, the Interim Committee, at its April and September 1996 meetings, stressed the need for greater fiscal transparency. Prompted by these concerns, this paper represents a first attempt to address many of the aspects of transparency in government operations. It provides an overview of major issues in fiscal transparency and examines the IMF's role in promoting transparency in government operations.

Download or read book Opening Government written by John Wanna and published by ANU Press. This book was released on 2018-04-23 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transparency and citizen engagement remain essential to good government and sound public policy. Indeed, they may well be the key to restoring trust in government itself, currently at an all-time low in Australia. It is ironic, then, that this has occurred at a time when the technological potential for information dissemination and interaction has never been greater. Opening Government: Transparency and Engagement in the Information Age explores new horizons and scenarios for better governance in the context of the new information age, focusing on the potentials and pitfalls for governments (and governance more broadly) operating in the new, information-rich environment. Its contributors, a range of international and Australian governance academics and practitioners, ask what are the challenges to our governing traditions and practices in the new information age, and where can better outcomes be expected using future technologies. They explore the fundamental ambiguities extant in opening up government, with governments intending to become far more transparent in providing information and in information sharing, but also more motivated to engage with other data sources, data systems and social technologies.

Download or read book E Governance and Civic Engagement Factors and Determinants of E Democracy written by Manoharan, Aroon and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2011-10-31 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Thia book examines how e-government facilitates online public reporting, two-way communication and debate, online citizen participation in decision-making, and citizen satisfaction with e-governance"--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book Citizens as Partners Information Consultation and Public Participation in Policy Making written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2001-10-11 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines a wide range of country experiences, offers examples of good practice, highlights innovative approaches and identifies promising tools (including new information technologies)for engaging citizens in policy making. It proposes a set of ten guiding principles.

Download or read book Building Trust in Government written by G. Shabbir Cheema and published by UN. This book was released on 2010 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ability of governments and the global community to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, ensure security, and promote adherence to basic standards of human rights depends on people's trust in their government. However, public trust in government and political institutions has been declining in both developing and developed countries in the new millennium. One of the challenges in promoting trust in government is to engage citizens, especially the marginalized groups and the poor, into the policy process to ensure that governance is truly representative, participatory, and benefits all.

Download or read book OECD Studies on Public Engagement Focus on Citizens Public Engagement for Better Policy and Services written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06-19 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides information on government performance in fostering open and inclusive policy making in 25 countries.

Download or read book Citizen Trust of Government in the Context of Citizen centered Administration written by Xiang Yao and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing primarily on rational choice theory, the principal-agent model, deliberative democracy theory, and social capital theory, this study empirically investigates how local government administration performance, information transparency and technology, citizen participation in local governance, and individual-level social capital affect government trustworthiness; what roles that administration performance plays between citizen trust and other proposed predictors; and whether local government managerial process influences state and federal government credibility. Cross-sectional online citizen survey was employed to administer questionnaires to CivicPanel registered members in July 2013. Using data from 528 valid responses, structural equation model and descriptive statistics reveal that (a) average government trustworthiness is relatively low throughout local, state, and federal levels, and decreases from local to state to federal government; (b) high administration performance, adoption of social media or electronic subscription to distribute information, and variety of citizen participation avenues boost government trustworthiness; however, the more citizens are involved in community activities or associations, the less they trust in government; (c) reliable government information disclosure and high levels of interpersonal trust with other people directly contribute to citizen confidence in government and indirectly affect government trustworthiness through facilitating administration performance; (d) stability of the e-government system and the true influences of participation on policy making are positively associated with administration performance, which promotes government trustworthiness; (e) older people, females, and Democrats tend to have less trust in government; and (f) local government managerial process indeed has effects on state and federal government trustworthiness. Thus the determinants of government trustworthiness are multi-dimensional, with administration performance being pivotal. Also, a joint Outcome-Process perspective is essential for a complete picture of government trustworthiness. To achieve a satisfactory level of citizen trust in government, politicians and administrators should seek a balance between citizen-centered value and institutional performance. The study indicates a need to develop collaborative administration from passive responsiveness to genuinely involving citizens and cross-government agencies in policy making and implementation. Information technology plays a key role in shaping citizen trust in government, and information technology should not only deliver managerial efficiency but also play a role in promoting democracy, e-participation, and e-governance.

Download or read book Public Sector Transparency and Accountability Making it Happen written by Organisation of American States and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2002-09-12 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication presents the papers discussed at the Latin American Forum on Ensuring Transparency and Accountability in the Public Sector that took place on 5-6 December 2001. The Forum approved policy recommendations that reflect the shared experience of Member countries of the OECD and the OAS.