Open AccessWhy some governments are ‘less’ open: Sketching out Models of Information Management
Author(s) -
Mary Francoli
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
ejournal of edemocracy and open government
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2075-9517
DOI - 10.29379/jedem.v3i2.65
Subject(s) - open government , bureaucracy , government (linguistics) , politics , control (management) , business , public administration , open data , public relations , process management , knowledge management , public economics , computer science , political science , economics , world wide web , artificial intelligence , linguistics , philosophy , law
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.