Digital transparency and the usefulness for open government

Matheus, Ricardo; Faber, Roel; Ismagilova, Ellie; Janssen, Marijn

doi:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2023.102690

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Digital transparency and the usefulness for open government

Ricardo Matheus, Roel Faber

, Ellie Ismagilova

, Marijn Janssen

International Journal of Information Management, Volume: 73, Start page: 102690

Swansea University Author: Ellie Ismagilova

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Open Government efforts are criticized for providing limited value. Instead of looking at a value, we investigate the usefulness of web-based open government portals and apps. Specifically, we investigated the relationship between digital transparency and usefulness. We analyzed perceived digital tr...

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Digital transparency and the usefulness for open government

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