Transparency as a key principle of Open Government

Authors

  • Daniel José Silva Oliveira Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Ivan Beck Ckagnazaroff Centro de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21118/apgs.v14i3.13300

Abstract

Objective: Identify the various ways of classifying public transparency and discuss which of its characteristics are consideredadequate as open government principle.

Teoretical framework: ?e study discusses the public transparency concept, its multiple faces and characteristics as opengovernment principle.

Methodology: teoretical essay based on the articulation of concepts and approaches that delimit transparency as a key principleof open government.

Results: In open government context, transparency goes beyond the publication of fiscal information, as the public must have easyand unrestricted access to information about government activities, decisions and performance, meeting open data requirements.

Originality: the study aims to narrow the theoretical gap resulting from the scarcity of research that deepens the discussion onthe characteristics of open government principles. In the literature on open government, transparency and other of its principleshave been treated only superficially.

Theoretical and practical contributions: this essay presents a theoretical contribution to the concept and ways of classifyingpublic transparency, in addition to providing dimensions and categories for its analysis from the open government perspective.

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Author Biography

Ivan Beck Ckagnazaroff, Centro de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Doutor pelo Doctoral Programme Aston Business School – Aston University; Professor Titular do Departamento de Ciências Administrativas e do Centro de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisas em Administração (CEPEAD) da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG).

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Published

2022-07-22

How to Cite

Oliveira, D. J. S., & Ckagnazaroff, I. B. (2022). Transparency as a key principle of Open Government. Administração Pública E Gestão Social, 14(3). https://doi.org/10.21118/apgs.v14i3.13300

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Julho-setembro 2022: 14(3)

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