Envisioning the future through e-transparency: Using OGD platforms to monitor government capacity in achieving policy goals

Author(s)

Przeybilovicz, Erico ^[1] ; Cunha, Maria Alexandra ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Escola Adm Empresas Sao Paulo, Av 9 Julho 2029, 11 Floor, BR-01313902 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: INFORMATION POLITY; v. 26, n. 1, p. 39-56, 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

In this study, a method was developed to allow a civil society organization to seek public budget information using open government data (OGD) available on platforms. Accordingly, an empirical study was conducted based on Design Science Research (DSR) to address how to monitor the future outcome of national education policy through e-transparency tools. The method designed, represented in a flowchart tool, revealed some aspects regarding the implications of e-transparency for the monitoring and projection of public policy accomplishment, identifying and addressing five constraints for the use of OGD platforms: granularity, traceability, correlation, accessibility, and usability. When monitoring is possible, civil society is interested in using the information to project the future outcomes of public policy rather than monitor the past, which creates a feature in envisioning the future public policy accomplishment. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/22960-1 - Smart governance of sustainable cities (smartgov)
• Grantee: Erico Przeybilovicz
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)