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One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward?: Does E-Government Make Governments in Developing Countries More Transparent and Accountable?

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dc.contributor.authorLemieux, Victoria L.
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-19T13:28:28Z
dc.date.available2015-08-19T13:28:28Z
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.description.abstractMany countries are in the process of transitioning from primarily paper-based administrative systems to digital systems through the application of information and communication technology (ICTs) as part of e-Government initiatives. Though much has been written about the positive power of technology and information to support greater transparency and accountability and, by extension, development, this paper discusses literature exploring the unintended consequences and downside risks for transparency and accountability associated with the way recorded information is produced and managed in digitally enabled developing country public sector contexts. The implications of these risks for implementation of right to information laws is discussed, and a call is made for further research and greater attention to the effects of ICT use in the public sector, especially in regard to digital records and information creation, use, management and preservation and effects upon the operation of transparency and accountability mechanisms.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24869414/one-step-forward-two-steps-backward-e-government-make-governments-developing-countries-more-transparent-accountable
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/22496
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22496
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesRight to information working paper series;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectPUBLIC OFFICIALS
dc.subjectELECTRONIC RECORDS
dc.subjectRECORDS MANAGEMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC INTEREST
dc.subjectE-MAIL
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectANALOG
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
dc.subjectDIGITAL ERA
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectFREEDOM OF INFORMATION LEGISLATION
dc.subjectPOLICY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectPORTALS
dc.subjectE-GOV
dc.subjectSTRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subjectDIGITALIZATION
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectE-PROCUREMENT
dc.subjectE- GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectRECORD KEEPING
dc.subjectNATIONAL PRIORITY
dc.subjectELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectSYSTEM
dc.subjectE-SERVICES
dc.subjectCOMPUTER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectCOMPONENTS
dc.subjectE-GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectCOMPUTER
dc.subjectSYSTEMS ANALYSTS
dc.subjectINFORMATION DISCLOSURE
dc.subjectCONTENT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectHARDWARE
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectDIGITAL
dc.subjectCOMPUTERS
dc.subjectPROGRAMMING
dc.subjectINFORMATION SERVICES
dc.subjectE-GOVERNMENT AGENDA
dc.subjectCITIZEN PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT OF E-GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectTRUST IN GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectDIGITAL WORLD
dc.subjectFILES
dc.subjectPUBLIC ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectE-GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
dc.subjectAUTOMATION
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
dc.subjectLEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectWEBSITES
dc.subjectDIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectE- GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectDATABASES
dc.subjectELECTRONIC MEDIA
dc.subjectDIGITAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT PORTALS
dc.subjectDIGITAL DIVIDE
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVANTS
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectRECORDS MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCOMPUTING
dc.subjectUSABILITY
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectE-GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectOPEN GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectSOFTWARE
dc.subjectDIGITAL INFORMATION
dc.subjectBASIC
dc.subjectDELIVERY OF SERVICES
dc.subjectREGISTRY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectMETADATA
dc.subjectSYSTEMS
dc.subjectTEXT MESSAGING
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT INFORMATION QUARTERLY
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectINFORMATION EXCHANGE
dc.subjectELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS
dc.subjectELECTRONIC FORM
dc.subjectIMAGING
dc.subjectCITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
dc.subjectINTERNET
dc.subjectMEDIA
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC AGENCIES
dc.subjectCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectFREEDOM OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectSECURITY
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectENGINEERING
dc.subjectPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectDIGITAL GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectMESSAGING
dc.subjectSTORAGE MEDIA
dc.subjectDISCUSSION FORUM
dc.subjectDIGITAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectIT
dc.subjectWEBSITE
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectAT
dc.subjectPUBLIC ACCESS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT INFORMATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION LAWS
dc.subjectPUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC RECORDS MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectINFORMATION SOCIETY
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectEGOVERNMENT
dc.subjectE‐GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC PROCESSES
dc.subjectHTML
dc.subjectSTORAGE
dc.titleOne Step Forward, Two Steps Backward?en
dc.title.subtitleDoes E-Government Make Governments in Developing Countries More Transparent and Accountable?en
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dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.date.disclosure2015-08-04
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:19:00.934360Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24869414/one-step-forward-two-steps-backward-e-government-make-governments-developing-countries-more-transparent-accountable
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
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okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicEducational Technology and Distance Learning
okr.topicGovernance::E-Government
okr.topicTechnology Industry
okr.topicIndustry
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.unitGOV GI-GS (GGOGS)
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