Lemieux, Victoria L.2015-08-192015-08-192015-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22496Many 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-USCC BY 3.0 IGOPUBLIC OFFICIALSELECTRONIC RECORDSRECORDS MANAGEMENT POLICIESCOMMUNITIESPUBLIC INTERESTE-MAILDEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITYANALOGDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMDIGITAL ERAINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYFREEDOM OF INFORMATION LEGISLATIONPOLICY FRAMEWORKPORTALSE-GOVSTRATEGIC FRAMEWORKPUBLIC SECTORGOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT EFFICIENCYGOVERNMENT OFFICIALSDIGITALIZATIONINFORMATIONPUBLIC SERVICESE-PROCUREMENTE- GOVERNANCERECORD KEEPINGNATIONAL PRIORITYELECTRONIC GOVERNMENTNATIONAL GOVERNMENTSSYSTEME-SERVICESCOMPUTER SYSTEMSINFORMATION SYSTEMSCOMPONENTSE-GOVERNMENTCOMPUTERSYSTEMS ANALYSTSINFORMATION DISCLOSURECONTENT MANAGEMENTHARDWARENEW TECHNOLOGIESDIGITALCOMPUTERSPROGRAMMINGINFORMATION SERVICESE-GOVERNMENT AGENDACITIZEN PARTICIPATIONDEVELOPMENT OF E-GOVERNMENTTRUST IN GOVERNMENTDIGITAL WORLDFILESPUBLIC ACCESS TO GOVERNMENTE-GOVERNMENT INITIATIVESAUTOMATIONLOCAL GOVERNMENTPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEWLEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKSGOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCYWEBSITESDIGITAL TECHNOLOGIESSERVICE DELIVERYGOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITYE- GOVERNMENTDATABASESELECTRONIC MEDIADIGITAL RIGHTSGOVERNMENT PORTALSDIGITAL DIVIDEACCESS TO INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGYPUBLIC SERVANTSKNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENTPUBLIC ORGANIZATIONSRECORDS MANAGEMENTCOMPUTINGUSABILITYTRANSPARENCYELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONSE-GOVERNMENT STRATEGIESOPEN GOVERNMENTSOFTWAREDIGITAL INFORMATIONBASICDELIVERY OF SERVICESREGISTRY SYSTEMSACCESSIBILITYMETADATASYSTEMSTEXT MESSAGINGEFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATIONGOVERNMENT INFORMATION QUARTERLYDECISION MAKINGINFORMATION EXCHANGEELECTRONIC DOCUMENTSELECTRONIC FORMIMAGINGCITIZEN ENGAGEMENTINTERNETMEDIAPOLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITYPUBLIC AGENCIESCOMPUTER APPLICATIONSGOVERNMENT AGENCIESFREEDOM OF INFORMATIONSECURITYTECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTUREENGINEERINGPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONDIGITAL GOVERNANCEMESSAGINGSTORAGE MEDIADISCUSSION FORUMDIGITAL SYSTEMSITWEBSITENEW TECHNOLOGYATPUBLIC ACCESSGOVERNMENT INFORMATIONACCESS TO INFORMATION LAWSPUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITYPUBLIC RECORDS MANAGEMENTINFORMATION SOCIETYTECHNOLOGIESEGOVERNMENTE‐GOVERNMENTDEMOCRATIC PROCESSESHTMLSTORAGEWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/22496