The term “open government” is frequently used in practice and science. Since President
Obama's Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies in March …

Open government aims, among others, at improving engagement of citizens in public sector
activities. To realize this potential, we need to understand citizens' motivations to engage in …

In recent years, public sector organizations have increasingly focused on citizen contribution
by adopting instruments known from open innovation. By collaborating with the periphery …

This article highlights the importance of a dialogic relationship between government and
society in the effort to build more participatory service system innovations. The idea of …

By using information and communications technologies, public administration encourages
external actors to get involved in governmental activities once performed by civil servants …

Purpose Governments all over the world have implemented citizensourcing initiatives to
integrate citizens into decision-making processes. A more participative decision-making …

The study finds that open government does not only have effect on economic prosperity, but
on social capital and environment through the mechanisms of Rule of Law and Control of …

Sustainability as a global challenge concerns actors across organizational and national
boundaries. Meeting the complexity of the sustainability challenge requires collaboration …

Citizen engagement is seen as a way to address a range of societal challenges, fiscal
constraints, as well as wicked problems, and increasing public participation in political …

Developed and developing nations are increasingly focused on implementing Digital Open
Government (DOG) systems with the purpose of fostering community engagement, citizen …