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Hack, Mash & Peer: Crowdsourcing Government Transparency, Jerry Brito
Hack, Mash & Peer: Crowdsourcing Government Transparency, Jerry Brito
Jerry Brito
Hack, Mash & Peer: Crowdsourcing Government Transparency
JERRY BRITO George Mason University - Mercatus Center - Regulatory Studies Program October 21, 2007
Abstract: In order to hold government accountable for its actions, citizens must know what those actions are. To that end, they must insist that government act openly and transparently to the greatest extent possible. In the Twenty- First Century, this entails making its data available online and easy to access. If government data is made available online in useful and flexible formats, citizens will be able to utilize modern Internet tools to shed light on government activities. Such …