Federal government unveils modest transparency initiative.

Transparency in the portals of Brazilian Federal Government: The cases of E-procurement Portal and Transparency Portal

What are the possibilities of promoting transparency in the Federal Brazilian Government Portals? The objective of this research is to discover what possibilities exist to promote transparency in the Federal Brazilian Government Portals: ComprasNet (E-procurement Portal) and Transparency Portal. The methodology used was: 1) a literature review about egovernment, transparency and the relationshi...

Federal government unveils patient-oriented research strategy.

A framework for interpreting social media interactions in the public sector

Social media applications are extending the information and communication technology landscape in the public sector and are used to increase government transparency, participation and collaboration in the U.S. federal government. The success, impact and performance of these new forms of bi directional and networked interactions can provide insights to understand compliance with the mandate of t...

CMAJ 2011 election survey: transparency.

criticized for the systemic secrecy in which it shrouds critical health data and decisionmaking processes, and recent forays into “open government” have done little to unlock that black box. While the United States and United Kingdom, among other countries, have introduced sweeping measures to improve public access to health data and regulatory processes, health experts argue Canada has “harmon...

Validating a Normative Framework for Federal eGovernment: Preliminary Results

E-government has been identified as the next major application of information systems to fundamentally alter how U.S. federal agencies interact with the public. Through a strategy published by the Office of Management and Budget, federal agencies are formulating and executing plans to realize the many expected benefits from e-government. It is not clear, though, whether there is either a normat...