Opening Government : Transparency and Engagement in the Information Age.

Intro -- Abbreviations -- Contributors -- Introduction -- 1. Opening government: Transparency and engagement in the information age -- Part 1: Governing in the information age towards better accountability -- 2. Shaping democratic outcomes in the information age -- 3. Government as a platform -- 4. Are we there yet? Government online: Lessons from New Zealand -- 5. Trans-Tasman perspectives on transparency in decision-making: A view from Australia -- 6. Trans-Tasman perspectives on transparency in decision-making: A view from New Zealand -- 7. Did community consultation cruel climate change? -- Part 2: Building trust through civic engagement -- 8. Transparency, trust and public value -- 9. More than just a five-minute conversation: A case study in civic engagement from Germany -- 10. We hear you! Case studies in authentic civic engagement from the City of Melbourne -- 11. Innovation and empowerment in Finland: How citizens and technology are reshaping government through crowdsourcing -- Part 3: Transparency and data management -- 12. Harnessing big data: A tsunami of transformation -- 13. Government online: Are we there yet? -- 14. Realising the potential of big data -- 15. Digital strangers, digital natives: Challenging the norm to create Change@SouthAustralia.

Transparency and citizen engagement remain essential to good government and public policy. Indeed, they may well be the key to restoring trust in government, at an all-time low in Australia. It is ironic, then, that this has occurred at a time when the technological potential for information dissemination and interaction has never been greater.

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