Openness, access, and governance in Asian "Network Societies" : developing an open governance index; final technical report

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2011

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Foundation for Media Alternatives, Quezon City, PH

Abstract

This ICT index measures the extent of civil society groups’ utilization of ICTs measured against the extent of the ‘openness’ of the social and political environment. In each country, Thailand, India, Pakistan and the Philippines, a team of researchers undertook activities to map national level indicators related to project objectives: a) to further understand democratic e-governance, particularly through developing the discourse of “Open E- Governance”; b) to develop policy on ICT and governance, and engage policy stakeholders directly around the notions of “Open Governance”; and c) to develop a concrete resource for citizens/individuals, groups/non-government organizations to engage policymakers on “Open E-Governance”.

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INDEX, E-GOVERNANCE, OPENNESS, ACCESS, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT), OPEN E-GOVERNANCE INDEX, OPEN GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY, HONG KONG, CHINA, PAKISTAN, PHILIPPINES, THAILAND, INTERNET, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, DEMOCRACY, GOVERNANCE, FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

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