Alegre, AlanLapuz, FelixTuaño, Philip2012-02-242012-02-242011http://hdl.handle.net/10625/48363This 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”.Text1 digital file (14 p.)enINDEXE-GOVERNANCEOPENNESSACCESSINFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)OPEN E-GOVERNANCE INDEXOPEN GOVERNMENTCIVIL SOCIETYHONG KONG, CHINAPAKISTANPHILIPPINESTHAILANDINTERNETINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYDEMOCRACYGOVERNANCEFREEDOM OF INFORMATIONOpenness, access, and governance in Asian "Network Societies" : developing an open governance index; final technical reportFinal Technical Report