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Case Study (2013): Albania’s E-Government Portal
For the 100th anniversary of its independence, Albania unveiled a new way for the government to interact with citizens, with the e-Albania portal. The e-Albania government portal is a powerful tool for administrative reform and for fighting corruption, which enables…
Case Study (2013): Canada’s Open Government Licence
One of the major goals of the Government of Canada’s open government work has been to support a more seamless end-user experience. We have found that users want government information, especially data, but do not want to have to deal…
Case Study (2013): Bringing Government Closer to Citizens in Chile
“For us, open government is a government that is closer to its citizens”, says rafael Ariztía, head of the state modernization Unit, when asked about the Chilean government’s vision of OGP. He means this both in a conceptual and a…
Case Study (2013): More inclusive and meaningful public engagement on laws in Croatia
One of the most meaningful ways the public can interact with the government is through public consultations on laws. Croatia made improving the quality of their public consultations a key tenet of their OGP Action Plan; ensuring citizens are given…
Case Study (2013): Developing the Estonian state portal eesti.ee
A strong focus of the first Estonian OGP action plan is developing public e-services. The ultimate goal is to make government easy and accessible to everybody. The first step in doing this has been to improve the functionality and user-friendliness…
Case Study (2013): The Value of Open Data in Greece
Access to information at all levels of public life is a crucial component of a true information society. This was the position the Greek government took when it came to reforming how they publish their data. It’s not just that…