A review on open government and democracy

The idea of open government, which has been extensively pushed in recent years, promises a wider vision than e-government, with the goal of radically transforming governments to become more transparent, participatory, and collaborative. Unfortunately, this hasn't made a substantial difference in a number of basic e-government issues. One issue is that the underlying democratic philosophy is seldom articulated properly. As a result, in this article, we've created a framework for analyzing open government from a democratic standpoint, as well as a look at the research basis for open government and the kinds of research that are currently lacking. From 2009 to 2013, we looked at the concept of democracy in peer-reviewed publications on open government, concentrating on discussions of certain basic problems and the types of remedies proposed. We discovered that, despite seeming noble intentions and considerable rhetoric, there seems to be a dearth of appropriate instruments for public debate and representation in any meaningful way. The following are two key points to consider: I the rhetoric in the dominant discourse supports the Obama administration's concept of open government, which is defined as transparency, participation, and collaboration; however, in practice, the focus is primarily on transparency and information exchange, ignoring fundamental democratic issues such as participation and collaboration; and (ii) the rhetoric in the dominant discourse supports the Obama administration's concept of open government, which is defined as transparency, participation, and collaboration.