Information and communications technologies (ICTs) have revolutionized nearly every corner of our lives, and governments around the world are rapidly integrating these technologies to improve: transparency, accountability, collaboration, services, development, innovation, efficiency, and public participation in government. Though each has a slightly different meaning, government 2.0, e-government, open government, and open-source governance have become ambiguous terms to describe the transformational impact technology is having on the way governments can operate and serve and facilitate their constituents and stakeholders. Mobile technologies, application program interfaces (APIs), social media, big data analytics, geographic information systems (GIS), open government data (OGD), graphical user interfaces (GUIs), enterprise data management (EDM), and consistent standards for publishing data online have become foundations for a system of informing, engaging, and empowering government stakeholders. Access to open government data (OGD), new ICTs, and favorable government policies are, also, contributing to greater levels of e-participation in government: e-voting, e-consultation, e-decision-making, crowdsourcing, and open- or co-development. Commitments to using new ICTs to create more open, accountable, transparent, and participatory governments have been made around the world from local, national, and international governments and partnerships.
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