Crowd-sourcing transparency: ICTs, social media, and government transparency initiatives

Abstract

Many nations have embraced information and communication technologies (ICTs) as a means to increase government transparency and to reduce corruption. The latter goal has received a considerable amount of emphasis in newer applications of ICTs by certain governments. The use of social media is a central part of some of these more recent transparency and anti-corruption initiatives. This paper examines ways in which governments build social media into transparency and anti-corruption ICTs -- particularly e-government functions -- linking specific media with example initiatives. In addition, the paper discusses ways in citizens have used the same social media to monitor government activities.

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