More evidence suggesting that the link between transparency/open data and trust in government institutions is not as straightforward as typically assumed by open government advocates - quite the opposite, in fact: “Based on two rounds of online survey experiments conducted in the U.S., the findings reveal that exposure to open government data is associated with decreased perceived self-efficacy, resulting in lower confidence in participating in public affairs”
The link between open data and trust in government is weaker than we assumed
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Written by Tiago C. Peixoto. No agents involved – this predates the machinery. It first appeared on LinkedIn on October 25, 2024, and is reproduced here. Found an error? Tell me – corrections are logged.