Open government experiences and learnings: A systematic literature review

Abstract

Open Government emerges as an alternative to improve governance by promoting the active participation of citizens to identify their needs and alternative solutions, as well as to promote their oversight role in the fight against corruption. The Open Government Partnership was created in 2011 with the aim of promoting this philosophy and currently brings together 75 countries and 104 local governments. Its members are committed to working in a coordinated manner on the pillars that support the philosophy of the alliance: Transparency, Participation and Collaboration; however, what has been the progress? What has been achieved? And what lessons have been learned? This research, a systematic literature review, summarizes 38 scientific articles obtained from Scopus that describe experiences of this paradigm carried out in different countries to finally present the conclusions of these initiatives and the lessons learned. The conclusions are that information technology, when properly regulated, is an important factor for implementing Open Government, as well as an excellent tool in the fight against corruption and for legitimizing political action. The choice of research used was the result of a selection process that began with 619 documents; the Netherlands, the United States and the United Kingdom were the countries with the greatest contributions.