The uncertain relationship between transparency and accountability

Fox, Jonathan

doi:10.1080/09614520701469955

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“…As Fox (2007) has argued, if the information is provided in a form that is "opaque"-not understandable or not actionable-then it is unlikely to result in behavioral change. We are unable to assess this condition with our survey data since we did not administer a test of comprehension, but our extensive qualitative research suggests that parents did seem to have a relatively good grasp of the assessment and the ideas for action.…”

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Does Information Lead to More Active Citizenship? Evidence from an Education Intervention in Rural Kenya

Lieberman¹,

Posner²,

Tsai³

2014

World Development

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Does Information Lead to More Active Citizenship? Evidence from an Education Intervention in Rural Kenya

Lieberman¹,

Posner²,

Tsai³

2014

World Development

166

115

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“…In an ideal world comparative simplicity would prevail, and transparency and accountability alike would be delivered (Fox, 2007). To achieve 'best practice' transparency in the mining sector, one option may be visual mapping (instead of lengthy reports) 2 to provide an embodiment of the pieces of the puzzle through the timeless adage; 'a picture is worth a thousand words'.…”

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Puzzled: Navigating extractive policy information jigsaws for best practice and transparency

McHenry

Morrison‐Saunders

Gorey

et al. 2015

The Extractive Industries and Society

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This viewpoint article was written in response to our attempt to explore mechanisms that promote financial 'transparency' in the minerals and energy extractives. We controversially forward our opinion that the trajectory of existing transparency mechanisms is likely to generate an obfuscating mass of disclosed information -not 'transparency'. Using a jigsaw analogy, we make a distinction between 'disclosure' and achieving the more challenging 'transparency': it is both being able to have the pieces (disclosure), and put them together to see the big picture. It is just as important to identify missing pieces of the puzzle to prevent selective disclosure. We critically analyse extractives financial policy, and provide an example where a 'best practice' mining securities policy has markedly advanced transparency in a major mining state. The policy substantially reduces government financial risk of a mining company default at no additional cost; reduces costs to industry around ten-fold; incentivises ongoing site rehabilitation; creates a fund for historical abandonments; and; sustains an impressive publically available information instrument of disturbed footprints and associated rehabilitation for every tenement at high precision on an annual basis. Yet, it still remains deficient in terms of transparency in particular aspects, of which we clarify and discuss."A lot of people never use their initiative because no-one told them to." -Banksy

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“…La transparencia en las instituciones del Estado se materializa a partir del acceso público a datos o información, esto es, al considerar la existencia o no de información y de sistemas que la producen, indicando lo que son, hacen, utilizan y producen las dependencias de gobierno o, incluso, sobre actos o productos de actores privados (Fox, 2007), por lo que esta debe arrojar luz sobre las normas, planes, procesos y acciones, asegurando que los funcionarios públicos actúan de forma visible y comprensible e informan sobre sus actividades, lo que implica que la sociedad pueda pedirles cuentas (Transparencia Internacional, 2017).…”

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“…Un mecanismo que se puede proponer es la transparencia activa, la cual se puede entender como la divulgación de información de una entidad acerca de sus procesos de toma de decisiones, procedimientos, funcionamiento y rendimiento, haciendo uso de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (Welch, 2012;Grimmelikhuijsen & Welch, 2012;Fox, 2007;Curtin & Meijer, 2006;Wong & Welch, 2004).…”

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Active transparency and its relationship with the sphere of government: the case of territorial public administrations in Colombia]

Católico-Segura¹,

Buitrago²,

Salle³

2018

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El objetivo de la investigación fue determinar el grado de transparencia activa en las administraciones públicas territoriales en Colombia y evaluar la influencia que puede tener el ámbito de gobierno en sus prácticas de divulgación de información. Se diseñó un índice de transparencia global (ITG), a partir de la información publicada en sus sitios web y se empleó el modelo de ANOVA para comprobar la existencia de diferencias entre este tipo de instituciones. Los resultados evidenciaron un grado medio en la transparencia activa y se encontró que no existen diferencias estadísticamente significativas en los resultados obtenidos entre alcaldías y gobernaciones, por lo que el ámbito de gobierno pareciera no ser un factor que influye en la divulgación de información.Palabras clave: Transparencia activa, divulgación de la información, administraciones públicas territoriales.AbstractThe objective is to determine the degree of active transparency in the territorial public administrations in Colombia and to evaluate the influence that the scope of government can have in its information disclosure practices. A global transparency index (ITG) was designed based on the information published on its websites and the ANOVA model was used to verify the existence of differences between this type of institutions. The results evidenced a medium degree in active transparency and it was found that there are no statistically significant differences in the results obtained between mayors and governorships, so that the government sphere seems not to be a factor that influences the disclosure of information.Keywords: Active transparency, disclosure of information, regional public administrations.ResumoO objetivo é determinar o grau de transparência ativa nas administrações públicas territoriais na Colômbia e a influência que o alcance do governo pode ter em suas práticas de divulgação de informações. Um índice de transparência global (ITG) foi projetado com base nas informações publicadas em seus sites e o modelo ANOVA foi utilizado para verificar a existência de diferenças entre esse tipo de instituições. Os resultados evidenciaram um grau médio de transparência ativa e verificou-se que existem diferenças estatisticamente significativas nos resultados obtidos entre o principal e governadores, que a esfera do governo parece ser um fator que influencia a divulgação da informação.Palavras-chave: Transparência ativa, divulgação de informações, administrações públicas regionais

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The uncertain relationship between transparency and accountability

Cited by 591 publications

References 17 publications

Does Information Lead to More Active Citizenship? Evidence from an Education Intervention in Rural Kenya

Does Information Lead to More Active Citizenship? Evidence from an Education Intervention in Rural Kenya

Puzzled: Navigating extractive policy information jigsaws for best practice and transparency

Active transparency and its relationship with the sphere of government: the case of territorial public administrations in Colombia]

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