Over the last decade an increasing number of citizens around the world have demanded that their fundamental right to engage in policy making and policy implementation be recognized and that their governments become more transparent and accountable. Responding to recognition of the rights of citizens, governments across the world have embraced the concept of ‘Open Government’ including three core elements: transparency, participation, and collaboration. Thus open government has become a major trend in Public Sector Reform.
Section 1. What is open government data? -- Section 2. Design of an open government data strategy -- Section 3. Implementation, monitoring and evaluation -- Section 4. Sustaining the open data ecosystem -- Annex 1. Open government data readiness assessment -- Annex 2. Data platforms -- Annex 3. Data and file formats.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-104).