Governments from all over the world have acknowledged the need for becoming more open. Open and accountable governance is considered as the very foundation of a democracy. Therefore, mechanisms for ensuring effective public oversight are paramount. This requires openness, or the opening of government. ‘Open government’ efforts are about opening the black-box by creating transparency and stimulating engagement with citizens and businesses to make clear what is going on inside the government, but also to influence what is going on.

All course-related information has been summarized in our syllabus. You can download it by clicking on the following link: Course syllabus Open Government