HOW DO OGD INITIATIVES AFFECT TRANSPARENCY? A POST-ANALYSIS ON DEVELOPED INDICES

Open Government Data (OGD) refers to the datasets pertaining to the structural, functional and operational dimensions of government bodies and are available freely (in most cases) via dedicated web portals in machine-processable formats with government-mandated open license. OGD is available across multifarious domains like climate, energy, education, transport, finance, and a humungous set of sectors where the government operates (Janssen, 2011). As an advanced stage of e-government (electronic government) where the impetus is on citizen collaboration and participation in administration, OGD initiatives seek to refurbish public service delivery with this novel administrative innovation (Vetro et al., 2016). The launch of OGD initiatives by the governments around the globe is a phenomenal action in several countries. OGD is re-used by diverse set of stakeholders (academia, professionals, businesses, non-governmental organizations, and the like) for value creation and innovation. OGD is also known to bring about economic growth (Attard et al., 2015). Nonetheless, one of the main goals of any OGD initiative is to improve transparency of and trust on governmental operations and decisions (Gonzalvez-Gallego et al., 2020).