scholarly journals Public information strategies: Making government information available to citizens

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (1,2) ◽  
pp. 31-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Meijer ◽  
Marcel Thaens
Keyword(s):  
Public Information ◽  
Government Information ◽  
Information Strategies

scholarly journals The COVID-19-crisis and the information polity: An overview of responses and discussions in twenty-one countries from six continents

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-274
Author(s):  
Albert Meijer ◽  
C. William R. Webster ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Government Information ◽  
Digital Services ◽  
Information Strategies ◽  
The World

Governments around the world are utilizing data and information systems to manage the COVID-19-crisis. To obtain an overview of all these efforts, this global report presents the expert reports of 21 countries regarding the relation between the COVID-19-crisis and the information polity. A comparative analysis of these reports highlights that governments focus on strengthening six functions: management of information for crisis management, publishing public information for citizens, providing digital services to citizens, monitoring citizens in public space, facilitating information exchange between citizens and developing innovative responses to COVID-19. The comparative overview of information responses to the COVID-19-crisis shows that these responses cannot only be studied from a rational perspective on government information strategies but need to be studied as political and symbolic interventions.

Public Information Strategies

1995 ◽  
Vol 62 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 107-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Waldahl
Keyword(s):  
Public Information ◽  
Information Strategies

Congressional Concerns Over Partisanship and a Lack of Professional Independence: Critical Junctures and the Evolution of U.S. Government Information Agencies

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 164-233
Author(s):  
Murendehle Mulheva Juwayeyi
Keyword(s):  
Public Information ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
Government Information ◽  
Global Media ◽  
Voice Of America ◽  
Critical Junctures ◽  
The Government ◽  
Professional Independence ◽  
The Voice

The nomination by Pres. Donald J. Trump of Michael Pack as the Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the agency that oversees the Voice of America (VOA) and other civilian international broadcasters, was politically controversial. Democratic senators feared that if confirmed, Pack would pursue a partisan political agenda through the broadcasters because he was a known associate of President Trump’s former chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon. This study shows that fears that a president could use government agencies to advance a partisan political agenda emerged long ago when the government first started establishing information agencies, such as the Committee on Public Information (CPI) and the Office of War Information (OWI). Such fears are likely to continue.

Social media for government information dissemination: content, characteristics and civic engagement

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gal Yavetz ◽  
Noa Aharony
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
National Study ◽  
Government Information ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Information Strategies ◽  
Israeli Government ◽  
Government Websites ◽  
Facebook Pages

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the information distributed on social media by government ministries. In addition, this study seeks to categorize and identify the characteristics of the highest engaging government social media posts.Design/methodology/approachThis article is based on content analysis to examine the work of Israeli government ministries on Facebook. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze 6,292 posts posted over a six-month period, and a sample of 230 of the most popular posts was analyzed qualitatively.FindingsFindings indicate that government ministries primarily direct and link to internal Facebook pages, with few, if any, referrals to official government websites. In addition, the types of content that generate the highest levels of engagement are classified as operations and events or symbolic acts (e.g. greetings or condolences) and are containing visual content as photos or video clips.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the literature on the topic in several ways. First, it presents findings from a cross-national study of government authorities and organizations that operate and serve diverse populations in a multicultural country. Second, this study presents a novel examination of information strategies by government organizations with focusing on the characteristics of links, media types, content and posting frequency.

scholarly journals Win-stay, lose-switch and public information strategies for patch fidelity of songbirds with rare extra-pair paternity

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Campomizzi ◽  
Michael L. Morrison ◽  
J. Andrew DeWoody ◽  
Shannon L. Farrell ◽  
R. Neal Wilkins
Keyword(s):  
Public Information ◽  
Extra Pair Paternity ◽  
Information Strategies

Public Information Directive (PSI) implementation in two Swedish municipalities

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Proscovia Svärd
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
Information Management ◽  
General Public ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Government Information ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Government Development

Purpose This paper examines the implementation of the Public Sector Information (PSI) directive in two Swedish municipalities amidst a changing information management landscape impacted by e-government development. Government information is currently looked upon as a “gold mine” and “raw material” to be explored by interested parties. The PSI directive grants European citizens a right to access government information flows (PSI) in order to develop new electronic services. The Swedish government implemented its PSI directive in July 2010. Swedish municipalities have to embrace the directive and make the PSI available to the general public. The literature review highlighted a number of critical issues that should be addressed if PSI initiatives are to succeed. This study revealed that the two municipalities had different resource capacities, and the levels of e-government development varied. This meant that the implementation of the PSI directive also varied. The bigger municipality with a bigger budget had implemented the PSI directive and was publishing data sets on its website, while the smaller municipality with a smaller budget only published a few documents. This paper, therefore, argues that the municipalities should have the same capacity if the PSI is to be a democratic endeavor to serve all citizens. Good quality PSI will also require the municipalities to embrace a records and information continua thinking, which highlights the necessity to proactively and holistically manage the information for pluralization in different contexts. Design/methodology/approach This paper builds on interviews that were conducted with four municipal officers. The number of respondents is quite small because the focus was specifically on people who were responsible for the implementation of the PSI directive in the municipalities. The respondents were identified through their fellow colleagues and they also recommended each other. Pickard refers to this kind of approach as a snow-bowling approach. Through interviews and observation, one participant advises on issues that need further inquiry and, hence, directs the researcher to another person who might offer more answers. A general interview guide approach was used to solicit answers to issues such as the implementation of the PSI directive, guidelines for PSI publication, if terms such as big data and open data were being used in the municipalities, if the municipalities had an information governance plan and how it was understood, if the information systems were well aligned to meet with the requirements of the PSI directive, how e-government development affected information management and information security and if the municipalities had information security guidelines. Findings The Swedish government requires its administrations to engage in e-government development. This development has led to increased amounts of information that the municipalities have to effectively manage and make available to the general public. However, the municipalities operate under different conditions. Municipalities that are financially stronger are better placed to invest in measures that will lead to better quality PSI. All municipalities are, however, expected to implement the PSI directive. The two municipalities that were the subjects of this study had different information management environments and the capacity to invest in information management systems that would facilitate the management of their information resources. The budgetary constraints faced by smaller municipalities might impact the implementation of the PSI directive and, hence, hinder the publication of the PSI. e-Government is meant to be an inclusive project, and the PSI is meant for all citizens with innovative ideas. There is a risk that citizens who belong to poorer municipalities might not be equally privileged compared to those living in resourceful municipalities. This poses a democratic challenge that should concern all people interested in an open and inclusive society. Originality/value Little research has so far been published on the implementation process of the PSI directive. The discourses that have started to emerge discuss the challenges of open data without paying much attention to the creation, capture and the management aspects of the PSI. The originality of this paper, therefore, lies in the application of the records and information continua thinking, which highlights dimensions that enhance information management and the democratic challenges that will be caused by the data divide, as municipalities have different capabilities when it comes to the publication of the PSI.

scholarly journals A implantação da lei de acesso à informação pública e a gestão da informação arquivística governamental │ Access to Public Information Act: implementation and the management of government archival information

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
José Maria Jardim
Keyword(s):  
Information Access ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Executive Branch ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Government Information ◽  
Regulatory Processes ◽  
Distrito Federal ◽  
Social Use ◽  
Almost All

Resumo São identificados e analisados aspectos relativos à implantação da Lei de Acesso à Informação Pública - LAI (Lei no 12.527, de 18 de novembro de 2011), considerando-se a sua regulamentação nos Poderes Executivos Federal, de 15 Estados e do Distrito Federal até 16 de junho de 2013. A natureza da informação arquivística, o seu uso social e a função dos arquivos no Estado contemporâneo são referências teóricas à análise. Os dispositivos legais regulamentadores da LAI são analisados em termos das suas categorias conceituais, especialmente do ponto de vista arquivístico. É também observada a presença/ausência das instituições arquivísticas nas diversas arquiteturas de gestão da LAI nos vários cenários de administrações públicas federal e estadual. Exceções à parte, as conexões entre as políticas públicas de acesso à informação e as políticas arquivísticas são ainda insuficientes. Conclui-se que o papel das instituições e serviços arquivísticos públicos é, na quase totalidade dos casos analisados, periférico ou inexistente nos processos de regulamentação da LAI.Palavras-chave Lei de Acesso à Informação, Acesso à Informação Governamental, Políticas Arquivísticas, Gestão de Documentos, Administração de Arquivos, Uso social da Informação.Abstract This study addresses several aspects related to the implementation of the Access to Public Information Act - LAI (Law 12.527 of November 18, 2011). The research adopted as references for analysis the regulation of LAI in the Federal Executive Branch, 15 State Governments and that of the Federal District approved up to June 16, 2013. The nature of archival information, its use and the social function of archives in the contemporary state are theoretical references. The analysis of various LAI regulations emphasized their conceptual categories related to archives. The research examined the presence or absence of archival services and institutions in the various structures of management of LAI regulations. Exceptions aside, the connections between public policies on information access and archival policies are still insufficient. This study concludesthat the role of archival institutions and services is, in almost all cases analyzed, peripheral or non-existent within the regulatory processes of LAI.Keywords Access to Public Information Act, Access to Government Information, Archival Policies, Records Managements, Archival Administration, Social Use of Information

scholarly journals Strategical communication as a method

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 19-37
Author(s):  
Pål B. Horsle
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Information Policy ◽  
Government Information ◽  
Strategic Communications ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
The Public ◽  
Selection Of

This article presents a way of thinking and planning strategic communications step by step. But even though the term step is used, the process must not always follow the sequence shown here. Often it may be necessary to go backwards and forwards to adjust the steps in relation to each other. This applies not least to the choice of target groups, the determination of sub-objectives, the selection of the main procedures and the level of ambition. But regardless of the sequence, no step should be omitted. The overall focus is effectiveness in order to what extent objectives is reached. This article is based upon my experience and as responsible for exercising approximately 50 strategies primarily within the public sector, in addition to use of The Norwegian Central Government Information Policy. Which is as a fact the only public information policy in the whole world which is implemented. Of this reason this article could be interpreted rather normative than empirical theoretic.

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