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		<title>Priceless? Estimating the cost of open government reforms</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2017/10/18/priceless-estimating-the-cost-of-open-government-reforms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2017 13:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Results for Development has just published &#8220;Priceless?&#8221;, a report commissioned by the World Bank that develops a new, practical framework for estimating the full (economic) costs of open government programs (full disclosure: I have been minimally involved with the project &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2017/10/18/priceless-estimating-the-cost-of-open-government-reforms/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>New IDS Journal – 9 Papers in Open Government</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2016/01/27/new-ids-journal-9-papers-in-open-government/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2016 06:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new IDS Bulletin is out. Edited by Rosemary McGee and Duncan Edwards, this is the first open access version of the well-known journal by the Institute of Development Studies. It brings eight new studies looking at a variety of &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2016/01/27/new-ids-journal-9-papers-in-open-government/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2016/01/13/world-development-report-2016-digital-dividends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2016 22:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Development Report 2016, the main annual publication of the World Bank, is out. This year&#8217;s theme is Digital Dividends, examining the role of digital technologies in the promotion of development outcomes. The findings of the WDR are simultaneously &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2016/01/13/world-development-report-2016-digital-dividends/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=1142&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Tiny post on Big Data</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2015/11/11/tiny-post-on-big-data/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[big data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data revolution]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Behind much of the excitement with the data revolution is an assumption that decision-making follows a rational actor model. And that&#8217;s a huge problem.<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=1125&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Technology and Citizen Engagement: Friend or Foe?</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/08/06/technology-and-citizen-engagement-friend-or-foe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2014 19:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Within the open government debate, there is growing interest in the role of technology in citizen engagement. However, as interest in the subject grows, so does the superficiality of the conversations that follow. While the number of citizen engagement and &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/08/06/technology-and-citizen-engagement-friend-or-foe/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=1014&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Social Accountability: What Does the Evidence Really Say?</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/05/13/social-accountability-what-does-the-evidence-really-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2014 11:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So what does the evidence about citizen engagement say? Particularly in the development world it is common to say that the evidence is &#8220;mixed&#8221;. It is the type of answer that, even if correct in extremely general terms, does not &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/05/13/social-accountability-what-does-the-evidence-really-say/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=985&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>10 Most Read Posts in 2013</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/12/31/10-most-read-posts-in-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is a selection of the 10 most read posts at DemocracySpot in 2013. Thanks to all of those who stopped by throughout the year, and happy 2014. 1.&#160;Does transparency lead to trust? Some evidence on the&#160;subject. 2.&#160;The Foundations of &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/12/31/10-most-read-posts-in-2013/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=895&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Open Data and Citizen Engagement – Disentangling the Relationship</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/11/29/open-data-and-citizen-engagement-disentangling-the-relationship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2013 12:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[This is a cross-post from Sunlight Foundation's &#160;series&#160;OpenGov Conversations, an ongoing discourse featuring contributions from transparency and accountability researchers and practitioners around the world.]&#160; As asserted by Jeremy Bentham nearly two centuries ago, &#8220;[I]n the same proportion as it is &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/11/29/open-data-and-citizen-engagement-disentangling-the-relationship/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=869&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Does transparency lead to trust? Some evidence on the subject.</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/06/19/does-transparency-lead-to-trust-some-evidence-on-the-subject/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As open government gains traction in the international agenda, it is increasingly common to come across statements that assume a causal relationship in which transparency leads to trust in government. But to what extent are claims that transparency leads to &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/06/19/does-transparency-lead-to-trust-some-evidence-on-the-subject/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=769&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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