The literature on open data suggest that it improves efficiency and coverage of public service by facilitating the effective delivery of critical social services through the strengthening of systems to end users, for example linking the patients to health care facilities in both developed and developing countries such as the United States and Mexico (World Bank Group, 2015).
Increasing transparency, accountability and citizens’ participation are important to the health of democracies. In this area open data can be of tremendous assistance, as it plays a pivotal role in governance by uncovering corruption and mismanagement on the part of public officials. The OECD (n.d.) buttressed the argument that open data increase transparency and accountability
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As such, it fosters new methods to influence opinion and avenues for political mobilization. It can also be argued that it facilitates the participation in democratic dialogue, eliminating the challenges associated with unreleased information. The OECD (n.d.) reinforces the argument that open data facilitate increased participation and empowerment of the relationship between government and citizens within the democratic process. It stresses the noted benefits of open data, in that it offers a platform to improve social participation and co-responsibility, which extends to areas of the judiciary and law enforcement, public procurement, budgetary transparency and public …show more content…
However, the Danida Study (2012) points out that there is much reservations as to the effectiveness of open data in effecting change in the motivation structure within government and its institutions. It stands unknown whether ministries, departments and agencies will voluntarily bring up-to-date their open data portals on a consistent basis in the future.
Additionally, the role that open data play in accountability and transparency has been discussed above. However, increasing citizens’ accountability and citizen auditing by way of ICTs is still in its infancy in many developing states such as in Sub Saharan Africa. This is evidenced by a number of noted challenges; inactive civil society, relatively weak non-government organizations, limited capacity and understanding in the design of programmes at the
In this book, Bauerlein argues that technology as a whole has had the opposite of its intended effect on American youth. According to his argument, young adults in the United States are now entirely focused on relational interactions and, in his view, pointless discussions concerning purely social matters, and have entirely neglected intellectual pursuits that technology should be making much simpler. He calls on various forms of data in order to prove that the decline is very significant and quite real. This book is meant to be a thorough and compelling study on the reality of what technology has caused in the U.S.
“With surveillance technology like closed-circuit television cameras and digital cameras now linked to the Internet, we now have the means to implement Bentham's inspection principle on a much vaster scale”(Singer) Bentham's inspection principle is a system that allows the collection, storing and dissemination of data on individuals, corporations, and the government. This collection of data has large implications in regard to privacy and security. “There is always danger that the information collected will be misused - whether by regimes seeking to silence opposition or by corporations seeking to profit from more detailed knowledge of their potential customers.”(Singer) What is done with the information collected is the main issue in terms of privacy. We do not want to be marketed to, or inundated with spam from third-party sources. We also do not want our private social circles and experiences to appear that they are being monetized or subjected to surveillance outside our control. In addition, surveillance has a large effect on the government that can beneficial or detrimental to democracy. Exposure of government secrets may make officials tread carefully when making decisions, ensuring that politicians are nothing but just and fair.“The crucial step in preventing a repressive government from
Evaluative Annotated Bibliography Goodin, H. J. & Co. (2003, July ). Nursing shortage in the United States of America: An integrative review of the literature. Retrieved June 26, 2016, from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02722_1.x/abstract;jsessi nid=E7DD84CD6FACDED117B95E6610553FD8.f04t03?userIsAuthenticated= false The need for nursing staff is at an all time high than it has ever been. In the United States, nursing is at a shortage and is affecting the current nurses as well.
This article goes into depth on the different components that make up breast milk’s nutrient content. The article also goes over the different types of milks that a mother produces when feeding her infant. It also brings up that every mother’s milk is different because breast milk will change itself based on an infant’s nutritional needs. Both authors work at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research for Human Milk and Lactation which means both authors have a strong knowledge about breast milk. All sources they
In this article Thorson is arguing against Mayhew and his argument that a divided government does not impact the amount of significant legislation that is passed and enacted. Thorson argues that Mayhew may be correct in that there is no difference between the number of bills passed, but a divided government does effect the formation of coalitions. Thorson specific argument is that party unity votes that favor the dominant party are more likely to form on final votes of passage during periods of unified government....
"Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions. When there is no sharing of power, no rule of law, no accountability, there is abuse, corruption, subjugation and indignation.”
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Minimum wage should be increased because millions of Americans will be saved from a life of poverty. With inflation increasing every year, it is necessary to raise the minimum wage to keep up the living cost.
Cooper, John. “The Writing of the Seen World: David Jones 's In Parenthesis.” University of Toronto Quarterly 48.4 (1979): 303-312. Project MUSE. Web. 22 Oct. 2016. Cooper argues Jones ' mastery of visual description in In Parenthesis. In Paragraphs seven through thirteen, Cooper compares In Parenthesis to James Joyce 's “Araby,” and attributes the same qualities to Joyce 's writing. He makes the point that both have “a highly developed feeling for space, form, and color” (306.) He then follows up with an example from Joyce 's text. This opinion of Joyce 's writing style parallels my own. I address how Joyce is a master of visual description and how the descriptions of various settings mirror the growth of his protagonist.
James Madison once said “Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” To gain a better understanding of a society, one must gain knowledge of the needs and wants the citizens’ demand from the country’s representatives. In every country the needed to protect its citizens is the same. In some nations, security is a higher priority which causes sacrifices to be made to obtain an indefinite protection against all rivals. In Peter Singer’s essay titled “Visible Man: Ethics in a World without Secrets” he states that there is a way that governments can collect information by using technology; to allow more ‘openness’ and exposure as an increase of unknown surveillance that the public is not aware of. Singer’s essay also talks about how also with the rise of secrecy within politics; organizations such as ‘WikiLeaks’ and ‘Anonymous’ reveal to the world what is really going on within their privacy. Benefits come from both sides in a world where surveillance exists to the highest priority with or without privacy.
A rising concern with informatics and public health is the barrier between data sharing. A major challenge for public health informatics is facilitating the improved exchange of information between public health and clinical care. Many of the data in public health information systems still come from forms filled out by hand, which are later computer-coded. Some reports are electronic but the initial data still have to be entered manually, this results in serious underreporting of data. Information silos typically do not share priorities, goals or even the same tools. Departments operate as individual units; silos occur due to an organization structure. Silos make it difficult to share information, agencies store same information in multiple places. Furthermore, silos increase health agency cost.
Annotated bibliographies explain, provide periodical material aimed at, and assess the work on a collection of bases. In research we can check annotated bibliographies to weigh the potential usefulness of our sources so that we can document our search efforts. The descriptive and evaluative annotations are the two kinds that is possibly concise, entailing of just expressions, sentences and paragraphs, or it could be more proper.
Friedman, Uri. “Big Data: A Short History.” foreignpolicy.com. Foreign Policy, 8 Oct. 2012. Web. 16 Mar. 2014.
People want the freedom and empowerment to use technology, while being protected against malicious actions. Protection starts with awareness and education, the government needs to begin empirical goals around previous campaign successes. President Obama noted, “The government is bringing about unprecedented transparency and liability for Americans to take part in their democracy.” (Obama, 2009).
Every citizen wishes to have a country where there is transparency. A transparency - that shows the unity and equality among the law, the officials and, of course, for its people is what most of them desire; that can somehow lessen the problems in supporting the needs of others; that helps to broadcast the income and the expenditures of the country; that warns its people that they are living in a democratic country; a way for the nation’s citizens to see the activities of the elected officials; and, of course, a key that somehow lessen the corruption in the government. However, even this transparency is being practiced the saddest part is that, not all officials are aware of this. This is the reason why corruption in the Philippines is one of the major dilemmas that they are still facing.