- Value [1] Efficiency
- Open data has many roots and many branches. Different groups have come together to advocate for Open Government Data based
on the potential for it to lead to: More efficient and effective government - both through government using its own data better,
and through innovators outside of government identifying improved ways to provide public services, meeting the diverse needs
of citizens through digital technologies
- Value [2] Effectiveness
- Value [3] Innovation
- Innovation and economic growth - acting as a 21st Century infrastructure, and a raw material, for activity in the information
economy. Start-ups and established businesses can use open data to generate new products and services, and secure efficiencies,
generating a net-gain for country economies
- Value [4] Economic Growth
- Value [5] Transparency
- Transparency and accountability - allowing citizens and civil society to see, understand and monitor better what their governments
and the private sector are doing, challenging corruption or unaccountable activity, and finding opportunities to influence
policy practice
- Value [6] Accountability
- Value [7] Inclusion
- Inclusion and empowerment - enabling marginalised groups to get involved in the political process, and removing imbalances
of power created through information asymmetry
- Value [8] Empowerment
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