A Right to Information (RTI) system aims to increase the transparency of government by providing regular and reliable information to the public and facilitating appropriate and relevant use of that information. This paper presents findings from a study on the drivers of effectiveness in right to...

With more than 100 right to information (RTI) laws—also called freedom of information or access to information laws—now in place globally, the groundwork has been laid to advance more transparent, accountable, and inclusive governance as a pathway to poverty reduction and economic...

Motivated by the significant decline in citizen’s trust in governments over the past decades, this paper explores how policy decision makers and researchers can use social media analytics to investigate trust, specifically the relationship among trust in government, trust in state...