The hope is that a combination of new technologies, publicly accessible data, and renewed civic engagement can help people control their representatives more effectively. But the idea that transparency will restore public trust in democracy rests on several problematic assumptions, primarily the belief that “if only people knew,” everything would be different.
希望在于新技术、公开数据和公民的重新参与能够有助于人们更有效地控制他们的代表。但透明度可以重塑民主国家的公共信任这一观点建立在几个颇有疑问的假设之上，最主要的假设是“只要人们知道”，一切都会不同的思想。