Table 4: Accountability in government functions Public knowledge empowers democracy 99 19.2 Accountability is not real, and corruption in the government continues 210 40.7 Without benefits of open data being promoted, accountability will only remain a 207 40.1 goal Total 516 100.0 When asked for their opinions on the accountability in government functions, majority respondents (210 of 516) thought accountability is not real, and corruption in the government continues to exist (table 4). Running close to this opinion, 207 people of the 516 surveyed believed that without motivated citizens and journalists promoting the benefits of open data, accountability would only remain a goal. There was also a small set of people (99 of 516) who went along the fact that nearly every time one finds accountability within democracy, there is public knowledge empowering it. Table 5: Citizen participation and interaction Frequency Percent Public participation improves the quality of policy making 211 40.9 Government ensures citizens have tools/training to understand & use open data 80 15.5 No clear means of providing citizen feedback or input on these open data 225 43.6 516 100.0 In finding out about their participation and interaction with open data, most respondents (225 of 516) complained that there are no clear means of providing citizen feedback or input on these open data platforms that effectively impact future policy decisions (table 5). On the other hand, 211 respondents believed their participation will and does improve the quality of policymaking, bringing greater accountability and transparency that helps deepen democracy. There were only 80 respondents who thought the government is taking enough measures to ensure that citizens have the tools/training to understand and make use of the information revealed on open data websites. Table 6: Citizen exposure to Government spending Frequency Percent Spending data has allowed people to see more of Government's accounts 205 39.7 Government's internal spending and management information can be interrogated 118 22.9 based on available open data Government spending data is used to highlight government decisions 193 37.4 Total 516 100.0
Table 4: Accountability in government functions Public knowledge empowers democracy 99 19.2 Accountability is not real, and corruption in the government continues 210 40.7 Without benefits of open data being promoted, accountability will only remain a goal 207 40.1 Total 516 100.0 When asked for their opinions on the accountability in government functions, majority respondents (210 of 516) thought accountability is not real, and corruption in the government continues to exist (table 4). Running close to this opinion, 207 people of the 516 surveyed believed that without motivated citizens and journalists promoting the benefits of open data, accountability would only remain a goal. There was also a small set of people (99 of 516) who went along the fact that nearly every time one finds accountability within democracy, there is public knowledge empowering it. Table 5: Citizen participation and interaction Frequency Percent Public participation improves the quality of policy making 211 40.9 Government ensures citizens have tools/training to understand & use open data 80 15.5 No clear means of providing citizen feedback or input on these open data 225 43.6 516 100.0 In finding out about their participation and interaction with open data, most respondents (225 of 516) complained that there are no clear means of providing citizen feedback or input on these open data platforms that effectively impact future policy decisions (table 5). On the other hand, 211 respondents believed their participation will and does improve the quality of policymaking, bringing greater accountability and transparency that helps deepen democracy. There were only 80 respondents who thought the government is taking enough measures to ensure that citizens have the tools/training to understand and make use of the information revealed on open data websites. Table 6: Citizen exposure to Government spending Frequency Percent Spending data has allowed people to see more of Government's accounts 205 39.7 Government's internal spending and management information can be interrogated based on available open data 118 22.9 Government spending data is used to highlight government decisions 193 37.4 Total 516 100.0