Affiliations: [a] School of Public Policy & Administration, University of Delaware, UD, USA | [b] School of Management, Marist College, NY, USA | [c] McCormack Graduate School, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA | [d] Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, USA
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Corresponding author: John G. McNutt, School of Public Policy & Administration, University of Delaware, UD, USA. E-mail:mcnuttjg@udel.edu
Abstract: Civic technology is a nascent force in the relationship between governments
and communities. Elements of the civic technology ecosystem include open
data, related information and communications technology (ICT) innovations
and the organizational boundary-spanning practices of civic technology. This
paper reports the results of an exploratory study of civic technology
adoption by local governments in the United States. The research compares
the 113 U.S. city governments recognized for their exemplary fiscal year
2012 popular annual financial reports (PAFRs) with the 49 municipalities in
the U.S. state of Delaware that operate websites. Results suggest that a
long term commitment to citizen involvement in government data and the size
of the community are important predictors of adoption.
Keywords: Civic technology, open data, e-government, e-governance, local government, transparency
