@inproceedings{a9b4a3d9bcb947938bef06d75894f2b4,
title = "Transparent government inspections: Using the internet to strengthen civic competence",
abstract = "Transparency of government inspections enables citizens to pressure companies and public organizations into behaving according to their demands. This paper reports an empirical study into the effects of the increased transparency of inspection services on civic competence. Civic competence is defined as a citizen's ability to accomplish public tasks. The study indicates that, although citizens make little use of inspection data and civic competence is not strengthened, transparency does stimulate organizations to score better on performance indicators and comply with legislation.",
keywords = "Civic competence, Government inspection, Internet, Regulation",
author = "Meijer, {Albert Jacob}",
year = "2005",
language = "English",
isbn = "1905305001",
series = "Proceedings of the European Conference on e-Government, ECEG",
pages = "267--275",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on e-Government, ECEG 2005",
note = "5th European Conference on e-Government, ECEG 2005 ; Conference date: 16-06-2005 Through 17-06-2005",
}