OPEN DATA AND DEMOCRACY IN DIGITAL GOVERNMENT TRANSFORMATION IN VIETNAM

Abstract

including Vietnam. Open data promises to have many benefits in improving the efficiency of government operations, enhancing transparency, accountability, and beyond, it is an important solution to ensuring people's mastery. But the reality is that the realization of the benefits of open data is a very difficult issue because it depends heavily on the socio-economic context of each country as well as the exploitation and use capacity of related entities. In this study, we focused on evaluating meaningful open data as a guaranteed solution for democracy in countries. At the same time, by recognizing the open data building status of the Vietnamese government and the level of access to open data of people and businesses in modern Vietnamese society, the study offers a perspective on the challenges and barriers posed to building open data systems in a developing country like Vietnam. In addition, we also propose several recommendations to deal with those challenges and barriers.

Keywords: оpen data, digital government, e-government, democracy, modern government, ensuring democracy, digital transformation, Vietnam.