Open data for e-democracy

Abstract

The Sars-CoV-2 restrictions have increased people’s desire to be active citizens. In this contest digital technologies play a fundamental role. The use of organized, open and freely accessible data, gives the opportunity of implementing a transparent, participatory and collaborative governance; this improves the quality of public services, the accessibility of administrative action and its simplification. In this way it would be possible to strengthen the control of citizens and stakeholders, favoring the transition from e-government to e-democracy. In order to gain this, it’s necessary that open data be protected as real common goods.