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Open access to information and the government helps people to work with their dedication and help their countries to develop. This is because there is transparency and there would not be inequality. The use of technology in promoting open government system is challenging but this is a route for the development of organizations. In this era of globalization, information is considered a valuable commodity to improve the ongoing competitions in the organizations.

Freedom of information act enables the citizens to access the information about activities and on the other hand, there is some exempted information that cannot be shared with the public. Giving access to all of the information can create security issues. Technology helps governments to achieve policies, stakeholders share ideas and give access to information to determine the policy outcomes. Fostering technology would also help in building trust between governments and citizens ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"xpXWJrEo","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Sebre)","plainCitation":"(Sebre)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":73,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/F0XOCTdk/items/KGQMZCBB"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/F0XOCTdk/items/KGQMZCBB"],"itemData":{"id":73,"type":"webpage","title":"How to Break Down Silos and Leverage Platform Technology","abstract":"Local governments have historically relied on siloed software systems to store data. This approach produces redundancy and errors. The modern solution lies in platform technology.","URL":"https://www.govtech.com/analytics/How-to-Break-Down-Silos-and-Leverage-Platform-Technology.html","language":"en","author":[{"family":"Sebre","given":"Ben"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2019",2,15]]},"accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",10,11]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Sebre). Access is given to citizens for open government which usually determines the behaviors towards their government.

South Dakota is an interest research group that has improved in sharing the data related to economic development initiatives, scores for inspections, task force, legislation and statistics for health (Open Government - Better Government). The data is being shared with the citizens so that they know about the ongoing activities and procedures in the government. Citizens can have access to information according to their needs and choices. Also, technology is helping people to access information but on the other hand, it is creating problems regarding computer choices over mail services ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"okX5932H","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Wood)","plainCitation":"(Wood)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":82,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/F0XOCTdk/items/3UKD5C9T"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/F0XOCTdk/items/3UKD5C9T"],"itemData":{"id":82,"type":"webpage","title":"Can Open Government Be Too Open?","genre":"Govtech.com","abstract":"A new rash of public records requests in Washington state have the public and members of the open data movement divided on just how open government should be.","URL":"https://www.govtech.com/state/Can-Open-Government-Be-Too-Open.html","language":"en","author":[{"family":"Wood","given":"Colin"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2015"]]},"accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",10,11]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Wood). Another problem is that; too much data cannot be handled at once because of overcrowd of people.

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ADDIN ZOTERO_BIBL {"uncited":[],"omitted":[],"custom":[]} CSL_BIBLIOGRAPHY Sebre, Ben. How to Break Down Silos and Leverage Platform Technology. 15 Feb. 2019, https://www.govtech.com/analytics/How-to-Break-Down-Silos-and-Leverage-Platform-Technology.html.

Wood, Colin. Can Open Government Be Too Open? 2015, https://www.govtech.com/state/Can-Open-Government-Be-Too-Open.html.