Anchoring Transparency in México: A challenge for Open Government as a Change Factor

Abstract

The open government (OG) aimed to a new model of public management where citizens take a main part of the
public matters. Despite its multiple virtues as an analytic factor, its proposal faces various obstacles yet, to become a
change factor in the government processes. This paper explores some normative and institutional motives whereby
the OG exercises in México are usually limited by promoting the transparency pillar, leaving aside collaborative
participation and innovation. Although transparency and accountability are the backbone of the OP, it is argued that
transparency and accountability alone are insufficient to materialize OG in practice.