Social media for openness and accountability in the public sector: Cases in the greek context 2015, Government Information Quarterly Citation Excerpt : Openness means to disclose information in an accessible manner, and engage in “frank and honest discussion about processes, policies and decisions” ...
The governments, nowadays, throughout the world are increasingly becoming dependent on public opinion regarding the framing and implementation of certain policies for the welfare of the general public. The role of social media is vital to this emerging trend. Traditionally, lack of public ...
‘trend’ for governments to spin out their message. In contrast, social media expresses a paradigmatic shift regarding how to govern, one, which deeply transforms the way governments think, plan and carry out their policies. This has for instance prompted Singapore’s seemingly authoritarian city-...
Social media are sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, which became part of the professional workplace. With it come risks organizations should consider.
2. Government social media usage and the law Federal information policies can come from a large number of sources, including legislation, regulations as contained in the Code of Federal Regulations, directives (such as the Open Government Directive issued by the Office of Management and Budget, whi...
The government has an important role to play in holding social media giants accountable for their privacy violations, harms against children and monopoly power. Yet it’s not the job of political leaders to penalize Meta or other social media companies for their moderation decisions, never mind ho...
Currently, social media is gaining popularity in the field of governance and ethics. Governance and ethics are matters of principled sensitivity to the rights of others. Good governance is concerned with the balance between the policies, on the one hand, and respect and responsibility to the ...
Social media policies and work: Reconciling personal autonomy interests and employer risk The thesis provides an analysis of the boundary shifting which social media creates between the public/private dimensions of employees and the regulation of social media and work. The thesis analyses the legal com...
The same organizations are conducting workplace monitoring and addressing disciplinary issues around employee social media use, often without guiding policies in place. Based on the findings from this research, recommendations are provided on how and when local government HR departments can more ...
Its decisions and policies directly influence the structure of the media industry, the diversity of media ownership, and the balance of power among major media companies. Moreover, Congress mandates the FCC to review its media ownership rules every four years. The FCC is also empowered to repeal...