**4. Benefits of open government data**

Open government data has a number of economic and political implications and benefits, particularly on the democratic aspect. They include better transparency, citizens' trust in the government and collaboration in governance, and economic development. These benefits of open government data utilization can be detailed in the following:


For OGD to be beneficial, it should meet the following conditions:


v.Privacy. OGD policies should consider privacy issues by eliminating privatesensitive data and data related to national security issues. These policies should ensure compliance to confidentiality and privacy guidelines [35].
