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\section{The public has a right to know what government intends to do}
Few would disagree that the public, and the civil society organisations that represent
it, it in various ways, have a democratic right to know what government is trying to do when it spends taxpayer's money. This paper explores the role of visual outcomes models in making government intentions more transparent and quickly communicating
them. them to the public and stakeholders.
Many call for increased transparency from government [refs on this point]. Why is it important that government is transparent about its intentions
[refer, [referrences], in addition to this being a basic democratic right? Government being transparent about its intentions is likely to promote: more public confidence in government: decreased distrust; and less alienation from government. It may be that part of the current
alienation from distrust of government is a result of it being hard for the population to know what it is that government is trying to do [refs on alientation from governement and anything on why this is the case].
It Increased clarity about its intentions is also likely to mean that government gets more credit for the positive work that it does. Lastly, if government intentions are not clearly articulated and communicated, there is little chance that it can lead and mobilize community resources in pursuit of outcomes
shared by government and it shares with the community.