Detecting the socio-economic drivers of confidence in government with eXplainable Artificial Intelligence.

ABSTRACT: The European Quality of Government Index (EQI) measures the perceived level of government quality by European Union citizens, combining surveys on corruption, impartiality and quality of provided services. It is, thus, an index based on individual subjective evaluations. Understanding the most relevant objective factors affecting the EQI outcomes is important for both evaluators and policy makers, especially in view of the fact that perception of government integrity contributes to determine the level of civic engagement. In our research, we employ methods of Artificial Intelligence and complex systems physics to measure the impact on the perceived government quality of multifaceted variables, describing territorial development and citizen well-being, from an economic, social and environme

SUBMITTER: Bellantuono L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9841965 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature