Open Government

In Colorado, Open Records Law Can Be a Weapon Against Transparency

Luis Toro | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Transparency, Colorado Ethics Watch, Marilyn Marks, Jefferson County, Elbert County, Open Government, Colorado Open Records Act, Colorado, Denver, John Hickenlooper, Luis Toro, Denver News
Luis Toro

Coloradans have allowed our state's aversion to taxation to trump our desire for open government, while government lawyers have figured out how to put citizens seeking public records on the defensive.

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US CTO Looks to Scale Agile Thinking and Open Data to Improve Citizen-Centric Government

Alexander Howard | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Web 2.0, White House, Agile Government, Gov 2.0, Todd Park, Open Data, Government 2.0, Open Government, US Cto, Digital Government, Video, Technology News
Alexander Howard

In the 21st century, federal government must go mobile, putting government services and information at the fingertips of citizens, said United States Chief Technology Officer Todd Park in a wide-ranging interview this week.

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Animosity 2.0: The Open Government Insurgency vs. The White House Correspondents Dinner Establishment

Mark Drapeau | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: White House, Unconference, Government 2.0, Open Government, Transparency Camp, Tom Brokaw Whcd, White House Correspondents Dinner, Nerd Prom, Media News
Mark Drapeau

Mainstream media, politicians, and celebrities are easy scapegoats for a relatively small open government community that is in reality quite insular.

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Gov 2.0 L.A. 2012 Preview

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: gov20la, Moscow Russia, Citizens, Gov 2.0, Mobile, Story Telling, Social Media, Participatory Government, Open Government, Technology, Alan W. Silberberg, Crisis Response, Emergency Management, Technology News
Alan W. Silberberg

Gov 2.0 L.A. 2012 is here. Gov 2.0 and Open Government are blossoming around the world, as evidenced by the historic gathering this week in Brazil of the Open Government Partnership.

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The Age of Open Is Upon Us

Jorge Hage | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: New York Schools, Taxpayer Money, Mexican Government, Brazil Government, Taxpayers, Hillary Clinton, Open Government, World News
Jorge Hage

The open government movement is indicative of the pressures imposed on us by the post-recessionary world. Opening up government data sources increases the bang of each taxpayer buck and creates new commercial opportunities for businesses.

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Is the White House Hiding the Influence of Special Interests on Crafting Regulations?

Project On Government Oversight | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Transparency, Obama Administration, Regulation, Open Government, Special Interests, White House, Politics News
Project On Government Oversight

Senior government officials are ignoring a White House directive that requires disclosure of key documents in the federal rulemaking process, thus hiding the potential influence of special interests on the writing of government regulations.

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Code for America Meets Austin

Joe Merante | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Code for America 2012, Code for America Fellowship, Code for America Austin, Open Government Initiative, Civic Engagement, Open Government, Code for America, Technology News
Joe Merante

Whether defined in terms of software, data, or overall transparency, it's clear that Austin, Texas has embraced citizens' expectations of open government.

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With New Funding and Fellows, Code for America Looks to Scale Civic Innovation Across the Country

Alexander Howard | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Code for America 2012, Code for America Fellowship, Open Data, Civic Engagement, Open Government, Code for America, Civic Hacking, Civic Coding, Open Innovation, Technology News
Alexander Howard

Given the economic pressures and challenges that confront hundreds of millions of Americans, the need for a killer civic "app for that" may never have been greater.

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The Heartbeat of Bogotá: Engaging the Population of a City to Reinvent Itself for the Digital Age

Don Tapscott | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Open Network Government, Government Crowdsourcing, Crowdsourcing-Technology, Open Government, Crowdsourcing, Small Government Technology, Crowdsource, Government Technology, Crowd Sourcing, Local Government, World News
Don Tapscott

Around the world our cities are in desperate need of rejuvenation and transformation. Elected officials are scrambling to equip their cities for the 21st century, talking about creating "open," "networked," and "smart" cities.

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NYC's Digital Roadmap: 2011 in Review

Rachel Sterne | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Foursquare, Digital Media, Twitter, Mayor Bloomberg, New York City, Facebook, Hackathon, Tumblr, Transparency, Government, O'Reilly Media, Civic Engagement, City Government, Open Government, Digital, Mayor's Office, Technology, Video, New York News
Rachel Sterne

In July 2010, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Commissioner Katherine Oliver announced that the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment would include NYC Digital. Last January, NYC Digital launched and we hit the ground running.

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Apps for Entrepreneurs Looks to Accelerate Startups With Open Data

Alexander Howard | Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: Small Business, Open Data, Apps, Government 2.0, Open Government, Developer, Entrepreneur, Open Innovation, Technology News
Alexander Howard

Over the last year, agencies have been trying to crowdsource their way out of problems. Now, the Small Business Administration is trying the mechanism.

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In Social Media and Politics, Engagement and Influence Trumps Follower Count

Alexander Howard | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Debt Ceiling, Politics, White House, Social Media, Government 2.0, Open Government, Twitter, Congress, Obama Twitter, Twitter Obama, Obama Tweets, Politics News
Alexander Howard

Social media success isn't just about followers: it's about the influence and engagement an account holds on a given network. In general, amplification and engagement, measured in retweets, @mentions and @replies, and influence offer better metrics to analyze campaigns.

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The Case of the Missing White House Petitions

J.H. Snider | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: E-Petitions, Online Petitions, Open Government Directive, Petition, Student Debt, Federated Identity Management, Student Loans, Student Loan Debt, Open Government, Participatory Democracy, Social Media Politics, Deliberative Democracy, Technology News
J.H. Snider

Given that We The People does in fact enhance the values of democratic deliberation and accountability, it may be unfair to emphasize the ways it fails to reach its potential.

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When the Government Lies

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Secrecy, Department of Justice, Foia, Government Secrecy, Open Government, FOIA Requests, Politics News
Geoffrey R. Stone

The Department of Justice has proposed federal regulations that would authorize the United States government to lie to the American people. This is not as crazy as it seems.

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Federal CIO VanRoekel's 'Future First' Vision for Government Focuses on Cloud, Open Standards, Modularity, Shared Services

Alexander Howard | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Steven VanRoekel, Gov 2.0, Government 2.0, Lean Startup, Government IT, Open Government, Government Spending, Open Source, Information Technology, Cio, Federal IT, Technology News
Alexander Howard

While no speech is going to simply fix an entrenched issue, articulating principles based upon the need for modularity, interoperability and open standards represents at least a breath of fresh air.

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Open Government Data Earns Bipartisan Congressional Support in Washington

Alexander Howard | Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: Transparency, White House, Xbrl, House of Representatives, Open Data, Open Government Initiative, Darrell Issa, Open Government, Congress, Open Government Directive, DATA Act, Technology News
Alexander Howard

As these efforts go forward, it will be up to the media, businesses, nonprofits, watchdogs and, of course, citizens to hold them accountable for actions taken, not just rhetoric.

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Elise Foley

Super Committee Holds More Closed-Door Meetings

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Super Congress, Fred Upton, Chris Van Hollen, Patty Murray, Xavier Becerra, Jon Kyl, Dave Camp, Transparency, Video, Super Committee, Rob Portman, John Kerry, Open Government, Max Baucus, Jeb Hensarling, Pat Toomey, Jim Clyburn, Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The six Democratic members of a 12-member super committee with extraordinary powers to shape spending over the next decade held another ...

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Gov 2.0: New York City Hosts First Social Media Summit for Government

Rachel Sterne | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Howard Wolfson, Social Media, Foursquare, Gov 2.0, Twitter, Bitly, Nyc, Mayor Bloomberg, Open Government, Nycgov, Facebook, New York City, Tumblr, NYC Government, Technology News
Rachel Sterne

Engagement is one of the four core tenets of New York City's Road Map for the Digital City. As part of NYC Digital mission's to empower agencies to ...

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Cook County Is Opening Its File Cabinets; Are You Looking Inside?

Kyle Hillman | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Politics, Open Data, Cook County, Cook, Open Government, Cook County Board, Toni Preckwinkle, Chicago News
Kyle Hillman

The much-anticipated Cook County redesigned open data website was launched last week -- let the floodgate of citizen activism begin.

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Bringing It All Back Home: An Example of How Open Government Tools Can Affect Everyday People and Public Policy

Danielle Brian | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Opengov, New York Times, Hydrofracking, Project on Government Oversight, Fracking, Open Government, Politics News
Danielle Brian

Access to information is what allows us to ensure the government is doing its job protecting public health and safety -- from our drinking water to our investments.

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Government-By-Anonymous-Officials

Karl Grossman | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Transparency, Government, Open Government, Public Relations, Journalism, Obama Open Government, Open-Government-Act, Open-Government, Open Government Directive, Anonymous Government Officials, Media News
Karl Grossman

The U.S. press has become increasingly accepting of officials speaking anonymously. Not identified by name, they can exaggerate and make claims they'd be reticent to make if they were personally identified.

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USAID Goes FWD With Open Data and Open Government for Famine Aid

Alexander Howard | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Raj Shah, Open Data, Government 2.0, Usaid, Mobile, Open Government, Horn of Africa, Technology News
Alexander Howard

Today at Mashable's Social Good Summit, Dr. Raj Shah, the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will launch ...

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Progress and Setbacks for Open Government on Eve of Historic Global Partnership Launch

Alexander Howard | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Open Government Partnership, White House, Open Data, Government 2.0, Washington, Open Government, E-Petitions, Barack Obama, State Department, Foreign Policy, Patent Reform, Technology News
Alexander Howard

In 2011, some of the most dynamic changes may be found the state and local level in the United States. After next week, the eyes of many more people will be open to the broader sweep of a global movement towards transparency.

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Sudden Onslaught of Gov 2.0 Sometimes Breeds Fear

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Open Source, Alan W. Silberberg, Government, Social Media, Open Government, Alexander Howard, Social Media and Government, Social Media Politics, Social Media Government, Social Media and Politics, Technology News
Alan W. Silberberg

My solution for fear based discussions about Gov 2.0? Look around. See all the successful implementations of open data, of social connectivity for Government and Citizens alike and see the results.

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Moscow and Washington to Host Bilateral Open Government Codeathon for Civic Apps

Alexander Howard | Posted 11.11.2011

Read More: Civic Developer, Governemnt 2.0, Open Gov, Civic App, Open Government, Russia, United States, Technology, Codeathon, Civic Hacker, Hackathon, Gov 2.0, Technology News
Alexander Howard

Innovations in democratic governance have been and likely always will be a global phenomenon. In less than two weeks, an unprecedented bilateral codeathon will further extend the reach and collaborative flavor of the open government movement.

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