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Open Government: A progress Report to the American People - December 2009
The Obama Administration has published its progress report on open government initiatives within the US federal government. The report offers a snapshot of work in progress to date, highlights of the new open government directive and a roadmap for what is coming next.
Contents include: welcoming a new era of open government, creating an open government in practice, the open government directive (hardwring accountability), open government - committed to changing how things work; as well as various appendices.
Creating an open government in practice requires transparency, participation and collaboration. Openness promotes government accountability; it also entails the sharing of government data in open and accessible formats, thereby reducing costs and eliminating waste, fraud and abuse, creating new jobs and businesses and improving the everyday lives of citizens. Public participation is encouraged by providing greater access to government information and how government does its work. The use by government of blogs and other social media tools is designed to engage a far broader audience outside of Washington. Collaboration between government and its citizens is focusing on finding innovative strategies to solve problems.
The complete Open Government progress report is available in pdf format (3213kb). (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). .
Related Links
- Why an Open Government Matters
- Posted by Norm Eisen, Beth Noveck. Whitehouse Blog, December 9, 2009. "Each year millions of visitors stream through the rotunda of the National Archives in Washington, DC, to view the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence. These foundational documents of our democracy are on public display because of the importance of openness in government. Openness promotes accountability by enabling journalists, researchers, government officials, and the public to scrutinize, question, and ultimately improve how government works. But, as with many aspects of Democracy, openness must evolve. The Progress Report on Open Government to the American People describes how the Administration is doing just that..."
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- US Open Government Directive
- On December 8, 2009, the Office of Management and Budget published a Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies called the "Open Government Directive". This memorandum directs US federal government departments and agencies to implement principles of transparency, participation and collaboration across their organizations.
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