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The Open Government Directive has dropped. Here's what's in it - and why it's a big deal
by Nancy Scola. Personal Democracy Forum - Tech President, December 8, 2009. "So we finally have our hands on the long-awaited Open Government Directive. In just eleven pages, it lays out the Obama Administration's vision for what transparent, participatory, and collaborative government will look like when it is pushed beyond the hub of the Obama White House and out into the many agencies, departments, and offices that make up the United States federal government. This morning's announcement of the 11-page OGD is hugely important in many ways. But none more so than that federal agencies are the places in the United States government where the financial budget and staffing resources to finally put some real meat on the bones of open government..."
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Last updated: 9 December 2009Related Articles
- 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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