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An Open Government Implementation Model: Moving to Increased Public Engagement http://www.businessofgovernment.org/report/open-government-implementation-model-moving-increased-public-engagement The release of this report comes on the heels of the first anniversary of the Open Government Directive issued in December 2009. This Directive required all executive departments and agencies to take the following steps toward the goal of creating a more open government: Publish government information online Improve the quality of government information; Create and institutionalize a culture of open government; and Create an enabling policy framework for open government. Professors Lee and Kwak present a road map, the Open Government Implementation Model, that agencies can follow in moving toward accomplishing the objectives of the Directive. The model set forth by Professors Lee and Kwak recommends that agencies should advance their open government initiatives in stages, moving from one stage to another as they mature their adoption of open government. To illustrate their path toward implementing the goals of the Directive, Professors Lee and Kwak examine five cases of open government initiatives within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including initiatives by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Food and Drug Administration. The case studies illustrate how federal agencies are making progress in moving to a more open and transparent government. The model can clearly be adapted by other agencies. - Open Government -

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Improving Access to Government through Better Use of the Web http://www.w3.org/TR/egov-improving/ Current Web technology allows governments to share with the public a variety of information in unlimited quantities on demand. Technology is also available to allow citizens to bring issues of concern to the attention of local, regional and national governments. However, exploiting these capabilities within government systems is a challenge that encompasses environmental, policy, legal, and cultural issues. Establishing effective eGovernment requires openness, transparency, collaboration and skill in taking advantage of the capabilities of the World Wide Web. The rich potential for two-way dialogue between citizens and government creates a need for global leadership. The W3C has an opportunity to provide guidance in support of eGovernment objectives by promoting existing open Web standards and noting the challenges external to the Web and technology. There is also role for the W3C to facilitate the development and vetting of new open Web standards needed by governments in context. This document is an attempt to describe, but not yet solve, the variety of issues and challenges faced by governments in their efforts to apply 21st century capabilities to eGovernment initiatives. Detail and useful examples of existing, applicable open Web standards are provided. Where government needs in the development of eGovernment services are not currently met by existing standards, those gaps are noted. - Transparency - Open Government - eGovernment -

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Publishing Open Government Data http://www.w3.org/TR/gov-data/ Every day, governments and government agencies publish more data on the Internet. Sharing this data enables greater transparency; delivers more efficient public services; and encourages greater public and commercial use and re-use of government information. Some governments have even created catalogs or portals (such as data.gov) to make it easy for the public to find and use this data. Although the reasons may vary, the logistics and practicalities of opening government data are the same. To help governments open and share their data, the W3C eGov Interest Group has developed the following guidelines. These straightforward steps emphasize standards and methodologies to encourage publication of government data, allowing the public to use this data in new and innovative ways. - Open Government - Transparency - Gov 2.0 -

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Gov 2.0 and Reinventing Government http://govfresh.com/2009/12/gov-2-0-and-reinventing-government/ Luke Fretwell: We asked David Osborne, co-author of the New York Times best-seller Reinventing Government, to share his thoughts on Gov 2.0, and its potential to affect real change in government. - eGovernment - Open Government -

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Declaration of Open Government http://agimo.govspace.gov.au/2010/07/16/declaration-of-open-government/ Lindsay Tanner: The central recommendation of the Government 2.0 Taskforce's report was that the Australian Government makes a declaration of open government. As the Minister responsible for that Taskforce, I am proud to make that Declaration today on behalf of the Australian Government. - Transparency - Open Government - Public Policy -

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Open Data is Civic Capital: Best Practices for "Open Government Data" http://razor.occams.info/pubdocs/opendataciviccapital.html Joshua Tauberer: This document is a best practices guide for governments embracing the notion of "open data". It discusses why open government data is beneficial to society, i.e. how it is civic capital, and what kinds of technological considerations must be made when making government data open. The document is intended to be read both by web managers, who may wish to skip the final Recommendations section, and by government web developers. - Open Government -

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Open Statecraft for a Brave New World http://www.philippmueller.de/open-statecraft-for-a-brave-new-world/ Philipp S. Mueller: Open government is the doctrine and governance approach which holds that the business of government and state administration should be opened at all levels to effective public scrutiny and oversight to improve capacity and legitimacy of collective action. It outlines a %u201Cbrave new world%u201D of doing governance. The discourse on the topic has focused on the technical aspects (open data) and the legitimatory aspects (e-participation) but has dangerously ignored the managerial aspects (open statecraft). In the following I argue, why we should put more emphasis on this concept. - E-Democracy - Public Policy - Open Government -

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