Today, the Sunlight Foundation is publishing a new white paper that lays out ten principles for responsible municipal data management... View Article
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Open Data Policy Wizard helps you create your own policy
One of the hardest parts of creating an open-data policy is figuring out where to start. Here at Sunlight, we have several resources to help with this, including our Open Data Policy Wizard.
Continue readingAn Open Data Ombudsman and rethinking oversight authorities
What have open data policy implementation oversight authorities looked like to date? How might they better represent the public interest in the future?
Continue readingDon’t attribute open data — cite it!
In discussions about access to government data, we should distinguish between attribution and citation: government-imposed attribution requirements are inappropriate restrictions on reuse and unnecessary barriers to access, while citation guidelines can help add reliable value to data.
Continue readingThe chicken or the egg? Deciding which data to release first
As we transition from 20th century to 21st century government, governments seeking to guarantee their citizens access to public data online find they must ask themselves: What should we release first?
Continue readingCongrats to OpenGov Champs Homicide Watch DC on Meeting Kickstarter Goal
As the director of our ongoing mini-documentary series OpenGov Champions I am pleased to see that Homicide Watch DC, one... View Article
Continue readingFilming OpenGov Champions: Liz Barry
As Sunlight’s Video production Director it is my delight to be producing an ongoing video series called OpenGov Champions, featuring... View Article
Continue readingGingrich not a Lobbyist? Time to Change the Definition
Bill Clinton famously tried to claim he hadn’t lied about his relationship Monica Lewinsky by saying, “It depends on what... View Article
Continue readingMissing the Forest for the Trees?
It seems the Obama administration has decided the time has come to once again flex its ethics muscles. The Office... View Article
Continue readingA Transparent Super Committee Would Be Headline News
That lobbyists are influencing Super Committee members is a “dog bites man” story. Corporate lobbyists are eager to earn their... View Article
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