We need to channel our frustration over Congress, and use our frustration to ask a more fundamental question: What would a strong, representative, effective Congress look like?
Continue readingOn Electronic Records Day, looking forward to a more digital, open future for public records
It's Electronic Records Day, and it's a good opportunity to examine how governments are faring when it comes to creating, managing, and sharing public records in electronic formats.
Continue readingThere’s no sunlight in the shadows
Jason Grumet argues that there's a dark side to sunlight. But transparency is necessary for accountable government; in fact, it's hard-wired into the American democracy.
Continue readingWhat DC should have done differently with its new open data policy
Here's how DC missed an opportunity for improvement on its open data policy and what it can do next.
Continue readingFreedom of information tools, it’s time for an open data inspired upgrade
Not only can open data and FOI disclosure efforts work symbiotically, they can also learn from each others’ shortcomings, and in many instances meet each other in the middle to create more robust disclosure.
Continue readingWhat’s missing from NYC’s updated Open Data Plan?
The 2014 updated plan, with removed datasets, mysterious additions, and zero explanation for overdue datasets has left us with updated questions.
Continue readingSharing the knowledge: taking notes on open data from records managers and archivists
Here's why records managers, archivists and open data advocates should all be working together: we are all part of the new life-cycle of records.
Continue readingOpportunities for strengthening open meetings with open data
There are an increasing number of tools governments can use to help bolster open meetings with open data.
Continue readingOpen meetings need open data
For open meetings laws to live up to their full potential, they need to reflect the opportunities provided by recent advances in technology.
Continue readingImproving Philadelphia’s lobbying data
Philadelphia has a new lobbying website that helps make detailed information easier to search, download and reuse. It's a step forward from how this information was previously shared, but there is still room for improvement.
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