Open Data Executive Order Shows Path Forward
Today, the White House is issuing a new Executive Order on Open Data -- one that is significantly different from the open data policies that have come before it -- reflecting Sunlight's persistent call for stronger public listings of agency data, and demonstrating a new path forward for governments committing to open data. This Executive Order and the new policies that accompany it cover a lot of ground, building public reporting systems, adding new goals, creating new avenues for public participation, and laying out new principles for openness, much of which can be found in Sunlight's extensive Open Data Policy Guidelines, and the work of our friends and allies. Most importantly, though, the new policies take on one of the most important, trickiest questions that these policies face -- how can we reset the default to openness when there is so much data? How can we take on managing and releasing all the government's data, or as much as possible, without negotiating over every dataset the government has?
Continue readingWhy and how does technology matter?
A few weeks ago, our colleagues at the World Bank Institute held a highly informal and very motivating discussion on opening... View Article
Continue readingSunlight’s Priorities for the Next Administration
Regardless of who wins the presidential election, the next administration will have enormous power to say how open our government will be. We have organized our priorities for the next administration below, to share where we think our work on executive branch issues will be focused, in advance of the election results. From money in politics to open data, spending, and freedom of information, we'll be working to open up the Executive Branch. We'd love to hear any suggestions you might have for Sunlight's Executive Branch work, please leave additional ideas in the comments below. (We'll also be sharing other recommendations soon, including a legislative agenda for the 113th Congress, and a suite of reform proposals for the House and Senate rules packages.) Sunlight Reform Agenda for the Next Administration:
Continue readingNew Federal Technology Strategy: Vision and Omission
Yesterday, the Obama administration made a few new announcements about its vision for technology in government. Between the Presidential Memorandum,... View Article
Continue readingSurvey on Open Corporate Data Ranks Former Soviet Countries as More Transparent than the U.S.
This week, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) will convene its first annual meeting in Brasilia. The OGP is a coalition... View Article
Continue reading“Global Open Gov: What’s The Secret Sauce?” (Part 3)
This is the third and last part of Matt’s post on the Open Government Partnership National governments seeking to become... View Article
Continue reading“Global Open Gov: What’s The Secret Sauce?” (Part 2)
In this second in a three-part series, guest blogger Matt Rosenberg continues to reflect on the Open Government Partnership Egypt,... View Article
Continue reading“Global Open Gov: What’s The Secret Sauce?”
Today’s guest blog is a three-part series from Matt Rosenberg. Matt is founder and editor of Public Data Ferret, a... View Article
Continue readingVisualizing Similarities and Differences in the OGP Action Plans
On September 20, 2011 the Open Government Partnership launched with a series of meetings highlighting the transformative nature of open... View Article
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