The California state legislature is making progress on a law that would make the public records of government agencies available in “open” format. The law calls for agencies to save documents in a searchable format which can be done at minimal cost. -db From TechPresident, May 24 2012, by Sarah Lai Stirland. Full story
The White House technology officer has challenged Republicans and Tea Party activists to a competition to establish greater transparency in government. -db The Hill February 22, 2010 By Kim Hart In an ironic twist, the White House is inviting the Tea Party movement to challenge it on government transparency. White House Chief Technology Officer Andrew McLaughlin said Republicans and conservative Tea Party activists should strive to push the administration to make its policies more open.
Open transit data policies benefit public EFF Technology Manager Time Jones argue that making transit schedule data available to independent software developers does a lot more for the public good than treating the information as intellectual property. -DB http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/09/who-controls-data-about-public-transportation Electronic Frontier Foundation Commentary September 10, 2009 By Tim Jones How should city transit authorities treat independent software developers who make use of public schedule data? What approach results in the best experience for their passengers