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Open Government Initiative

Transparency presents challenges for citizens

donal brown June 3, 2010

Nick Judd of techPresident writes that open data alone does not allow the public to participate meaningfully. The citizenry needs training in assessing the reliability of  data and also in interpreting it. -db techPresident May 26, 2010 By Nick Judd This morning, danah boyd summed up the problem with the open data movement in a simple declarative statement: “Transparency alone is not the great equalizer.” Delivering a short keynote at the Gov 2.0 Expo here

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Iraq war: Federal transparency lacking without muscle behind Freedom of Information Act

donal brown April 29, 2010

Frank Smyth, the Journalism Security Coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists, argues that Obama’s promises for greater transparency are proving empty with the military failing to provide access to information about the killing of civilians and journalists in Iraq. -db Committee to Protect Journalists Commentary April 26, 2010 By Frank Smyth WASHINGTON, D.C. – The White House says it wants to improve transparency. Greater access to information could prevent deaths of journalists in the

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Information technology analyst evaluates Obama open government initiatives

donal brown March 30, 2010

A senior analyst for The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation finds much to like in Obama’s efforts to make government more open but also says it’s important to identify weaknesses in the initiatives to make sure the gains are substantial and meaningful. -db eGov Monitor Commentary March 29, 2010 By Daniel Castro of The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) The author explores President Obama’s Open Government Initiative in the US and looks to identify the

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Transparency experts advising patience over Obama open government initiative

donal brown March 11, 2010

Federal agencies easily met the first deadline in the Obama open government initiative, but the next steps for improving transparency and getting public feedback will take longer say open government experts. -db Federal Times March 10, 2010 By Gregg Calstrom The first steps were easy: Most agencies met the first deadline of President Obama’s December directive to launch open government Web sites within 60 days. Agencies were also required to post three high-value data sets in

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