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Barack Obama?s Agenda for E-governance: Open Government is Its Main Plank B
2008-11-14 16:05:00 All eyes are on the U.S.President-elect Barack Obama, who will assume the charge of his office on January 20, 2009. He has also set an ambitious agenda for e-governance. Obama has already very successfully used information technology (IT) in his presidential campaign. For example, according to reports, on www.barackobama.com, more than 280,000 people created accounts, ...
Open Government Data Principles
2008-03-27 12:14:00 In December about 30 government advocates assembled to decide on - what they called - Open Government Data Principles. Even though the group was very US focused (if you look at the list of participants), the outcome is very interesting. I quote the main page of the working group: By embracing the eight principles, governments of the world can become more effective, transparent, and relevant to our lives.So, here are the principles Roger
Overdue open government, selective recounts, a Super Bowl winner, and other
2008-02-02 06:35:00 By Jefferson Flanders With all due credit to Big Apple columnist Jimmy Cannon, nobody asked me, but… GOVERNMENT SECRECY HARMS THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, so it was heartening news that on New Year’s Eve President Bush signed into law an improved version of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The legislation should accelerate the release of millions ...
Mexico Transparency reports 115 million bribes per year paid.
2008-01-16 06:56:00 I ran across an interesting blog posting by our friend Sean Mattson, the San Antonio Express-News correspondent in Monterrey. For those who may not remember, Sean was a big help in providing information and follow up on the truck explosion in Monclova last year. The article concerns a recent report issued by Transparency Mexico, dedicated ...
By: Mexico Trucker
Bush signs the Open Government Act in semi-secrecy
2008-01-02 17:50:00 George Bush has signed into law S. 2488, a bill that strengthens the Freedom of Information Act. There are a lot of signs that Bush did not much like this Open Government Act, so it’s significant that he didn’t veto it. What are the signs of Bush’s displeasure? For one thing, the WH published a description ...
Obama?s plan for open government
2007-11-14 18:18:00 The geek in me loves this Obama proposal: The full plan can be seen below. It contains several new proposals, including the appointment of technology czar called a Chief Technology Officer. The CTO’s mandate would be quite different from the Cybersecurity czar appointed under the Bush Administration. Bush’s czar helped defend against cyberattacks. Obama’s CTO, by contrast, ...
Wither open government?
2007-05-30 16:17:00 A few days ago I couldn't help but marvel at the hypocrisy of Mark Vaile who stated that holding a high office in Australia carried a "great expectation of total transparency". His statement was of course right in principle, but how sincere is the belief of the Howard government in transparent and open government? The Westminster ...
By: Talk It Out
More on Open Government
2007-05-18 10:11:00 Last month Tina Sablan and some of her family members and friends submitted a Letter to the Editor asking the CNMI House and Senate members for a "full disclosure of all expenditures that have been made by your office in the last two years."I think that Justo Quitugua and Stanley Torres were the first two lawmakers to submit their budgets. I just got an email informing me that Cinta Kaipat posted her 2006 expenditures and her 2007 expenditures on her blog. She invites the public to call her office if they have any questions or if they need to speak with her directly.I love Cinta's blog. It gives her a great avenue for communicating with people on a personal level and as a lawmaker. Cinta writes about her life and her public service, but she also writes about her job. Her blog allows anyone in the world to comment on anything and everything she is doing. Want to make a comment about pending legislation? Put it on her blog. I think every lawmaker should be forced to be that open wit...
By: The Saipan Blog
27B Files Open Government Request for FBI Telco Contracts
2007-03-26 23:49:00 I’ve suddenly become a huge fan of 27B Stroke 6. 27B filed a request Friday for the FBI to produce copies of the contracts it signed with three large telecoms, post-Patriot Act, in order to get phone call records in response to agent’s self-issued subpoenas faster. Those contracts created a cozy relationship that agents quickly ... |
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