1. OPEN GOVERNMENT
Presented by: Your name here
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2. CITIES IN CRISIS
84% of cities face significant financial difficulties
92% expected to have trouble meeting citizens’
needs
?
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3. THE PROBLEM
LACK OF GOVERNMENT INNOVATION
innovation curve
government
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7. SEPARATE,
SILOED DATA
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8. THE SOLUTION
Open Government
Cities using the power of the web
to make government work better.
Saving government resources,
money and improving
government services
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9. PRINCIPLES
INSTRUMENTAL VALUES CORE VALUES
OPENNESS PUBLIC SERVICE
EFFICIENCY STRONG COMMUNITIES
PARTICIPATION SOCIAL INCLUSION
INNOVATION QUALITY OF LIFE
STARTUP ETHOS SUSTAINABILITY
COLLABORATION “FUTURENESS”
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10. THE OPPORTUNITY IS NOW
social
web
open
data
interest
in public
service
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11. GOVERNMENT SHOULD OPEN DATA
Separate, Open
siloed data Data
Portal
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12. To share: copy and distribute information
To create: build civic apps and tools
To adapt: modify, transform, mash-up
No imposed restrictions on use
THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS
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17. WHAT CAN YOU DO?
Liberate datasets for public use
Promoting the reuse of public data by the
public, non-profit and the private sector
Sign the Open Government Pledge
Develop an Open Data Initiative
Pilot projects for civic innovation
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