Government Transparency In A Digital Age

Open Government

david eaves citizen blogger fellow

my point

NOBODY TRUSTS YOU

try not to take it personally (they don’t trust anyone… not even their doctors)

objectivity = credibility

“ we want to see the discussion” -David Weinberger

v s v s

objectivity ≠ credibility

transparency = credibility

v s v s ?

my point open and transparency 1. Encourages engagement 2. Improves government 3. Strengthens the economy

<1>
encourages engagement

i-Politics Tell me about this riding… Where is the nearest polling station? Most recent election results

i-Politics Constituency Offices 979 Victoria Street Kamloops, British Columbia V2C 2C1 Telephone: (250) 851-4991 Fax: (250) 851-4994 Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo Cathy McLeod Conservative

<2>
im proves government

When governments are open and transparent government becomes a platform

The biggest benefactor of a transparent government is…
government

<3>
strengthens the
economy

“ When attractive profits disappear at one stage in the value chain because a product becomes modular and commoditized, the opportunity to earn attractive profits with proprietary products will usually emerge at an adjacent stage.”
- Clayton Christensen, Harvard Business Review, Feb 2004

to stimulate our economy and our political process
we need to modularize data

Healthier citizens
Safer workplaces
Lower healthcare costs
Happier customers

Map as platform

Data as platform

public data is not public (or modularized) until…

Three principles of transparent government: 1. If it can’t be spidered or indexed, it doesn’t exist 2. If it isn’t in open and machine readable formats, it can’t engage 3. If a legal framework doesn’t allow it to be repurposed, it doesn’t empower

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Government Transparency In A Digital Age

by David Eaves on Sep 29, 2009

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