The document discusses how open government initiatives can help address problems facing many cities, such as financial difficulties and challenges meeting citizen needs. It advocates for making government more transparent, participatory, and innovative through opening data, empowering citizens to solve problems, and encouraging information sharing and collaboration between government and the public. Adopting open data policies and initiatives could help cities save resources and money while improving services.

1. OPEN GOVERNMENT
Transform your city
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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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4. BUREAUCRACY
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5. CITIZEN TRUST DECREASING
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6. OUTDATED PROCUREMENT MODEL
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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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14. CITIES MORE TRANSPARENT AND
PARTICIPATORY
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15. CITIZENS EMPOWERED TO SOLVE
LOCAL PROBLEMS
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16. INFORMATION SHARING AND
COLLABORATION
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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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18. GO TO:
CODEFORAMERICA.ORG/OPEN-IMPACT
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