The document discusses open government initiatives in the United States under President Obama. It outlines the administration's goals of transparency, participation, and collaboration. Key actions included issuing an open government directive, launching open data platforms, and incentivizing agencies to publish high-value datasets and engage the public. Examples show how open government enabled disaster response coordination, military collaboration, and civic participation.

1. Open Government in the United States Eugene J. Huang Senior Advisor to the Chief Technology OfficerWhite House Office of Science & Technology Policy

2. Public Sector Operations a Reminder of 20th Century Performance “There’s an app for that” “There’s a form for that” Photo by: with an eye: http://www.flickr.com/photos/with-an-eye/4252529812/ Source: Office of Personnel Management – “File Cave” Consumers Embrace Emerging Technologies

4. Ushering in a new era of openness and accountability

5. Articulating 3 principles:

6. Transparency promotes accountability

7. Participation strengthens decisions

9. Open Government Directive Strategy to Deliver Results Across 120 Days CTO and CIO launch dashboard to track agencies’ progress on open government activities Agencies publish open government plans Open Government Directive released Mar 2010 (within 90 days) Feb 2010 (within 60 days) Jan 2010 (within 45 days) Apr 2010 (within 120 days) Dec 2009 All agencies publish at least three new, high-value data sets on data.gov OMB issues framework for the use incentive-based strategies

10. January 22All agencies publish at least 3 new, high-value data sets on Data.gov

11. February 6All agencies create an Open Government Webpage to serve as a portal for their implementation of the Directive

12. February 6CIO and CTO launch open government dashboard to track progress across the Executive Branch.

13. April 7Executive Branch agencies publish Open Government Plans.

14. “Government as a Platform” Federal, State and Local Approach to Unlock the Value of Data

15. Opening Multiple Channels to Serve Applicants “In the next 90 days, USCIS will launch a vastly improved Web site that will, for the first time ever, allow applicants to get updates on their status of their applications via e-mail and text message and online.” –President Barack Obama, June 25, 2009

16. 7,000+ workers (out of 19,000) submit, comment on 3,000+ ideas over one month –ten are approved for implementation Wikified Army Field Guide Soldiers collaboratively update Army Doctrine from the field VBA Innovation Initiative VA Engages Employees to Reduce Claims Turnaround Times Collaboration Within Government

17. Prize Competition Delivers Results in 9 Hours MIT Embraces Spirit of Collaboration to Answer DARPA’s Call MIT Balloon Team Design DARPA Network Challenge Source: balloon.mit.edu; networkchallenge.darpa.mil

18. Empowering Everyday Americans in Crisis “Mission 4636” & “Virtual USA” Democratize Disaster Response 1 Haitian Earthquake “Mission 4636” text messaging collaboration completes 50,000 calls for assistance through an all-volunteer effort Avg. response time: 10 minutes “Where can I find food & water?” 2 Gulf Coast Oil Spill “Virtual USA” DHS Open Government Initiative enables FL, LA, MS to exchange real-time data Critical data: location of oil rig sites, spill path projections, economic impacts on oysters, birds, wildlife "I see people trapped under a building and they are alive at this location! Send Help!" "I just am glad someone is listening and to know I'm not alone." Source: State Department, Lin Wells; DHS S&T Directorate; Virtual USA