Resources
The Open Government Initiative is an effort increase government transparency, enable citizen participation in government, and encourage public/private collaboration.
Below are key documents, websites, and resources related to this effort.
- Government Sources: Presidential Memoranda / Primary Directives
- Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies: Transparency and Open Government. The White House. January 21, 2009.
The President’s Memorandum on Transparency - Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies: Open Government Directive (PDF). Peter R. Orszag, Director, OMB. December 8, 2009.
The Open Government Directive - Government Sources: Supplemental Documents
- Open Government: A Progress Report to the American People. The White House. December 2009.
The Open Government Progress Report - A Strategy for American Innovation: Driving Towards Sustainable Growth and Quality Jobs. Executive Office of the President, National Economic Council, Office of Science and Technology Policy. September, 2009.
The Obama Innovation Strategy - Data.gov Concept of Operations Draft, Version 0.7. Office of E-Government and IT, Office of Management and Budget. December 3, 2009.
- Testimony, “Data-Driven Performance: Using Technology to Deliver Results,” United States Senate Budget Committee hearings, December 10, 2009. Aneesh Chopra, Assistant to the President and Chief Technology Officer, Associate Director for Technology, Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Testimony, “Data-Driven Performance: Using Technology to Deliver Results,” United States Senate Budget Committee hearings, December 10, 2009. Brad Douglas, Commissioner, Department of Administrative Services, State of Georgia
- Government Websites
- The White House Open Government Website
- Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Blog
- WebContent.gov
- Data.gov
- Data.gov IdeaScale forum
- Apps.gov
- Non-Government Websites
- Cross Collaborate
- Gov 2.0 Radio
- Open Government Directions
- Open Government Radio
- The Collaboration Project
- The Open Government Playbook
- The Sunlight Foundation
- Open Government Directive Google Group
- Supplemental Resources
- Collaboration 2.0. Eric Lesser. IBM.
- Enabling Collaboration: Three Priorities for the New Administration. National Academy of Public Administration. 2009.
- Is Gov 2.0 just another passing fad? Doug Beizer. Federal Computer Week. December 7, 2009.
- An Opportunity for the US Government: Enabling open government through technology. Adobe Systems Incorporated. 08/09.
- Government 2.0: Technology Leadership Redefined. Michael Biddick. InformationWeek. September 2009.