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Obama Administration: A Status Update on Its Open Government Initiative

Obama Administration: A Status Update on Its Open Government Initiative. Advanced Learning Institute December 2009. John Kamensky, Senior Fellow John.Kamensky@us.ibm.com 202-515-4102. Overview. Obama’s Transparent and Open Government Policy White House Themes Open data

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Obama Administration: A Status Update on Its Open Government Initiative

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  1. Obama Administration: A Status Update on Its Open Government Initiative Advanced Learning Institute December 2009 John Kamensky, Senior Fellow John.Kamensky@us.ibm.com 202-515-4102

  2. Overview • Obama’s Transparent and Open Government Policy • White House Themes • Open data • Open idea generation • Open spending • Open platforms • Elements of OMB Directive • Resources “My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. . . Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government.”

  3. Obama’s Transparency and Open Government Memo • Government should be transparent. • Agencies should use technology to put information about their operations and decisions online • Agencies should solicit feedback to identify info of greatest use to public • Government should be participatory • Agencies should offer increased opportunities to participate in policymaking • Government should be collaborative • Agencies should engage Americans in the work of their agencies • Agencies should solicit feedback to assess and improve collaboration

  4. Evolution of White House Implementation Efforts • Internal White House Leadership • Directive implementation • Range of players • Experimentation • Open for Questions • Initial Deadline: May 21st • Feedback from federal MAX Community • Feedback from Advocacy Groups • Citizen Feedback Efforts, post-May 21st • White House Website, Blog • Phase I - Brainstorm • Phase II - Blog • Phase III - Wiki • December 8th OMB Guidance

  5. Open Data Initiatives Data.Gov

  6. Open Idea Generation, Policy-Input Initiatives External • Quadrennial Homeland Security Review • CDC Flu Video • EPA Regulation Website Redesign Internal • Veterans Affairs’ Innovation Contest • OMB’s SAVE Award • HHS’s code-a-thon to fix National Health Information Network • TSA’s Idea Factory • State Department Communities of Practice

  7. Open Spending Initiatives • USASpending.Gov • Recovery.Gov • Federal IT Spending Dashboard

  8. Open Government Platform Initiatives • Apps.Gov • Create Communities of Practice • Create Innovation Labs

  9. OMB Guidance: Open Government Directive • Publish Government Information Online • Presumption of openness, publish in open format • Improve Quality of Government Information • Quality of federal spending data, long term strategy • Create, Institutionalize Culture of Open Gov • Agencies create Open Gov plans • OMB creates Open Gov Dashboard • Cross-agency working group, best practices • Create Enabling Policy Framework • ID policy barriers, revise

  10. Key OMB Activities • Establish working group on transparency, accountability, participation, collaboration by 1/22/10 • Issue guidance on information quality of federal spending data by 2/6/10 • Create an Open Government Dashboard by 2/6/10 • Issue guidance on use of incentives to improve Open Gov by 3/8/10 • Issue guidance on federal spending transparency by 4/7/10 • Complete review of OMB policies to identify impediments, and propose revisions by 4/7/10

  11. Key Agency Activities • Publish at least 3 “high value” data sets by 1/22/10 • Designate senior official accountable for quality of spending info by 1/22/10 • Create Open Government Webpage by 2/6/10 • Publish an Open Government Plan by 4/7/10 • Reduce backlog of FOIA requests by 10 percent by 12/8/10

  12. Elements of Agency Open Government Plans • Must reflect “extensive” input of agency leaders, employees, public, experts, and include timelines for action • Components: • Transparency – inventory agency hi-value info; detail compliance with existing efforts (e.g., Data.gov) • Participation – links to existing participatory processes; develop new feedback mechanisms • Collaboration – use of tech platforms, incentives • Flagship Initiative – undertake at least one; explain how it improves agency operations.

  13. Resources • White House Open Gov Site • http://www.whitehouse.gov/open • GSA Intergovernmental Solutions Newsletter • “Engaging Citizens in Government” (Fall 2009) • http://www.usaservices.gov/pdf_docs/EngagingCitizens.pdf • “Transparency and Open Government” (Spring 2009) • http://www.usaservices.gov/events_news/documents/Transparency.pdf • “Strengthening Our Nation’s Democracy” Report • http://www.americaspeaks.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=925 • IBM Center Report “Public Deliberation: A Manager’s Guide to Citizen Engagement” • http://www.businessofgovernment.org/publications/grant_reports/details/index.asp?GID=239

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