
by Alex Howard | @ digiphile | Comments: 2 | 23 November 2010Tweet
Cities, States and agencies are publishing more government data online, but that is only the tip of the iceberg. Many government data is still in print, locked cabinets or closed on servers of obscure formats. For example, BrightScope, which uses data from Government to clarify the 401(k) plans), data-driven history began with boxes of paper boxes. Department of labour is only now beginning online data.That is why reporting on the progress of open government data initiatives is a fundamental pillar of the Government 2.0. for those who have been working toward more transparent Government, that the issue is fundamental to your work.
"Embracing concept of Tim O'Reilly 'Government as a platform' is easier said to do it," wrote Max Ogden on their pitch for the first GVT ignite in the open source Conference of Government (GOSCON) in Portland.Durante a five minute presentation Ogden offered a refreshing personal perspective on what is needed for civic hackers put data open to good use. Here is his talk:
By virtue of open government policy, a PDF qualifies as an open format.BrightScope uses data from Government, but is not "open" in the sense that technologists use the term, nor had as a result of the initiative of Government abierto.Poner BrightScope business in the context of the definition of Tim Berners-Lee, to open the linked data or OpenGovData.org principles, PDF documents in CD might not deserve even a star, although BrightScope has been able to move your business forward in the meantime.
Officials of the Office of management and budget, it the Office of Technology Policy and the White House Science or Government open as Clay Johnson or Noel Hidalgo technologists have expressed a preference for published data in structured formats. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra said at the Conference of the international Open Government open data release may see through three lenses data: accountability, the usefulness of the citizens and the creation of economic value.
"Turning data is not enough," said Beth Noveck, Deputy CTO of the White House by open Government at the Conference of cities opened earlier this month. "Is what we do with the data that is useful." It turns out that civic hackers as Ogden, which have done so with a little help from the Government.Ogden wants local Government to act as a data provider and provide the means for pirates civic software doing things to help citizens make better decisions.Ogden was instrumental in connecting data and developers through contest in Portland civic Apps.
More examples of open Government and civic innovation depends on similar associations, public and private entrepreneurs, developers, and open data.Portland, San Francisco and Boston have shown data how open you can use to stimulate activity economic. data traffic in real time in Boston has created a new ecosystem of applications.Applications for the contest of California which included government data mashups is behind a new home, Zonability.Y sanitary assistance applications emerging from an initiative data community health in the Department of health and human services continue to evolve.
If Governments wish to provide citizens with better understanding how Government works and what you are doing with taxpayers, means using more efficient and cost-effective means to provide for transparency and accountability real.Considere appropriate data sets the possibility of how the British Government releases expenditure: cálculo.Esa choice enabled the guardian download data and help citizens to analyze it leaves.
The history of open data and Max Ogden is evolving too: is one of the inaugural Fellows code for América.Como founder of American Jen Pahlka notes code:
Will be the first participants in our experiment to help the city governments better leverage the power of the web.A starting in January, will be your challenge not only to build innovative for each of our cities applications, but also become the leaders of the constant movement to make the Government more open and efficient.
Based on the history of Ogden, there will be more open government middleware to come.
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