As part of Sunshine Week, a week devoted to increasing government transparency, the Sunlight Foundation has released a new Tactical..
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Buffalo, New York is moving ahead on transparency. Today, the city released a draft of its first open data policy...
San Francisco’s BART transportation system has been under criticism for its lack of transparency and in response, is issuing a..
Jackson, Mississippi is launching an open data policy according to an executive order signed this morning by Mayor Tony T...
The Carolina Public Press, an investigative organization in North Carolina is launching a regional transparency project with the help of..
Open government and civic engagement got a big boost from the federal government this week with two new initiatives. Today,..
The Sunlight Foundation, a non-profit focused on improving government transparency has launched its Open Civic Data project. The project is..
The General Services Administration (GSA) has appointed Rebecca Williams to lead its open government initiatives. Williams was previously with the..
Steven Clift, Executive Director of E-Democracy.org has a couple of new infographics out that show the troubling digital divides online...
Watchdog group the Sunlight Foundation will be offering civic minded startups and developers a chance at “OpenGov Grants.” The grant..
Activists, technologists and thought leaders converged on New York University this week for Personal Democracy Forum (PdF)– a two day..
A more open government could simply be the future of government. Despite technological obstacles, it would seem that government is, in fact, ready for transparency. Once a workable open initiative is implemented and in practice, government-wide, the real test will be to make sure it stays that way for generations and Recovery Acts to come.
