Open Data = Open Government?

Open data platforms: a tool to revolutionise governance?

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:10:26 -0400

Open data platforms: a tool to revolutionise governance?:

in which former South African minister Jay Naidoo beautifully conflates open data with open government

How opengov struggles like "Gov 2.0"

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:37:41 -0500

How opengov struggles like "Gov 2.0":

Really nice comment from Dan Beverly (@dbevarly) on this thread; worth the read.

For some, writing on windows = opengov

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 07:43:50 -0500

For some, writing on windows = opengov:

John S. Bracken ‏@jsb (December 21 2012)

YOUR city officials use paper: nominee, #opengov photo of year: @chicagocdo @brettgoldstein thinks out loud. @danoneil http://www.flickr.com/photos/juggernautco/8291328545/in/photostream

For the Web Foundation, open data = open gov

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:15:32 -0500

For the Web Foundation, open data = open gov:

HT Andrew

How will we know if open government is successful?

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:47:06 -0500

How will we know if open government is successful?:

Nice look at how access to technology may exacerbate power differentials rather than ameliorate them. HT Andrew

"Open Government is an essential part of Open Policymaking."

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 07:10:00 -0400

“Open Government is an essential part of Open Policymaking.”

- Hmm…is that the right order of things? (From the UK government’s consultations with civil society on the Open Government Partnership.)

HT Andrew E.

O'Reilly Radar Tumblr: White House announces Presidential Innovation Fellows

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:46:17 -0400

O'Reilly Radar Tumblr: White House announces Presidential Innovation Fellows:

oreillyradar:

This morning, US Chief Technology Officer Todd Park announced the first class of “Presidential Innovation Fellows.”

“The Presidential Innovation Fellows program leverages the ingenuity of leading problem solvers from across America together with federal innovators to tackle projects that aim to…

"Amazingly brutal honesty here: “[In Russia] Open Government is not meant to aid dialogue..."

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 07:15:29 -0400

“Amazingly brutal honesty here: “[In Russia] Open Government is not meant to aid dialogue between the authorities and the people. It provides for dialogue of a limited number of experts with the government.””

- http://valdaiclub.com/politics/47680.html

HT @opengovpartnership

Code for America: #opengov interchangeable with #opendata

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:32:54 -0400

Code for America: #opengov interchangeable with #opendata:

This is a really stark example of where the terminology goes off the rails…sigh.

"We don't see open data as a replacement for freedom of information"

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:45:38 -0400

"We don't see open data as a replacement for freedom of information" :

HT Andrew

Nice debate at the International Open Government Data Conference (Washington, DC)

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:24:21 -0400

HT Andrew

David Sasaki (@oso)

12/07/12 1:51 AM

I still find @dgrobinson’s framing of “political accountability” vs. “public service delivery” problematic. #IOGDC Needs clearer vocab.

Daniel Schuman (@danielschuman)

12/07/12 1:52 AM

@oso @dgrobinson as do I. It’s a bad/fuzzy/overbuild distinction #iogdc

Alex Howard (@digiphile)

12/07/12 1:54 AM

@danielschuman @oso part of a reaction in #opengov movement to def including broader range of areas than transparency/accountability. #iogdc

Harlan Yu (@harlanyu)

12/07/12 2:02 AM

@oso @digiphile @danielschuman It’s a simplification; all sorts of motivations for#opendata. But those are most common & are perceived diff

Alex Howard (@digiphile)

12/07/12 2:06 AM

@harlanyu @oso @danielschuman Seeing #opendata this morning as a group of blind men might regard an elephant? bit.ly/4Edh4 #IOGDC

Which comes first: the data or the civic hackers?

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:18:22 -0400

Which comes first: the data or the civic hackers?

The Case Against Open Data in Yemen

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:52:00 -0400

The Case Against Open Data in Yemen:

My rebuttal to Walid’s piece

Open data vital for a new Yemen. Do you agree?

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 06:57:03 -0400

Open data vital for a new Yemen. Do you agree?:

From long-time independent Yemeni journalist Walid Al-Saqaf

Useful Twitter conversation debating what #opengov is

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:39:07 -0400

Thanks for the heads up Andrew…

Alex Howard (@digiphile)

27/06/12 1:42 AM

@cheeky_geeky @Publicyte Spin much? @GovTech article has 0 reference to what@Microsoft buying Yammer means for #opengov; title is just #gov

Dr. Mark Drapeau (@cheeky_geeky)

27/06/12 1:51 AM

@digiphile You don’t think that a more agile, collaborative social enterprise falls under the category of “open government”? I do. #opengov

Alex Howard (@digiphile)

27/06/12 1:55 AM

@cheeky_geeky As for what I think? Easy. Your tweets suggest @Microsoft would like to position its products under the category of #opengov.

Andrea DiMaio (@AndreaDiMaio)

27/06/12 1:59 AM

@digiphile @cheeky_geeky @Microsoft bit.ly/MWVbx0 agreed, I read the article because of its references to #opengov and there was none

Alex Howard (@digiphile)

27/06/12 2:03 AM

@AndreaDiMaio Yup. And it’s not at all unfair to point that out, despite the spin that followed.#opengov

gbyehuda (@gbyehuda)

27/06/12 2:13 AM

Intra-governmental collaboration is #gov20; #opengov is a different Gov20 project.@cheeky_geeky @digiphile @AndreaDiMaio @D_Chehab

Andrea DiMaio (@AndreaDiMaio)

27/06/12 2:29 AM

@gbyehuda @cheeky_geeky @digiphile @D_Chehab Not according to the Open Government Directive

Alex Howard (@digiphile)

27/06/12 2:31 AM

@AndreaDiMaio Yup. Although perhaps we could agree that there’s more to #opengov than@OpenGov?

Andrea DiMaio (@AndreaDiMaio)

27/06/12 2:33 AM

@digiphile Absolutely. I’ve always said that #opengov is a powerful internal tool, so maybe I’m in sync with @cheeky_geeky

Alex Howard (@digiphile)

27/06/12 2:38 AM

@AndreaDiMaio Do your clients in govt report that Sharepoint helps them be more agile or collaborative? Or makes data searchable? #opengov

Andrea DiMaio (@AndreaDiMaio)

27/06/12 2:47 AM

@digiphile Internal use of #opengov goes far beyond collab platforms. Sharepoint, Connections, Jive etc are not the crux of the matter here

Alex Howard (@digiphile)

27/06/12 2:49 AM

@AndreaDiMaio No doubt. But my question stands.

Andrea DiMaio (@AndreaDiMaio)

27/06/12 2:50 AM

@digiphile Er, which one - I have three in the last three tweets :)

Kevin Curry (@kmcurry)

27/06/12 3:04 AM

@AndreaDiMaio The one where @digiphile asked if your gov clients report improvements in the areas he cited due their choice of a collab CMS.

Alex Howard (@digiphile)

27/06/12 3:06 AM

@kmcurry that’s kind of a key question, for sure. hope @AndreaDiMaio circles back & blogs about that results of collab CMS choices.

Kevin Curry (@kmcurry)

27/06/12 3:09 AM

@digiphile @AndreaDiMaio can we link to published results of gov customer surveys about their use of collaborative CMS, i.e., know of any?

Andrea DiMaio (@AndreaDiMaio)

27/06/12 3:34 AM

@kmcurry @digiphile We have data in our Magic Quadrants about which tools are best. But the main challenge for #opengov is not technical

Kevin Curry (@kmcurry)

27/06/12 6:42 AM

@AndreaDiMaio @digiphile Good reason to understand which tech makes cultural change EZ, which are painful. Can U help me nav 2 magic quads?

"@tkelsey1: @digiphile R u at this economic summit in St Petersburg? Big opportunity for #opengov."

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 22:13:53 -0400

“@tkelsey1: @digiphile R u at this economic summit in St Petersburg? Big opportunity for #opengov.”

- The Twitters

"Monitoring roads = #opengov, according to the Open Government Partnership"

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 22:15:30 -0400

“Monitoring roads = #opengov, according to the Open Government Partnership”

- RT @FelipeEstefan: In Kampala, Northern Bypass finished 3 yrs after it was supposed to. Roads monitoring a crucial part of #OpenGov (6/11/2012 @opengovpartnership)

— The Twitters

The Truth Behind Transparency: does open data = opengov in the US?

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:56:00 -0400

The Truth Behind Transparency: does open data = opengov in the US?:

Important piece by Joseph Marks exploring the tension in the US.

HT Andrew

What data can and cannot do

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:26:49 -0400

What data can and cannot do:

Great piece from Jonathan Gray @ Open Knowledge Foundation. HT Alex Howard.

For the International Political Science Association, open data is part of open gov

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:34:00 -0400

For the International Political Science Association, open data is part of open gov:

HT Andrew

Source — The Twitters