[open-government] What should be in the guide to opening government?

Wed Jan 23 13:50:27 UTC 2013

This brings me to the question that is there a two pager intro or proposal
document that one can use to introduce to government officials and
policymakers in layman language, something nontechnical in relation to this
guide

Fouad Bajwa
MA/MPhil Public Policy and Governance, Cohort 2012-13
Centre for Public Policy and Governance, Forman Christian University,
Lahore, Pakistan.
http://cppg.fcccollege.edu.pk
On Jan 23, 2013 6:24 PM, "Pierre Chrzanowski" <pierre.chrzanowski at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Maya, Jonathan,
>
> This remind me a question I raised on the list few months ago : Does the
> Open Government Partnership endorse a clear definition of Open Government
> Data ?<http://lists.okfn.org/pipermail/open-government/2012-November/002433.html>
>
> I did not look any further since then, but this is surely something that
> would need to be addressed not only in the Opening Government Guide but
> also in the declaration of the OGP.
>
> Best regards,
> Pierre
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org>wrote:
>
>> Hi Maya,
>>
>> Thanks for forwarding this.
>>
>> While I know this is about open government (rather than about open
>> government data or open information about government per se) I was
>> surprised to see only one mention of licensing/legal reuse in the whole
>> document (under Aid Transparency).
>>
>> Open licensing/legal reusability is not even mentioned in the "Open
>> Government Data" chapter, which is - again - surprising, as explicit open
>> license or terms of use have been a major part of nearly all open
>> government data initiatives around the world. In order to maximise uptake,
>> potential users of government information need to be able to know that they
>> can legally reuse this information without facing potential legal action or
>> takedown notices.
>>
>> Also while there is lots of fairly detailed information about what kinds
>> of information to collect and release throughout the document, without a
>> clear green light for citizens and end users of this information, they may
>> not legally be allowed to redistribute it (which may inhibit many of the
>> interesting and innovative open government activities that I'm sure this
>> initiative aims to promote).
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Maya Forstater <hiyamaya at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>>  Dear all,
>>>
>>>
>>> I am working with the Transparency & Accountability Initiative (T/AI),
>>> on updating the Opening Government Guide.
>>>
>>> The guide which you can find here
>>> http://www.transparency-initiative.org/reports/opening-government was
>>> published in 2011 and was the first document of its kind to compile good
>>> practice in transparency, accountability and citizen participation across a
>>> wide range of open government areas.
>>>
>>> We are now seeking to update it, and develop it into a richer hub of
>>> information to enable governments and civil society organisations to
>>> understand the range of issues that might be addressed as part of Open
>>> Government, to benchmark their own starting points and access guidance,
>>> tools and networks.
>>>
>>> The new resource will be hosted on the website of the Civil Society
>>> Coordinator of the Open Government Partnership.
>>>
>>> As a first step we are seeking feedback on the original guide, to help
>>> understand how it has been used, where people see gaps and how it can be
>>> improved. We are also looking for events taking place during this year that
>>> would be good settings for discussing the resource as it develops.
>>>
>>> If you have read or used the guide over the past couple of years, or
>>> even if you have just heard about it, please take 5 minutes to give us some
>>> feedback. There is a very short survey here goo.gl/SxcAX - or you can
>>> email me freestyle.
>>>
>>> If you would like to give specific feedback on a particular chapter
>>> there is a short survey here  goo.gl/Il5ZT.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Maya Forstater
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
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