[open-government] [PMO Network] Open Up Your Legislature (!)

Tue Sep 2 13:50:32 UTC 2014

This is great! Thanks so much for Civio's support!

On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 5:23 AM, Javier de Vega <javier at civio.es> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> You'll find the letter translated to Spanish on the following link:
>
>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ubj1PkaQhCaPcmqsSIE4T24MpRVMb2gSnpDLpJ4S8e8/edit?usp=sharing
>
> Within the next days we will prepare a press release about this
> initiative to share with the Spanish media.
>
> Regards!
>
> Javier
> --
> Javier de Vega
> +34 650 074 421
> javier at civio.es
> www.civio.es/en
>
>
>
> 2014-08-28 21:39 GMT+02:00 Javier de Vega <javier at civio.es>:
> > Hi John,
> >
> > Thanks for this initiative. We at Fundación Civio [1] will gladly
> > endorse and sign the letter and try to reach the media during Global
> > Legislative Week in Spain. Besides, we are currently translating the
> > letter to Spanish in order to share it with all of you soon. Regarding
> > Spain, the information linked about the national assemblies is
> > correct.
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > Javier
> > -----
> > Javier de Vega
> > Fundación Ciudadana Civio
> > javier at civio.es
> >
> >
> > [1] http://www.civio.es/en/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 2014-08-27 17:04 GMT+02:00 John Wonderlich <johnwonderlich at gmail.com>:
> >> Hello everyone,
> >>
> >> I'm sure most of you are aware of the several events surrounding the
> Global
> >> Legislative Openness Week (GLOW) from September 15 to 25.
> >>
> >>
> >> In coordination with events during the week, Sunlight is planning to
> launch
> >> a quick campaign to raise awareness around the importance of open
> formats
> >> when publishing legislative information. We intend to send a letter to
> all
> >> the national legislatures around the globe calling them to make
> >> parliamentary data "open data by default," in agreement with the
> principles
> >> of the Declaration on Parliamentary Openness. You can find the letter
> >> attached as a PDF, ODT and in a viewable google document.
> >>
> >>
> >> We'd love to get as much support as possible from supporting national
> and
> >> local level PMOs and members of global transparency community to help
> >> demonstrate the constituents' appetite for transparency, and the local
> >> impact this type of action can have. If you want to endorse the letter,
> >> please let us know before September 10.
> >>
> >>
> >> We also encourage everyone to not only sign the letter, but also
> translate
> >> it to your local language and try to get some local media attention
> through
> >> press releases, social media or other media hooks for the week of
> September
> >> 15. OpeningParliament has grown into a truly global network, and we've
> >> managed to create a strong consensus for how legislatures should
> operate. We
> >> hope that we can count on you to help us translate these letters,
> register
> >> your support, and clearly communicate our agenda during GLOW.
> >>
> >>
> >> We are planning send out the letter to each administrative office via
> emails
> >> (and in some cases through regular mails) on September 15 and address
> it to
> >> the current presidents of national assemblies, or similar authorities.
> As we
> >> have looked through this list, it has come to our attention that some
> of the
> >> information on national assemblies is out of date. We are working to
> verify
> >> the data ourselves, but if you can provide verification for who the
> head of
> >> your national legislature is, that would be very helpful!
> >>
> >>
> >> We are excited to send a clear, global message to legislatures -- your
> data
> >> should be open, and we are ready to help.
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks everyone for your support,
> >>
> >>
> >> The Sunlight team
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> John Wonderlich
> >> Policy Director, Sunlight Foundation
> >> @johnwonderlich
> >>
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