[open-government] [Sunlight International] Re: [PMO Network] Open Up Your Legislature (!)

Tue Sep 2 18:53:15 UTC 2014

great Work!

On 9/2/14, Lindsay Ferris <lferris at sunlightfoundation.com> wrote:
> 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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