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

[michael gurstein]

 

From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Maya Forstater
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 1:53 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: [open-government] What should be in the guide to opening government?

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