Contribute to the Open Government Initiative NOW!
On Thursday, the new administration officially launched the “Open Government Initiative” at www.whitehouse.gov/open ostensibly chartered to create a more participatory, transparent, and collaborative government.
According to Sandy Heierbacher, Director, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD), the first “brainstorming” stage would wrap up next Thursday (May 28th)! Doesn’t give us a whole lot of time to add our two cents worth, now does it?
You can add your great ideas to the Open Government Dialogue space at http://opengov.ideascale.com/ and I encourage all of you to join in and be sure to “vote up” the submissions you agree with!
Sandy is keeping track of the posts by NCDDers that she hears about on the blog at www.thataway.org and it’s pretty interesting to read what they have been saying:
Ask Federal Agencies to Adopt the Core Principles for Public Engagement (Sandy Heierbacher)
Promise USA – National Network of Citizen Conversation (Christine Whitney Sanchez)
A national citizens’ assembly to represent the people’s wisdom (Phil Mitchel)
Practical scholarship and assistance from Universities – the University Network for Collaborative Governance (John Stephens)
Use Visual recording and mini animations to convey complex ideas (Nancy Margulies)
Hold Agencies Accountable for Implementing the Open Government Directive
Fully fund participation and collaboration activities
Require all agencies to submit a plan for open government
Encourage State and Local Governments to Become More Open and Inclusive
Integrate Participation and Collaboration into All Major Systems of Federal Agencies
Address Legal Barriers That Impede Participation and Collaboration
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