Open Government: Real world cases; Real innovation
Beyond the buzz, for many agencies the journey to open government and open data is tempered by a need to see and understand the evidence of benefits. Andrew Stott, former UK Government Director of...
View ArticleData.gov: Communities, voices and value
The US Data.Gov platform now features more than 470,000 datasets from 172 agencies, as well as thematic communities representing such diverse interests as health and education through to developers...
View ArticleOpen government and public value: Beyond the bottom-line
Theresa Pardo is well known for her work leading the Center for Technology in Government (CTG). This discussion looks at public value and taking a portfolio approach to open government, as articulated...
View ArticleLaunching the Open Data Institute: bottom-up, middle-out, top-down
Nigel Shadbolt discusses the realities of harnessing the potential of open data for governments, businesses and citizens. With Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Professor Shadbolt is the joint head of the newly...
View ArticleOpen Government: Launching Knight News Challenge 2013
Ahead of taking formal applications, an “inspiration phase” has been launched for the 2013 Knight News Challenge. Some $5 million of Knight Foundation funding will be announced in June for innovative...
View ArticleCounting down to the Open Gov News Challenge 2013
As the deadline for submissions approaches for the News Challenge on Open Government, John Bracken, the Knight Foundation’s Director of Media Innovation shares his observations on the journey so far...
View ArticleCreating a Commons for Europe
Inspired by programs such as Code For America, the newly-formed Commons4Europe program is working with seven cities to bring together government administrations, digital innovators, volunteers and...
View ArticleConnecting citizens to civic performance in Edmonton
The City of Edmonton has launched a Citizen Dashboard on top of their open data catalogue. Ashley Casovan, Edmonton’s Strategic Coordinator for ICT, explains how the initiative is creating new insights...
View ArticleJoining the Open Government Partnership: What’s next?
The Open Government Partnership is a 60-nation network and growing. After some two years, Australia’s Federal Government has just committed to joining the OGP. We talk with John McMillan, the...
View ArticleKnowing What To Look For: international Privacy Awareness Week
Privacy complaints and enquiries are on the rise. We talk with Timothy Pilgrim, Australian Privacy Commissioner in the countdown to the international Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) 2014. Australian...
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