I encourage folks who would like to discuss the Open Government Directive to
join our US Democracy Online Exchange: http://dowire.org/us
Steven Clift
E-Democracy.Org
Subject: [openhouseproject] Opening Doors: Finding the Keys to Open Government
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 14:20:05 -0500
From: Patrice McDermott <email obscured>>
To: <email obscured>>
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Also, the following week -- on March 20 --
Opening Doors: Finding the Keys to Open Government
OpenTheGovernment.org's Sunshine Week webcast presents a great opportunity for
the public to be involved in the crafting of the Open Government Directive. On
his first day in office, President Obama in his Memorandum on Transparency and
Open Government directed his Administration to develop recommendations for an
"Open Government Directive" that moves government towards being "transparent,"
"participatory," and "collaborative."
During the webcast, individuals intimately involved in formulating the
Administration's policies and agendas will explain the initiative's goals,
receive feedback from the audience, and let members of the public know how they
can continue to participate in the discussion.
To begin the discussion about open and interactive government, Patrice
McDermott, Director of OpenTheGovernment.org and Ari Schwartz, Vice President
of the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) will release a report based on
the results of Show Us the Data, a web-based survey used to discover what
information the public wants to get access to and use, but cannot.
The presentation will be followed by a discussion between speakers and the
audience on what the Obama administration hopes to achieve, the policy issues
facing this administration, the Obama administration's vision for e-government,
and financial and economic transparency.
Confirmed Speakers: Dan Chenok, a member of President Obama's "Technology,
Innovation and Government Reform" transition team, former branch chief for
information policy and technology in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
and currently senior vice president and general manager of Pragmatics,
Katherine McFate, a Program Officer for Government Performance and
Accountability in the Ford Foundation's Governance Unit, and Beth Noveck, a
professor of law and director of the Institute for Information Law and Policy
at New York Law School and author of Wiki Government (Brookings 2009).
Invited: Vivek Kundra, newly-appointed federal Chief Information Officer (CIO).
The event will be available as a live webcast from the Center for American
Progress.
In each segment, opportunities will be available for audience questions from
all participants.
When?
The event will be held on Friday, March 20, 2008 1:00pm- 2:30pm (EDT).
Patrice McDermott
OpenTheGovernment.org