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8 Principles of Open Government Data

http://resource.org/8_principles.html

30 open government advocates gathered to develop a set of principles of open government data. The meeting, held in Sebastopol, California, was designed to develop a more robust understanding of why open government data is essential to democracy. The Internet is the public space of the modern world, and through it governments now have the opportunity to better understand the needs of their citizens and citizens may participate more fully in their government. Information becomes more valuable as it is shared, less valuable as it is hoarded. Open data promotes increased civil discourse, improved public welfare, and a more efficient use of public resources. The group is offering a set of fundamental principles for open government data. By embracing the eight principles, governments of the world can become more effective, transparent, and relevant to our lives.
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Government Data and the Invisible Hand

http://www.yjolt.org/11/fall/robinson-0

David Robinson, Harlan Yu, William Zeller, and Edward W. Felten, Government Data and the Invisible Hand, 11 Yale Journal of Law & Technology 0 (2008). In order for public data to benefit from the same innovation and dynamism that characterize private parties’ use of the Internet, the federal government must reimagine its role as an information provider. Rather than struggling, as it currently does, to design sites that meet each end-user need, it should focus on creating a simple, reliable and publicly accessible infrastructure that “exposes” the underlying data. Private actors, either nonprofit or commercial, are better suited to deliver government information to citizens and can constantly create and reshape the tools individuals use to find and leverage public data. The best way to ensure that the government allows private parties to compete on equal terms in the provision of government data is to require that federal websites themselves use the same open systems for accessing the underlying data as they make available to the public at large. This is a draft. Do NOT cite. A final version of this article will appear here in Fall 2008.
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Hack, Mash & Peer: Crowdsourcing Government Transparency

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1023485

Jerry Brito, George Mason University Mercatus Center. October 21, 2007. In order to hold government accountable for its actions, citizens must know what those actions are. To that end, they must insist that government act openly and transparently to the greatest extent possible. In the Twenty-First Century, this entails making its data available online and easy to access. If government data is made available online in useful and flexible formats, citizens will be able to utilize modern Internet tools to shed light on government activities. Such tools include mashups, which highlight hidden connections between different data sets, and crowdsourcing, which makes light work of sifting through mountains of data by focusing thousands of eyes on a particular set of data. Today, however, the state of government's online offerings is very sad indeed. Some nominally publicly available information is not online at all, and the data that is online is often not in useful formats. Government should be encouraged to release public information online in a structured, open, and searchable manner. To the extent that government does not modernize, however, we should hope that private third parties build unofficial databases and make these available in a useful form to the public.
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Microsoft in push to establish e-Government standard

http://www.euractiv.com/en/infosociety/microsoft-push-establish-government-standard/article-169818

EurActiv.com - 24 January 2008. The US software giant has launched a new set of products aimed at standardising the provision of online services to citizens by public administrations. But while Microsoft says the move will help address the fragmentation of Internet services offered by local authorities, competitors argue it may pose a threat to the development of alternative software.
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Goikoetxea Ambrose (2007)
Enterprise Architectures and Digital Administration: Planning, Design, and Assessment

http://slashdemocracy.org/book/9812700285

This is the first book that addresses all three main activities in improving business and technology decisions: the planning, design and assessment of enterprise architectures (EAs). Emphasis is on medium and large-size organizations in the private sector (such as banks, airlines and auto industries) and the public sector (such as federal agencies, local government organizations and military services in the Department of Defense). The book addresses the challenges faced by EA builders through an organized presentation of the issues and a step-by-step approach. The material is based on real-life EA project experience and lessons learned over a decade working in multiple-contractor, multiple-discipline teams, and multiple-agency environments.
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Analyzing Enterprise Architecture in National Governments: The Cases of Denmark and the Netherlands

http://csdl2.computer.org/persagen/DLAbsToc.jsp?resourcePath=/dl/proceedings/&toc=comp/proceedings/hicss/2007/2755/00/2755toc.xml&DOI=10.1109/HICSS.2007.79

40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS'07) Paper by Marijn Janssen, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, and Kristian Hjort-Madsen, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark. National enterprise architectures (NEA) promise to fill the gap between policy and implementation. NEAs are embedded within an institutional environment consisting of active players capable of responding strategically and innovatively to architectural initiatives, which might complicate NEA adoption. In this paper we analyze the efforts of two European national governments in developing enterprise architecture. Grounded in institutional theory and practice we develop an analytical framework and use this framework to analyze the efforts of two countries, Denmark and the Netherlands. Our framework and analysis draws the attention to the need to take a broader perspective on enterprise architecture, especially governance aspects determine the adoption and diffusion of NEA.
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The Blogging Revolution: Government in the Age of Web 2.0

http://www.businessofgovernment.org/main/publications/grant_reports/details/index.asp?gid=291

The IBM Center for the Business of Government Publication by David C. Wyld, Southeastern Louisiana University. Dr. Wyld examines the phenomenon of blogging in the context of the larger revolutionary forces at play in the development of the second-generation Internet, where interactivity among users is key. This is also referred to as "Web 2.0." Wyld observes that blogging is growing as a tool for promoting not only online engagement of citizens and public servants, but also offline engagement. He describes blogging activities by members of Congress, governors, city mayors, and police and fire departments in which they engage directly with the public. He also describes how blogging is used within agencies to improve internal communications and speed the flow of information. Based on the experiences of the blogoneers, Wyld develops a set of lessons learned and a checklist of best practices for public managers interested in following in their footsteps. He also examines the broader social phenomenon of online social networks and how they affect not only government but also corporate interactions with citizens and customers.
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2007 Leadership in Customer Service: Delivering on the Promise

http://www.accenture.com/Global/Services/By_Industry/Government/R_and_I/DeliveringonthePromise.htm

For nearly a decade, Accenture has tracked the progress governments have made in moving toward high performance through leadership in customer service. In this, our eighth and most far-reaching report to date, Leadership in Customer Service: Delivering on the Promise, we find governments at an important crossroads.
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E Government in The Netherlands: an architectural approach

http://www.via-nova-architectura.org/artikelen/reviewed/e-government-in-the-netherlands-an-architectural-approach.html

By Guido Bayens, ICTU (09-10-2006) in Via Nova Architectura: Some years ago the Dutch government started improving the service level of public agencies. Since then many projects have been started and the first results are apparent. With so many projects being undertaken, it became necessary to implement a programme aimed at developing a reference architecture for Dutch governmental institutions to be able to steer the many different programmes and projects. The first version of the Dutch Government Reference Architecture was published recently. This first draft-document was presented to all the Dutch public institutions, as well as to consultancies and the IT industry. They were all invited to comment on this draft. In the meanwhile programmes and projects are focussing on this first edition of the framework. Interoperability is growing. Co-operation is facilitated and is also expanding. Although the first results are encouraging, there's a long way to go yet. It can take up to ten years to create a more service oriented public service. This article offers an overview of steps that have been taken in order to develop e-government in The Netherlands under architectural guiding principles.
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Justice DHS launch draft data-sharing model

http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/41358-1.html

The Homeland Security and Justice departments today took the wraps off a test version of their model for sharing information about natural disasters, terrorist attacks and other crises. The model comprises an Extensible Markup Language-based schemata that agencies could use to code their data in a standard format for more efficient communication, database searches and coordination. The departments first announced their plans to cooperate on the NIEM project in March 2005. The “beta” or test version of the National Information Exchange Model is designed to help federal agencies cooperate with other government organizations during disasters, as well as support the agencies’ day-to-day work, the departments said.
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Emerging eGovernment mashups popular

http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=3322

When I was Utah's CIO, I wrote what I called the Web Services Manifesto to create a list of principles that I though all government agencies should follow whenever they created an online resource. Their goal: set the data free. The idea is that government can't ever hope to create all the useful information resources that people need. For eGoverment to move beyond the "here's a good way to search our data" stage, these applications need to be shared and mashed-up. I hoped that by creating Web services where XML was always available, we'd allow others to build the services they needed that we'd never even think to build. It took some time, but some governments are starting to do just that. David Stephenson points to a Jon Udell column about the DC government's Center for Innovation and Reform. The first link in the main body is Live Data Feeds. Very nice. Already, the first real mashup of this data has been built. Pick a location on the right hand side of the page and see where crimes have occurred, road repairs need done, or other service requests have been made. Talk about accountability! DCStat is doing just that. The Atom and RSS feeds summarize activity, and all the details - including latitude and longitude - are included in DCStat's own XML format. Following the initial launch of the service request feed, new ones will appear at roughly two-week intervals throughout the summer and fall. These feeds will contain raw operational data about crime, property, housing code enforcement, and business and liquor licensing.
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New IT development marks the beginning of the end of 'can't open yours' culture

http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/6656

As part of its drive to reduce the cost of services without compromising quality, Bristol City Council today joined the Open Document Format (ODF) Alliance. The move is expected to make it easier to share documents in different formats and avoid the frustrating 'can't open yours' culture, which slows down work.
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Munich Linux 'a reality'

http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?newsID=6369&pagtype=all

The City of Munich has insisted it is on track with its massive Linux migration, in the face of claims in the German Senate that the project seemed to have failed before it ever got off the ground.
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Belgium gov't moves toward OpenDocument format

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9001406

"In another blow to the supremacy of Microsoft's Office franchise, Belgium on Friday became the second governmental body to approve the use of the OpenDocument format as a way to exchange government documents. By September 2007, all Belgian federal agencies must use software that can read reports, spreadsheets, presentations and other types of data files saved in OpenDocument (ODF), a free XML file format certified as a standard by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) last month."
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Belgian government chooses OpenDocument

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39276978,00.htm

In a blow to Microsoft, Belgium's government departments will be instructed to use an open file format for internal communications
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Open to the public

http://comment.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020505,39276991,00.htm

We paid for it. We want it. Keeping public data open is the only acceptable standard for government IT.
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OpenDoc Gains Ground in Belgium, India

http://www.betanews.com/article/OpenDoc_Gains_Ground_in_Belgium_India/1151086332

OpenDocument made additional strides in establishing itself this week, as the Belgian government certified the OASIS format as the only acceptable standard for internal documents. In addition, OpenDoc backers are promoting the format in India at the IIT Delhi conference.
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The International Survey on Enterprise Architecture in Government

http://www.easurvey.org/

The 2006 survey sumarizes trends in governmental EA on a national level. 16 countries participated in the survey: Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nothern Ireland, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and USA. The survey documents trends in governmental EA and focuses on eight areas: EA motivation achieved goals and barriers; EA measurement; EA process; EA framework; EA tool; EA governance; and existing EA assets.
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Transformational Government - Enabled by Technology

http://www.cio.gov.uk/transformational_government/strategy/

The UK Government has a strategy for transforming public services using technology. The strategy sets out how effective use of technology designed around citizens' and businesses' needs can make a real difference to people's daily lives. It is not simply about the internet, but is a far more profound approach that goes to the heart of public services delivery. The approach has been developed and agreed by the Chief Information Officer Council who actually implement the majority of public sector technology systems.
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Scotland legislates for eGovernment

http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/4854

The Scottish Executive is proposing changing legislation to promote the use of electronic government. It has published a consultation on a legislative order on electronic communication to facilitate delivery of electronic services in Scotland. By eGov monitor Newsdesk, 28 February, 2006
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Can Social Software Improve E-Government?

http://www.govtech.net/magazine/story.php?id=98498

February 19, 2006 By Wayne Hanson. Today, e-government channels of government access and interaction consist of telephone, fax, Web sites, e-mail, RSS feeds, and cable airings of everything from C-SPAN's coverage of Congress, to the local city council discussion of sewer repairs.
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Commission's communication on interoperability

http://europa.eu.int/idabc/en/document/5316

On 13 February 2006, the Commission issued a communication on interoperability for pan-European eGovernment services (COM (2006) 45 final). The communication calls upon member states to collaborate so that interoperability is realized at European level. The communication identifies interoperability as a key element for the delivery of eGovernment services in the EU where multiple government layers - cross border, national, regional and local - are involved. In this context, where disparate actors need to exchange information and communicate, it is essential that the technical, organisational and semantic aspects of interoperability are addressed. Therefore, the Commission wishes to collaborate closely with the member states to set priorities, establish policy documents, guidelines and technical recommendations, thus encouraging further standardisation and interoperability.
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European Review of Political Technologies

http://www.politech-institute.org/review.asp?rev=7&vol_id=3

IPR and eGovernment Interoperability in Europe
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Microsoft Government Interoperability Initiative

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/interop/govt/default.mspx

From supporting interoperability frameworks to e-government national targets, Microsoft consistently meets and exceeds governments' needs for open formats and open standards. Read on about Microsoft's commitment to transparent and interoperable software.
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Peter Engelund Christiansen

http://www.itu.dk/people/pech01/

EA survey assessing the governmental Enterprise Architecture (EA) activities internationally.
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