ALA District Dispatch about Open Government

palliende — Sun, 24 May 2009 02:13:14 +0000

Thorough and email from the Oregons State Library listserv I got the direct dispatch concerning “Transparency and Open Government: Opportunity to participate in the process” published yesterday at the ALA District Dispatch blog. Here are the details. I think it’s worth to spread the word since comments are going to be accepted only until June 19, 2009. This could be a great end of the year assignment for our students.

The dispatch says that “after 120 days have passed since President Obama’s first day in office and his signing of the memo, Transparency and Open Government., the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) began a process to allow the public to participate in the creation of the recommendations that the Chief Technology Officer, Office of Management and Budget, and the General Services Administration will make that will inform an open government directive.

To make certain that as many people as possible are able to participate in this process, the OSTP have created a Web site explaining the process where comments can be submitted. For those who prefer a different method of submitting their comments, there are two other options: 1. e-mail: opengov@ostp.gov and 2. Mail: Office of Science and Technology Policy, Attn: Open Government Recommendations, 725 17th Street, Washington, DC 20502. All comments must be received by June 19, 2009.

This process is comprised of three phases. The first of which, “Brainstorm,” has already been explained above. The second phase, “Discuss,” begins June 3. This phase is a time to “dig deeper on the ideas and challenges identified during the ‘Brainstorm’ phase.” The third phase, “Draft,” begins June 15. Draft is the phase that allows time to “collaborate on crafting constructive proposals to address challenges from the ‘Discussion’ phase.”

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ALA District Dispatch about Open Government