Comments on: Ten Things to Monitor As Agencies Invite Input On Open Government Plans

By: Keith Moore

Keith Moore — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:30:00 +0000

Monitoring 10 things is a tangible goal. Since there are 26 Federal Agencies all with differing missions, You will want to consider 10 ways each Agency transforms their way of doing business as a result of the Open Government Directive.

Then from there, 10 benefits to the public after each of these evaluations go through being monitored. Good start to keep a keen watch on Open Government.

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By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:59:46 +0000

Correction: Looks like these online consultations are scheduled to run through March 19, 2010 (so they do have an end date, which is good).

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:55:55 +0000

@Doug

Thanks for the comment!

My list addresses the quality of the ongoing e-consultations only, not any of the other elements included in the Open Government Directive (e.g. the data sets that have been released).

My question is: how well are agencies implementing the required ”mechanism for the public to [...] [p]rovide input on the agency’s Open Government Plan” and what can we learn for future projects of this sort.

Hope that clarifies.

By: Doug Ward

Doug Ward — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:27:24 +0000

Hi Tim,

Good list, but I’d suggest that it is a bit heavy on the functional side of agency performance, and a bit light on the value of what agencies are actually producing. Jim Harper at CATO has posted an interesting piece evaluating agencies on the basis whether the data released by agencies provide insight into agency management, deliberations, or results.

http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2010/02/05/grading-agencies-high-value-data-sets/

It is a good read and offers a valuable counterpoint to your efforts.

Cheers,

Doug Ward
http://www.opengovblog.us

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The Open Government Dialogue « The Business of Government: Getting it Done — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:03:55 +0000

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Share Your OpenGov Forum Tracking Data on GovLoop « Intellitics, Inc. — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:26:59 +0000

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By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:46:12 +0000

Manual trackback: http://opengovernmentdirections.org/2010/02/07/10-things-to-monitor-with-agency-online-dialogues/

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By: Lucas Cioffi

Lucas Cioffi — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:23:12 +0000

This was another insightful post. While a few of these ideas may be obvious, there’s something new in that list for everyone– well done.

I made sure we’re linking here from the list of resources that the agency folks will use when they’re in the February Open Government Directive Workshop: http://opengovdirective.pbworks.com/Resources-for-Creating-an-Open-Government-Plan

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:21:47 +0000

Cross-posted on GovLoop: http://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/ten-things-to-monitor-as

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By: PaulG

PaulG — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:54:50 +0000

Does it promote and encourage disparate groups of users/followers to join together in a shared space in order to collaborate on a shared goal – e.g mash 2 data streams to create a 3rd?

Does it host these shared spaces?

Does it actively encourage education and learning, and maybe host peer-to-peer learning?

How granular are the user-controls in terms of “follow this item”?

Can I follow just a distinct idea/data-set’s progress/conversation – and what options do I have to do that, rss? email?