open government platforms u.s. federal government
DESCRIPTION
As part of the Open Government initiative, the U.S. federal government has set up a series of platforms to inform, educate, engage and collaborate with the public. This document categorizes the existing platforms based on their OG contributions, goals, audience, processes, and observed outcomes.TRANSCRIPT
Open government platforms in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government
Platform Item
Archive.gov ITDashboard.gov
Performance.gov
Data.gov Ready.gov Regulations.gov
Petitions. Whitehouse. gov
Challenge. gov
Healthcare. gov
Goal Information, education
Information, education
Information, education
Information, education
Information, education
Inclusion of diverse knowledge in the policy making process
First amendment: constitutional right to petition1
Solutions to public management problems
Provide online marketplace
Audience (crowd)
The public The public, internal government stakeholders (Congress, etc.)
The public, internal government stakeholders (Congress, etc.)
The public, civic hackers, business & nonprofit sector
The public, Students, educators
The public impacted by suggested policy, knowledge-able contributors, professionals
The public, civic engagement groups
Amateur, professional problem solvers
The uninsured public, healthcare providers
Process Information display
Data sets by agency & IT project
Links to agency-specific reports
Data sets & apps display
Display information, learning material, use social media campaigns to reach out to attract attention
Post draft policies, collect comments, rewrite, move policy into decision-making process
Search existing petitions, vote Submit new petition, solicit votes Response
General solicitation, solution submission, review, participatory improvement, selection, pay prize
Marketplace: Select location (state), redirect to state sites
Outcomes Searchable, accessible online archive of artifacts, records
Provide actionable information for policy makers and agency decisions makers
Provide actionable information for policy makers and agency decisions makers
Reuse of government data, apps, business opportunities, reduce # of FOIA requests
Behavioral change: public awareness, preparedness, reaction to government alerts
Increased public awareness for new policies, lower conflicts and implementation challenges
Guarantee freedom of speech and of the press
Innovative incremental, radical innovations in government and for economic development
Increase (access to) public health by providing universal healthcare, economic development
Main contri-bution
Transparency Online marketplace Participation
Collaboration
1 Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the
press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. -The First Amendment, United States Constitution