sunlight foundation web 2 expo presentation
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Hello I’m Clay JohnsonI direct Sunlight Labs
1.The Landscape
2.The Problems
3.How you Can Help
“transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of
this presidency.”
“it's time for open government, transparency, and it's a time for results.”
“The Internet is an incredible vehicle for transparency, honest leadership and open government.”
“Ethics and transparency are not election year buzz words; they are the obligations of democracy and the duties of honorable public service”
Keep the Majority
Take Back the Majority
Holy Crap!
HOORAY!
1. Transparency Makes Healthier Government
http://wubbahed.com/
2. Transparency Opens Markets
3. Transparency Saves Lives
Children's Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Dysfunctional Clothing Due to
Strangulation Hazard
The Problem
The amount field is in COBOL format and may contain a special character (see table
below) if the amount is negative. To convert these to standard negative integers you will need to replace the right most character with its associated integer and then multiple the number by negative 1. For example, if the
amount it 20] replace the ] with 0 and to get 200. Then multiple by negative 1. The correct
amount is –200.
From FEC.gov:
We Open
By Using
communityof
466(so far)
We NeedYourHelp
Coding > Consensus
We don’t have much time.
Issue Movement
1. Be an Organizer
1. Make Sure People Know Each Other’s Names.
2. Move them into the Physical Space
3. Make Specific Requests, but check your ego.
Convene a Hackathon in Your Area
photo: grrrr.org
2. Parse A State
More Local = More Listening
More Local = Less Technology
3. Redesign an Agency
4. Visualize Data
Visualizations Tell Stories
5. +1 Our Community
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