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    {"title" :"OpenGov","summary" : "The Interagency Open Government Community of Practice is where we talk about transparency, open-participation, and collaboration across agencies.","date" : "2017-08-24T03:30:00-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","topics" : {
        
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      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/communities/open-gov.md","slug" : "open-gov","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/communities/open-gov/","aliases" : {"0" : "/communities/open-government-opengov-community-of-practice/","1" : "/communities/open-government/"},"weight" : "1","content" :"\u003cp\u003eThe Interagency Open Government Community of Practice is where we talk about transparency, open-participation, and collaboration across agencies.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"join\"\u003eJoin\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe host two listservs. One is open to the public/civil society for the purposes of collaboration and discussion as well as coordination the quarterly government \u0026amp; civil society gatherings. The other is a government-only listserv and is primarily to disseminate government specific information on timelines and deadlines for the NAP and offer support as agencies work to achieve their commitments.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublic\u003c/strong\u003e: (please subscribe if you are interested in collaboration with federal and civil society OpenGov partners) Join here: \u003ca href=\"https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/us-open-government\"\u003ehttps://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/us-open-government\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGovernment-only\u003c/strong\u003e: For those working on NAP commitments or involved in OpenGov initiatives for your agency. Join by \u003ca href=\"mailto:opengov-subscribe-request@listserv.gsa.gov\"\u003eemailing the OpenGov listserv\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"overview\"\u003eOverview\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2009, the White House issued an unprecedented \u003ca href=\"https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/open/documents/open-government-directive\"\u003eOpen Government Directive\u003c/a\u003e requiring federal agencies to take immediate, specific steps to achieve key milestones in transparency, participation, and collaboration. Agencies have set forth those steps in biennial Open Government Plans available on \u003ca href=\"https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/open/about/working-group\"\u003eeach agency’s Open Government website\u003c/a\u003e. The Interagency Open Government Working Group launched in early 2010 as a forum for open government professionals across agencies to share best practices to promote transparency, participation, and collaboration. The Group meets monthly and opens its meetings to civil society colleagues on a quarterly basis. In 2011, the open government efforts were expanded with the launch of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.opengovpartnership.org/\"\u003eOpen Government Partnership\u003c/a\u003e U.S. efforts with the Open Government Partnership are set forth in biennial Open Government National Action Plans (NAP)  that detail specific and measurable open government commitments.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe goal of these groups is to provide a safe and open arena for US-focused collaboration and news-sharing around Open Government. Specific topics include:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Open Government Plan\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe NAP Commitments\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"who-we-are\"\u003eWho we are\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe OpenGov community consists of government employees and civil society members working in the the field of Open Government. We work on the US NAP share best practices, and advocate for opening government information.  The goal of the meetings is to discuss the NAP commitments, to connect with OMB to support them through that process, and work collaboratively to meet the milestones over the 2 year commitment cycle.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"what-we-do\"\u003eWhat we do\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on the Open Government Memo (M 10-06) we:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish government information online\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImprove the quality of government information\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate and Institutionalize a culture of Open Government\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate and enable framework for Open Government\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"key-resources\"\u003eKey Resources\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/memoranda_fy2009/m09-12.pdf\"\u003eM-09-12, President’s Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government – Interagency Collaboration\u003c/a\u003e (1.1 MB PDF, 3 pages)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/memoranda_2010/m10-06.pdf\"\u003eM 10-06, Open Government Directive\u003c/a\u003e (82 kb PDF, 11 pages)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/26751\"\u003eGSA’s OpenGov Plan\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n"}
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