From San Francisco Sentinel:
San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee, as Chair of the first U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) Technology and Innovation Task Force, announced the Open Government Innovation Partnership – a call to action to help cities advance and prioritize innovation to drive job growth, economic development, improved efficiency and collaboration.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — State lawmakers bolstered Rhode Island's open records law by, among other things, expanding the range of information available to the public and increasing fines on public agencies that knowingly flout the law's provisions.
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From New York Daily News:
Washington, June 12 — India and the United States have unveiled the Open Government Platform, a bilateral effort aimed at fostering transparency and enhanced citizen engagement by making government data, documents, tools and processes publicly available.
The event was part of the US-India joint commission meeting on science and technology Cooperation held here Monday.
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From NPR:
Last week's assignment of two federal prosecutors to investigate disclosures of national security information might have been the first shot in a new war on leaks. The director of national intelligence is expected soon to announce new measures to fight unauthorized disclosures, and some members of Congress say it could be time for new anti-leaking laws.
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But advocates of open government fear an overreaction.
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A recent post and a not-so-recent paper that, among other things, sets out to distinguish between "open data" and "open government" in terms of actual meaning, usage, and potentialities.
From Nextgov:
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Opinion from Hyde Post, via Reporter Newspapers:
Today, Georgians legally have more power than ever to examine and review the records and meetings of their local and state governments.
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From Idaho Press-Tribune:
Documents released Monday by the Idaho Public Charter School Commission reveal conflict during the past school year among parents, staff and the board of Heritage Community Charter School in Caldwell.
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We had great panelists who participated in stimulating and informative panels at the 2012 FOI Summit on open government and transparency, networking, digital photography, campaign finance, and elected officials' schedules.
Below, you'll find embedded videos and links to same as well as links to other content presented there.
Please see the FOI Summit round up page for additional highlights and acknowledgments.
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A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:
Georgia's new open budget law has low compliance
ATLANTA — About half the cities, counties and school districts have yet to comply with a state law designed to make it easier for taxpayers to see how their money is being spent.
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From iWatch News:
Every state theoretically gives citizens the right to access government information. But an analysis of public records policies by the State Integrity Investigation reveals that, in state after state, the laws are riddled with exemptions and loopholes that often impede the public’s right to know rather than improve upon it.
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