- Dedication
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1. A Peace Corps for Programmers
- 2. Government As a Platform
- Government As a Platform
- Lesson 1: Open Standards Spark Innovation and Growth
- Lesson 2: Build a Simple System and Let It Evolve
- Lesson 3: Design for Participation
- A Robustness Principle for Government
- Lesson 4: Learn from Your “Hackers”
- Lesson 5: Data Mining Allows You to Harness Implicit Participation
- Lesson 6: Lower the Barriers to Experimentation
- Lesson 7: Lead by Example
- Practical Steps for Government Agencies
- About the Author
- 3. By the People
- 4. The Single Point of Failure
- 5. Engineering Good Government
- 6. Enabling Innovation for Civic Engagement
- 7. Online Deliberation and Civic Intelligence
- 8. Open Government and Open Society
- 9. “You Can Be the Eyes and Ears”: Barack Obama and the Wisdom of Crowds
- 10. Two-Way Street: Government with the People
- 11. Citizens’ View of Open Government
- 12. After the Collapse: Open Government and the Future of Civil Service
- 13. Democracy, Under Everything
- 14. Emergent Democracy
- 15. Case Study: Tweet Congress
- 16. Entrepreneurial Insurgency: Republicans Connect With the American People
- 17. Disrupting Washington’s Golden Rule
- 18. Case Study: GovTrack.us
- 19. Case Study: FollowTheMoney.org
- Accessing Political Donor Data Fraught with Problems
- The National Institute on Money in State Politics’ Role in the Fight for Greater Transparency
- Bolstering the Spirit of Public Disclosure Laws
- State-Level Transparency Faces Serious Challenges
- In an Ideal World: Recommendations for Open Data
- Conclusion
- About the Author
- 20. Case Study: MAPLight.org
- 21. Going 2.0: Why OpenSecrets.org Opted for Full Frontal Data Sharing
- 22. All Your Data Are Belong to Us: Liberating Government Data
- Liberating Government Data: Carl Malamud Versus the Man
- Disclosing Government Data: Paper Versus the Internet
- Accessing Government Data: Open Distribution Versus Jealous Control
- Demanding Government Data: Public Money Versus Private Research
- RECAP: Freeing PACER Documents for Public Use
- Conclusion
- About the Author
- 23. Case Study: Many Eyes
- 24. My Data Can’t Tell You That
- 25. When Is Transparency Useful?
- 26. Transparency Inside Out
- 27. Bringing the Web 2.0 Revolution to Government
- 28. Toads on the Road to Open Government Data
- 29. Open Government: The Privacy Imperative
- 30. Freedom of Information Acts: Promises and Realities
- 31. Gov→Media→People
- 32. Open Source Software for Open Government Agencies
- Advantages of FLOSS for Government and Public Agencies
- Best Practices: Management
- Consider All the Factors, Both Technical and Contextual
- Be Sure of Management’s Commitment to the Transition
- Prepare a Clear View of What’s Expected, Including Measurable Benchmarks
- Make Sure the Timetable Is Realistic
- Review the Current Software/IT Procurement and Development Procedure
- Seek Out Advice or Search for Information on Similar Transitions
- Avoid “Big Switch” Transition, and Favor Incremental Migrations
- Promote Collaboration and Pooling of Resources
- Best Practices: Technical
- Understand the Way FLOSS Is Developed
- Survey the Agency’s Software, Hardware, and Required Functionality
- Use the Flexibility of FLOSS to Create Local Adaptations
- Much More Software Is Available Than What Is Installed by Default
- Always Favor Stability over Functionality
- Design the Workflow Support Infrastructure to Reduce “Impedance Mismatches”
- Introduce a Trouble Ticket System
- Compile and Update a Detailed Migration Workbook
- Best Practices: Social
- Make It Easy to Experiment and Learn
- Conclusion
- References
- About the Authors
- 33. Why Open Digital Standards Matter in Government
- 34. Case Study: Utah.gov
- A. Memo from President Obama on Transparency and Open Government
- Index
- About the Authors
- Colophon
- Copyright
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