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DC Does Public Information Right

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Technorati Tags: wes08sep. Post-event feedback shows that Vivek Kundra's presentation was extremely popular. We'll be sharing his presentation within the next week or two.

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Slides: DC's Innovative Data Catalog

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Our Web Executive Seminar last month featured a terrific case study by District of Columbia CTO Vivek Kundra on the DC Data Catalog -- an archive of over 200 data feeds. Under Kundra's leadership, the District is using simple technologies to become, arguably, one of the most transparent metropolitan governments in the nation.

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Slides by New OMB e-Gov Head Vivek Kundra

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Federal News Radio reported today that Vivek Kundra, Chief Technology Officer for the District of Columbia, has taken a position as new Office of Management and Budget administrator for e-government and information technology: Kundra comes to OMB from the Washington city government where he was chief technology officer.

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6 Governments Who Set Their Data Free

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for the public. Here are a few examples: District of Columbia's Data Catalog : The District has opened up 405 data sets across multiple agencies. Tags: Government. We're seeing exciting trends in governments making data more available ? and valuable ? By now, most folks in the web development and Gov 2.0

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Mr. Manager, Tear down this wall!

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Some presenters jumped at the chance to defend Jeffersonian principles through the timely release and transparency of public information. Others went on to crown the achievements from the participatory public sphere that have arisen as a result of increased access to content. However, these traditional models are breaking apart.

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Loco for Local: Regional Examples of Open Government

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The event convened almost 300 passionate people, all coming together for a common goal: to share knowledge on how to use new technologies to make our government transparent, accountable and meaningfully accessible to the public. Research and/or Watch Dog Groups: Manor Labs and Pittsburgh's Public Square Project.