Data.gov.uk ? On 11/12/2009, Steven Clift <[email protected]> wrote: > Say, any new online tools from the UK that kick America's butt with > transparency? > > I'll definitely mention WhatDoTheyKnow and OpenlyLocal from the UK > because they seem particularly unique. > > What else is really making government more transparent online? > > Steven Clift > > > I am on a quest to discover some new tools to share with a > media-oriented audience at the "Other Future of News Gathering" in > Minneapolis on Saturday. That event is co-located with the Minnesota > Civic Hackathon I am organizing - > http://pages.e-democracy.org/Hackathon - as part of a weekend of > events promoted by the Sunlight Foundation. > > It is often mentioned that the decline of the economic model > supporting journalism, particularly newspapers, will mean fewer public > meetings and government actions will be subject to the accountability > that comes from active reporting. What emerging online tools and > projects are helping address the potential loss of government > accountability? > > I am collecting examples here in two categories: > > http://pages.e-democracy.org/Tools_for_transparency > > - Transparency Tools for Reporting > - Government Data Reused > > Either reply here or add them to the wiki (no registration required). > > I am particularly interested in some new state and local examples that > complement many of national sites we hear so much about. > > Cheers, > Steven Clift > [email protected] > > Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com > Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.Org > Follow me - http://twitter.com/democracy > New Tel: +1.612.234.7072 > > > Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com > Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.Org > Follow me - http://twitter.com/democracy > New Tel: +1.612.234.7072 > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list [email protected] > Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public >
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