ryanwold.net - Civic Tech, Bitcoin, and Open Government Innovation

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##### OpenGovWest Notes March 25, 2010

Mayor of Seattle
Lab for Civic Innovation
Engage citizens for participatory feedback and idea development

David Eaves (keynote) eaves.ca
Lowering transaction costs
open-reusable licensing
Measure not only risks, but opportunities
How to combat closed, antiquated technical policy?  (what about procedural policy?)

Woman-Fellow
An example of an benefit of open gov: Increased bids for gov sites because of increased awareness

Michael Smith - Public Disclosure Commission

Skip Newbury - Portland (law background)
Open source and open data resolution in 2009
Civic engagement
Transparency
Economic Development
Efficiency - Standardization of Data

Issues
Whistleblower app grew too big to field/handle all calls
How to scrub data?  What data?
Equitable playing fiedl between public vs. private

Open government is necessary to full citizen’s right to be informed

Conference Tips/Format
Introduction
Introductions - Name, Organization, Word(s)/Phrase, Goal
Keynote Speaker - Broad Overview, Call to Action

Lief - CEO of zanby.com
zambi.com

MQ: Email all public agencies in Solano County re MQ Programs

START!!!
don’t wait to map everything out

connect social networks where beneficial

#ogwlev panel

process design matters - align & design tools with outcomes in mind
don’t fear failure
change society & culture - open, for the better
publish raw data - it is available through FOIA anyway

NY State CIO - Andrew Hoppin
Transparency
Participation - Comment on Bills
Efficiency

Tools: Daylight - SugarCRM, CiviCRM
NY CIO - All administrative data open and free

Github / NYSENATECIO

Documentation is key for technology support and development.

#ogwfund
quantify measurable outcomes
ie: $.15 centers per person
subsidized services

App Contests as RFP’s - sustainability?
Build community with and app / transfer of ownership?

Support 24-7-365 VS. education/awareness/demand
open source is civic capital

efficiency audits CPA 
cross-organization collaboration
bpm-business process management/improvement
revenue sharing
license. government data license. contingent license.  if you will make there is a precedent for this.

easy to implement tax to support development.

standards
formats
contracts
definitions

open source
data tax
civic capital
terms and ROI
where is support?

OGW Wiki - ogw.wikispaces.com

#ogwtoolkit
buy-in / sponsorship
team/brainstorming
outcomes/legislation
management/workers/public - who to influence?
education of people involved
sustainability

education
what does it look like?
approach: reactive or strategic?

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