OPEN GOVERNMENT IS HERE

Jeff Kaplan - Managing Director, Open ePolicy Solutions Email: jeff@openesolutions.com Twitter: @jeffkaplan88

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Next Generation Government

Web 2.0

eGovernment

( More technology driven )

Open

Government

( Citizen-driven)

Open Networked

Social Mashable

Collaborative

Interoperable Inclusive

Open Networked

Social Mashable

Collaborative

Interoperable Inclusive

The Idea Behind Open Government ...

“A way of redistributing governance to the hands of

citizens ... Waiting for bureaucracy is so 20th Century.”

- Ben Berkowitz, CEO of SeeClickFix

Without citizen engagement ...

With citizen engagement ...

Open Government: What does it mean?

Citizen

Engagement

Platform

Open311

Platform

Gov Social Media

Freedom of Info

Platform

P2P / Co-Creation

(Services, Apps)

Data.gov.mk

Innovation Funding

Platform

Public-Private

Partnerships

eLegislature

Platform Open gov principles translate into real services and apps ...

• Data

• Processes

• Performance

• Public feedback

• User-gen content

• Social media

• Inter-agency

• Policies & services

• Co-creation

Open Macedonia

Government as a platform

(All segments of society participate in governance, service delivery, evaluation... )

Public Sector Civil Society

Citizens

Private Sector

Open Government - Tomorrow is Here

Citizens Private Sector

Civil Society

Open Government - Tomorrow is Here

Open Macedonia

Co-creation & Apps eServices

& PPPs

Open Data

Crowdsourcing

Startups &

Investments

Public Sector

Government as platform: Data + Apps + Mashups + Startup Funding...

What Might an Open Gov Program Look Like?

Open Macedonia

Data.gov.mk Innovation

Fund eServices Apps

Public-Private Partnerships

Citizens.mk

+ Policy/Legal Framework, Social Media, Standards, Training,

Change Management and Infrastructure (cloud)

Open Government: Are We Dreaming?

Open Macedonia

Data.gov.mk FOI.mk Citizens.mk

What Does a Citizen Feedback Platform Look Like?

It already exists!

What Does an Open Data Portal Look Like?

They already exist!

Open data portals exist in over 20 countries ... And counting!

What Does a Freedom of Info Platform Look Like?

It already exists!

Mexico has online platform for submitting FOI requests to

fed and local govs ... And a search engine for responses.

What Will Open Government Deliver?

Continuous improvement of services

New, innovative services

Increased trust in gov’t

Cost savings to gov’t

New apps = jobs & investment

Open government

has real ROI ...