Transparency in Government - Gov 2.0 and what it means for Science Journalists
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The document discusses Government 2.0, which advocates for more participatory democracy through empowering citizens to participate in government decision making, making public data transparent and reusable, and supporting community-led initiatives. Government 2.0 is important for science journalism because it changes who funds, collects, analyzes and reports on scientific data and findings, as well as how scientific findings are published and inform policy. Over 281 open data catalogs have been released in the last four years worldwide and 59 countries have joined the Open Government Partnership, showing Government 2.0 is a global movement not bound to any particular ideology.
Transparency in Government - Gov 2.0 and what it means for Science Journalists
- 1. Government 2.0 What is it & why it is important to science journalism Craig Thomler Government 2.0 advocate Managing Director Delib Australia @CraigThomler http://eGovAU.blogspot.com
- 2. More participatory democracy (Participation) Bringing citizens 'inside the tent’ via digital techniques. Citizen-centric philosophies (Collaboration) Empowering citizens to be active participants in government decision-making & supporting communities to ‘do for themselves’. Democratisation of data (Transparency) Releasing public data (including publicly funded science data) in reusable formats under open copyrights to inform and enable new insights, better decisions and policy. Community-led initiatives From individuals, NGOs, media & companies. Government 2.0 includes...
- 4. It changes the power equation Why Gov 2.0 is important
- 5. Over 281 open data catalogues worldwide (released in last four years) Gov 2.0 is Global Sources: data.gov & census.okfn.org
- 6. 59 countries in the Open Government Partnership Gov 2.0 isn’t ideological Source: opengovpartnership.org/
- 7. Because it changes: • Who funds scientific research • Who collects the data • Who analyses the data • Who reports scientific findings • How scientific findings are published, and • How science becomes policy Why is Gov 2.0 important for science journalists?
- 17. Government 2.0 What is it & why it is important to science journalism Craig Thomler Government 2.0 advocate Managing Director Delib Australia @CraigThomler http://eGovAU.blogspot.com