A set of principles of open government data developed by advocates on On December 7-8, 2007. The meeting, held in Sebastopol, California, was designed to develop a more robust understanding of why open government data is essential to democracy

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• Build something
• Playbooks and design principles

PeakMetrics tracks news and government action around the clock, so you save time and react faster.

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• Media
• Engagement tech

Publishing contracts data as open data

• Civic data
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Open government data

The Google Public Data Explorer makes large datasets easy to explore, visualize and communicate. As the charts and maps animate over time, the changes in the world become easier to understand. You don't have to be a data expert to navigate between different views, make your own comparisons, and share your findings.

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• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

​Implementing Innovation: A User’s Manual for Open Government Programs is a hands-on resource that provides practical advice and guidance for government changemakers as they navigate the specific challenges of implementing innovative programs in the public sector.

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• Build something
• Playbooks and design principles

Towards better use of development resources. Find out, follow, press forward.

• Open government data
• Open data publishing portals

The first open government data hackathon, Fall 2008

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• The People
• Civic data

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• Civic data
• Peer networks

Open Government initiative by the Nariño department in Colombia, combining approaches in collaborative economy and social innovation.

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• Civic data
• Open data publishing platforms

Open government data portal

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• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals

Prior to the inauguration of President Donald Trump, Sunlight joined other transparency advocates in expressing concern about the future of open government data in the United States. We highlighted the ways an administration could alter government data that fell short of outright removal, from defun

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• Civic data
• Archives

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• Learn about civic tech
• Defining the field

This group is for events hosted by Open Austin (http://www.open-austin.org/), for people interested in open government, open data, & civic technology.At our Open Gov & Civic Tech Meetups we typically

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• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

A research paper aiming to determine which standards for civic data are “best” to open up government data.

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• Learn about civic tech
• Research and policy centers

Open source, open data, and open government.

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• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

Canadian Open Data Society was formed around CODS - the Canadian Open Data Summit. The organization supports open data across Canada.

• Civic data
• Adjacent Fields
• Digital literacy

PMG aims to provide accurate, objective, and current information on all parliamentary committee proceedings in the form of detailed, unofficial minutes and documents and since 2007, sound recordings of the meeting.

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Voting and elections
• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech

The Open Raleigh Brigade believes government can work for the people, by the people in the 21st century. We are a volunteer organization advocating for open government, open data, and open innovation. We believe civic tech is a great way to impact our community.

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• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

Find Swiss Open Government data

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• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals

handbook.opendata.swiss provides support for individuals and organizations wishing to publish open government data.

• guides

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• Civic data

The Kenya Open Data is a portal that makes public Government datasets accessible for free to the public in easy reusable formats.

• Civic data
• Graveyard
• Open government data