Open Governance: Trends from "Cutting Edge" Governments in the US and Abroad
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC 137A
Start Date
16-5-2013
End Date
16-5-2013
Abstract
Government is typically thought of as slow, bureaucratic, and opaque. Yet, in the last five years, we've seen a global movement towards open governance which has lead to new technologies, policies, practices, and cultures within government. These new developments are being led by a diversity of governments, ranging from small cities in Texas to the parliaments of national governments in Asia. This presentation highlights the cases of individual governments and open government activists from the US and abroad, providing a window into emerging trends in governance. Individual government cases will provide the audience insights into how citizens and government staff could increase (with small budgets and just a few people) transparency, citizen-government interaction, cost efficiency, and modern technology implementation. Schacht is an energetic and experienced public speaker with ten years of experience working in the open government field with governments ranging from the Obama White House, to United Nations parliament technology gatherings, to the City of Seattle, to advising 10 Downing Street.
Recommended Citation
Schacht, Sarah, "Open Governance: Trends from "Cutting Edge" Governments in the US and Abroad" (2013). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 109.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2013/oralpresentations/109
Additional Mentoring Department
Political Science
Open Governance: Trends from "Cutting Edge" Governments in the US and Abroad
SURC 137A
Government is typically thought of as slow, bureaucratic, and opaque. Yet, in the last five years, we've seen a global movement towards open governance which has lead to new technologies, policies, practices, and cultures within government. These new developments are being led by a diversity of governments, ranging from small cities in Texas to the parliaments of national governments in Asia. This presentation highlights the cases of individual governments and open government activists from the US and abroad, providing a window into emerging trends in governance. Individual government cases will provide the audience insights into how citizens and government staff could increase (with small budgets and just a few people) transparency, citizen-government interaction, cost efficiency, and modern technology implementation. Schacht is an energetic and experienced public speaker with ten years of experience working in the open government field with governments ranging from the Obama White House, to United Nations parliament technology gatherings, to the City of Seattle, to advising 10 Downing Street.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Rex Wirth