Philadelphia Making Open Government Happen
Philadelphia is one of the leading cities in the country as far as making government more open, transparent and collaborative with citizens. Some of the great things being done in Philadelphia are: – The Mayor has issued an Open Data Executive Order. – Created an Open Data Guidebook for city departments. – Created an Open Government Plan. – Philadelphia [...]
We Need Open And Transparent Government In WNY
Recently Sunshine Week took place, whereby good government organizations and journalists draw attention to the importance of operating government in an open and transparent way. Communities across the country are taking a proactive approach by placing government data on-line, instead of just responding to Freedom of Information requests. The City of Buffalo and County of [...]
Open Government Is Good Government
This week March 11th is Sunshine Week, a national initiative which promotes the importance of open government and freedom of information. Communities across the country are adopting open government policiesthat commit to putting more government data and information on-line. Information such as building permits, restaurant health inspections, and crime statistics are readily available in many counties and [...]


