Transparency in Government - Gov 2.0 and what it means for Science Journalists
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Government 2.0
What is it & why it is important
to science journalism Craig Thomler
Government 2.0 advocate
Managing DirectorDelib Australia
@CraigThomlerhttp://eGovAU.blogspot.com
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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 initiativesFrom individuals, NGOs, media & companies.
Government 2.0 includes...
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It changes the power equation
Why Gov 2.0 is important
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Over 281 open data catalogues worldwide (released in last four years)
Gov 2.0 is Global
Sources: data.gov & census.okfn.org
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59 countries in the Open Government Partnership
Gov 2.0 isn’t ideological
Source: opengovpartnership.org/
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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?
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Government 2.0
What is it & why it is important
to science journalism Craig Thomler
Government 2.0 advocate
Managing DirectorDelib Australia
@CraigThomlerhttp://eGovAU.blogspot.com