December 10, 2010
An Open Government Directive Scorecard, Year One
The Open Government Directive (OGD) was issued on December 8th, 2009, by the administration of President Obama. The document states:
“The three principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration form the cornerstone of an open government.”
It is around these three core attributes that the directive is focused.
On this first year anniversary I wanted to take a moment and share my thoughts on how well the US Government has done in terms of OGD and in regards to moving the needle regarding open government overall. This is clearly subjective on my part and it is my hope that the Whitehouse will take this opportunity to provide a more objective score.
The scorecard is built using the following breakdown:
- Goal Setting: 30%
- Clear Strategies and Measurements of Success: 20%
- Leadership Education and Approaches: 20%
- Personnel Communication, Training, Retention: 20%
- Use of Technology: 10%
My individual and overall grades, with brief explanation, follow.