Thread by @digiphile

Today's meeting virtual public Meeting for the US Open Government National Action Plan has begun. @philipashlock kicked off. He notes is the first #OpenGov meeting in many years. (True!) Justin Vail says @WhiteHouse is excited to re-engage on @opengovpart & #opengov more broadly

"Open government is a priority of the Biden-Harris administration," says Justin Vail, who says the work to rebuild an opengov community in US government is underway & continuing, & that a "year of action" will follow the #SummitForDemocracy & #OGPSummit, including 5th NAP for OGP

Vail acknowledges that it's been "years" since a @WhiteHouse met with US civil society groups around @opengovpart.

That's true – as is the fact that the Biden-Harris administration has neglected re-engagement in 2021 until weeks before the #OGPSummit. e-pluribusunum.org/2021/11/04/the…

We heard from @DeniceRoss46, the US Chief Data Scientist, about her work on #OpenGov & @WHOSTP re-commitment, & now @waldojaquith, speaking on behalf of @GSACarnahan.

Waldo says @USGSA is committed to improving @usdatagov & #OpenGata, & touts @ChallengeGov &
@RegulationsGov

@DeniceRoss46 @WHOSTP @waldojaquith @GSACarnahan @USGSA @usdatagov @ChallengeGov @RegulationsGov The US government really is going to pursue co-creating a 5th national action for open government in January 2022.
@USGSA just laid out a tentative schedule.

Reminder: @WhiteHouse45 violated @opengovpart norms & standards & failed to engage all Americans. e-pluribusunum.org/2019/02/22/aft…

@DeniceRoss46 @WHOSTP @waldojaquith @GSACarnahan @USGSA @usdatagov @ChallengeGov @RegulationsGov @WhiteHouse45 @opengovpart Now hearing about open innovation & crowdsourcing at @ChallengeGov & @FedCitSci.

Amazing how far this has come since 2010 – & how routine the use of prizes & challenges have become: e-pluribusunum.org/2010/09/01/wha… #opengov #STEM #civictech

@DeniceRoss46 @WHOSTP @waldojaquith @GSACarnahan @USGSA @usdatagov @ChallengeGov @RegulationsGov @WhiteHouse45 @opengovpart @FedCitSci The folks over at @ChallengeGov would like YOU to engage with them & help work on our nation's challenges. #opengov

@DeniceRoss46 @WHOSTP @waldojaquith @GSACarnahan @USGSA @usdatagov @ChallengeGov @RegulationsGov @WhiteHouse45 @opengovpart @FedCitSci Now @nadazohdy is talking about her report on how the USA could revive & improve on the domestic @opengovpart process.
(I participated.)
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Nada noted the importance of signals from @WhiteHouse leaders – like @WHCOS @AmbRice46

@DeniceRoss46 @WHOSTP @waldojaquith @GSACarnahan @USGSA @usdatagov @ChallengeGov @RegulationsGov @WhiteHouse45 @opengovpart @FedCitSci @nadazohdy @WhiteHouse @WHCOS @AmbRice46 The report @nadazohdy described is here: opengovpartnership.org/events/seize-t… The OPALS framework is useful to consider here. #OpenGov #OGPSummit

@DeniceRoss46 @WHOSTP @waldojaquith @GSACarnahan @USGSA @usdatagov @ChallengeGov @RegulationsGov @WhiteHouse45 @opengovpart @FedCitSci @nadazohdy @WhiteHouse @WHCOS @AmbRice46 The areas for potential US commitments for a new plan that @nadazohdy identified are solid:
-core democracy & transparency reforms
-disclosures & declassification
-regulating tech & #OpenData
-criminal justice
-implement existing #opengov commitments

@DeniceRoss46 @WHOSTP @waldojaquith @GSACarnahan @USGSA @usdatagov @ChallengeGov @RegulationsGov @WhiteHouse45 @opengovpart @FedCitSci @nadazohdy @WhiteHouse @WHCOS @AmbRice46 Now listening to @MelRobrt talk about @OpenGovCan (which has shown what the US government should/could have been doing!) & how Canada went about creating a multi-stakeholder forum (4 gov folks/8 civil society folks.)

As she notes, this is all still "really tough."

#OpenGov

Robert says she doesn't think there would be a beneficial ownership commitment in @opengovcanada without the multi-stakeholder forum.

But @USTreasury can't commit to publishing open data of who owns every shell company & LLC w/o more Congressional action: e-pluribusunum.org/2021/01/01/in-…

Now listening to @DrewAZachary about the @uscensusbureau's Opportunity Project, one of the better unknown #opendata stories around: opportunity.census.gov

It was an important shift in @WhiteHouse44's approach in 2016: techrepublic.com/article/presid… #OpenGov

@DrewAZachary @uscensusbureau @WhiteHouse44 Good questions from @danielschuman:
1) Will interagency #opengov working group return?
US: Hasn't met since 2019, but it met yesterday.

2) Past commitments?
US: May review & push dashboard live; stay tuned

3) Who owns OGP & leads?
@WhiteHouse: NSC, OSTP, OMB, DSC. (@AmbRice46?)

@DrewAZachary @uscensusbureau @WhiteHouse44 @danielschuman @WhiteHouse @AmbRice46 That's it for today's public meeting.

My takeaway: there are great people in US government committed to reviving & re-engaging #opengov, but they need more capacity, resources, & @WhiteHouse leadership to succeed in engaging Congress, media, & Americans.
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