The New York World reports on the New York City Open Data Law of 2012, and includes a couple of choice quotes from a certain open government activist: It is unclear what consequences agencies will face if they are not compliant with Local Law 11. “Ideally, someone would step up and be the policeman,” said [...]
On Friday, I co-hosted a panel at the 4th annual Capitol Camp in Albany. There were lots of really great panels to choose from, but I’m happy we had a good audience and a lively discussion. My presentation was on the antiquated Freedom of Information Law process in New York State, specifically how to modernize [...]
Oslo man’s financial records briefly accessible to all after Norwegian tax website crashes: In late 2003, the Norwegian government launched Altinn: a web portal that allowed its citizens to access and submit government forms online, as well as get their personal tax information when filing season rolled around. However, users hoping to get an early [...]
Wednesday night, WhatDoTheyKnow.com made its 100,000th request under the United Kingdom’s Freedom of Information Act. The site, a product of MySociety.org and one of its democracy and transparency websites for the citizens of the UK, has been sending out requests on behalf of its users to various government agencies since February, 2008. Read the rest [...]