The open government partnership: Third open government national action plan for the United States of America
Goodman, Mary Beth · Smith, Megan · United States Government [corporate]

PublishedOctober 2015
PeriodicalPages 1-21
PublisherOpen Government Partnership

ABSTRACT
In the third Open Government National Action Plan, the Administration both broadens and deepens efforts to help government become more open and more citizen-centered. The plan includes new and impactful steps the Administration is taking to openly and collaboratively deliver government services and to support open government efforts across the country. These efforts prioritize a citizen-centric approach to government, including improved access to publicly available data to provide everyday Americans with the knowledge and tools necessary to make informed decisions.

One example is the College Scorecard, which shares data through application programming interfaces (APIs) to help students and families make informed choices about education. Open APIs help create an ecosystem around government data in which civil society can provide useful visual tools, making this data more accessible and commercial developers can enable even more value to be extracted to further empower students and their families. In addition to these newer approaches, the plan also highlights significant longstanding open government priorities such as access to information, fiscal transparency, and records management, and continues to push for greater progress in that work.

The plan also focuses on supporting implementation of the landmark 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which sets out a vision and priorities for global development over the next 15 years and was adopted last month by 193 world leaders including President Obama. The plan includes commitments to harness open government and progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) both in the United States and globally, including in the areas of education, health, food security, climate resilience, science and innovation, justice and law enforcement. It also includes a commitment to take stock of existing U.S. government data that relates to the 17 SDGs, and to creating and using data to support progress toward the SDGs.

Some examples of open government efforts newly included in the plan:
Promoting employment by unlocking workforce data, including training, skill, job, and wage listings.

Enhancing transparency and participation by expanding available Federal services to the Open311 platform currently available to cities, giving the public a seamless way to report problems and request assistance.

Releasing public information from the electronically filed tax forms of nonprofit and charitable organizations (990 forms) as open, machine-readable data.

Expanding access to justice through the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable.

Promoting open and accountable implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

This plan was developed through extensive consultations across Federal agencies and with civil society beginning in March of 2015. The Administration will continue working closely alongside civil society as the commitments in this plan are implemented. The United States will continue to exercise leadership in the Open Government Partnership through robust engagement with civil society, and by leading by example here in the United States.

Keywords access to information · OER governmental policy · open data

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