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A new report from the IBM Center for the Business of Government outlines the challenges federal agencies can expect to encounter when taking steps to increase their transparency, and provides recommendations to ease that transition. The report provides an Open Government Implementation Model that agencies can use as they implement the administration's December 2009 open government directive. The model organizes actions toward increasing transparency into four stages: increasing data transparency, improving open participation, enhancing open collaboration, and achieving ubiquitous engagement. "By following this sequence, agencies can minimize risk and effectively harness the power of social media in order to engage the public," the report notes. It cites the following key organizational, technological, and government-wide challenges as presenting the most significant hurdles to open government implementation:

• Federal budget cycle and lack of resources

• Changing organizational culture

• Ensuring the quality of data

• Increasing public interest and engagement

• Balancing autonomy and control

• Ensuring accountability and responsibility in open collaboration

• Improving information technology infrastructure

• Enhancing privacy and information security

• Integrating open government tools and applications

• Updating federal policies and rules

The report also contains 15 recommendations to help agencies implement their open government initiatives.

Source Articles:     Agencies face problems with opening up government: report (Federal Computer Week, 1/31/2011)
An Open Government Implementation Model: Moving to Increased Public Engagement (IBM Center for the Business of Government, 1/25/2011)

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