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Access to government data is not a privilege; it is a civil right. – The Quiet Revolution: Open Data Is Transforming Citizen-Government Interaction
On May 9, the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) became law. There were very few headlines, no Rose Garden press conference. The bill with the nerdy name has the potential to revolutionize government.
I imagine most of you have never heard of the DATA Act. The bill with the nerdy name has the potential to revolutionize government. It requires federal agencies to make their spending data available in standardized, publicly accessible formats. Supporters of the legislation included Tea Partiers and the most liberal Democrats. But the bill is only scratches the surface of what’s possible.
by MAURY BLACKMAN
Full Story: http://www.techwire.net/quiet-revolution-open-data-transforming-citizen-government-interaction/
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