Around the World and Back By Steven Clift, Publicus.Net

Open-Government.MN

North Star History Launched July 1995 –Pilot project of Government Information Access Council, Department of Administration, help from the U of M –Access to Information and Open Government Focus –What can I do to help MN citizens today? From their perspective. –Moved to new Office of Technology

Remember this?

Original Home Page – Everywhere Kiosk

What image?

The Governor. Back then …

The Capitol.

The Home Page? U betcha.

Fresh Start MN.Gov

Don’t Cover Your Assets Build from North Star enabling legislation – 16E.07 –“Government units (yes, all levels) may be required to submit standardized directory and general content for core services …” –Was supposed to be in large part a communication initiative combining the equivalent of the State Agency Guidebook, State Yellow Pages, N-1-1, etc. all for the citizens via multiple technologies. Pre-current version, I outlined views here: – Old IRM plan for budget request which secured one million in funding - making it the best funded state government portal at the time: –

Where I saw North Star going A couple slides from the olden days … Perhaps useful today. Of course, Google knows the “best state government portal” … if we only had competition

Public Portal Move from thin directory, hard silo system toward "Yahoo-like” information and service directory. Government/ Non-Profit Service SILOS Thin Directory Government/ Non-Profit Service Silos with Standards-based Cooperation Public Portal Database - Distributed Work

Government/ Non-Profit Specialty Sites Integrated Public Service Move from web-only portal, to integrated, distributed, public service information system with full access through multiple technologies. Public Portal Frequent Information Service Transactions Multi-tech Access Telephone - IVR Service Desk - via Staff Kiosk Tele Dir Blue Pages Print Versions Web - Public Access Web - Home/Work DTV - Info Broadcast

Come Explore

Democracy Portals - Queensland Online consultations/hearings – listening

More Queensland

Still More Queensland

Personalized E-communication Communication personalization – Advanced e-correspondence in Menlo Park, California

Accessibility Access is technical and economic “Accessibility” for information use is a democratic responsibility and challenge Featured by OECD from work in Poland

Personalization and Notification City of St. Paul – notices –Timely notification about new content, meeting agenda, etc. when it matters. –Perhaps most cost- effective information service investment –Does not change what is public or private

Deep Service Estonia – Or E-Stonia –X-Road – Secure access into private government data held about you, who accessed across 67 government databases, enables legal inter-governmental data sharing

Election Information Online Government election law compliance!

Consultation via Net Video Meetings with District Manager Wireless Video Conferencing –Citizens in 8 rural Indian villages –Discussed “ lack of village bus services and roads, illegal possession of land, financial assistance to a widow, and agricultural training and seed distribution to local self-help groups” – Source: n-Logue.com (co. of Indian Inst Tech, Madras)

Localization Ideas Personalization based on Geography, Interests Live Video

Web Feeds – RSS Headlines Alberta Government News Feeds

Representation Minnesota House – Real-time access Live Video

Service Accountability Seoul Anti-Corruption – OPEN System

Building Trust Deep Transparency – Yalova, Turkey According to their Dec presentation, they provide/plan to provide access to: Council decisions Immediate flow of incomes Daily flow of expenditures Municipal Tenders Citizen applications and document follow-up Wealth Declaration - Increase/decrease of income and wealth of top officials (on left)

Joint Communication

Portal Potpourri - UK “Government website closures lead to ‘Supersites’ Of 951 sites, only 26 will definitely stay, 551 will definitely close and a large number are being reviewed. 90 have been already closed and dates for the remaining sites are expected to be announced soon.” Source:

Portal Potpourri – New Zealand

Portal Potpourri – DK, KR

Portal Potpourri – Oh, Canada Government today (journalistic) with services everyday.

Portal Potpourri – Arkansas #5

Portal Potpourri – Maine #2

Portal Potpourri – Michigan #1

What do citizens want?

Ask Them – 60 Second Survey Australia

Conclusion

Join E-Participation CoPs Online Communities of Practice – –Also uses GroupServer – includes e-participation “Consult” forum, group on Research etc.

Further Information E-Democracy.Org Engaging citizens in local places around the world. Democracies Online Newswire Over 2500 people around the world exchanging announcements, news, and articles related to e-democracy, e-government, and e-politics. Publicus.Net More articles and presentations by Steven Clift