Open Government Foundation » Testimony http://opengovernmentfoundation.org Transparent, Accountable, and Open Government Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:43:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 OGF Testifies on the Importance of “Context” and Public Domain http://opengovernmentfoundation.org/2009/12/11/ogf-testifies-on-the-importance-of-context-and-public-domain/ http://opengovernmentfoundation.org/2009/12/11/ogf-testifies-on-the-importance-of-context-and-public-domain/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:39:13 +0000 admin http://opengovernmentfoundation.org/?p=541 Open Government Foundation is proud to have testified at a hearing of the New York State Legislature Joint Advisory Board on the Broadcast of State Government Proceedings chaired by Senator Jose Serrano and Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari on their recent report calling for am Independent State Government Public Affairs Channel modeled after C-SPAN. [...]]]> Open Government Foundation is proud to have testified at a hearing of the New York State Legislature Joint Advisory Board on the Broadcast of State Government Proceedings chaired by Senator Jose Serrano and Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari on their recent report calling for am Independent State Government Public Affairs Channel modeled after C-SPAN. Current cable television listings for legislative proceedings can be found here.

Our testimony provided a vision for the future and called for:

  • Vision for the Future
    • One Stop Shopping for Legislation
    • Accessibility Standards for the Disabled and Limited English Proficiency Communities
    • Linking Legislation to YouTube Content through Deep Linking
    • TV Guide for the Legislative Television Channel
    • Explaining Legislation to Viewers
  • Rules and Freedom of Information Reform
    • Public Domain
    • Non-Discrimination
    • Freedom of Information

Our full testimony is available Online in PDF or anYouTube.




Our testimony can be found at the 47 minute mark.

]]> http://opengovernmentfoundation.org/2009/12/11/ogf-testifies-on-the-importance-of-context-and-public-domain/feed/ 0 OGF Testifies on Open Data http://opengovernmentfoundation.org/2009/06/29/ogf-testifies-on-open-data/ http://opengovernmentfoundation.org/2009/06/29/ogf-testifies-on-open-data/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:00:02 +0000 admin http://openlegislation.org/wordpress/?p=13 OpenLegislation.org is proud to have testified before the New York City Council Committee on Technology and Government Chaired by Council Member Gale Brewer on Introuction Number 991 of 2009: Open Data Standards. Our testmony called for the adoption of the eight principles of open data, summarized existing freedom of information law and associated 25 [...]]]> OpenLegislation.org is proud to have testified before the New York City Council Committee on Technology and Government Chaired by Council Member Gale Brewer on Introuction Number 991 of 2009: Open Data Standards. Our testmony called for the adoption of the eight principles of open data, summarized existing freedom of information law and associated 25 cent per page costs, a ninety day waiting period OpenLegislation.org has encountered with the New York City Council, and the affect of current bariers to government information on development of websites and applications to facilitate transpareny, accountability and openness in government.

Testimony can be downloaded here or viewed on YouTube.

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