Sunday, January 09, 2011

Private Investigator News: Citizens, Federal Employees Support Open Data Plans -- Open Government -- InformationWeek

"A recent study shows broad support for the federal government's open data initiative from both citizens and federal employees, but agencies say they need better technology and more leadership support to fully realize their goals for data transparency.

The 2010 Open Data Benchmark Study from Socrata found that 68% of U.S. citizens and 93% of federal employees are behind the data transparency aspect of the Obama administration's Open Government Directive. Moreover, citizens 3-to-1 would support a candidate for public office who also backed the move to open data, according to the survey."

The 2010 Open Data Benchmark Study from Socrata found that 68% of U.S. citizens and 93% of federal employees are behind the data transparency aspect of the Obama administration's Open Government Directive. Moreover, citizens 3-to-1 would support a candidate for public office who also backed the move to open data, according to the survey."

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