2. Some people say…
“The Greek economic crisis
- even if it didn’t exist -
had to be invented ”
well, not really, but…
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3. Photo
Daniel Rose
http://goo.gl/CmNx
The Challenge
How to fix decade-old wrongdoings in a short time
The Big Question
Can an opengov strategy be an ally in this?
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4. Open Data
But surely the
citizens of a
democracy have a
right to know.
No! They have a right to
be ignorant. Knowledge
only means complicity in
guilt; ignorance has a
certain dignity.
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6. Opengov.gr
eGov Office of the Prime Minister:
1. Public service appointments
2. Open Consultations
3. Labs.opengov
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7. 1. Individuals can apply for
senior public sector appointments
56 calls for 1.235 positions to date
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8. 2. Open Consultations
Minimum 10 days period prescribed
Legal-ready docs
Paragraph by paragraph commenting
Comments subject to approval
Rating by non-reg users (plus/minus)
Name/email: Required - link: optional
No threading of comments
RSS for topics & comments
Content subject to CC license 3.0
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10. 3. An OpenGov.gr initiative
Open call to submit ideas on egov > rated by
members > evaluated by scientific committee >
shortlist presented in public event > proposed to
relevant authority.
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11. Phase 1
Redesign of gov services & portals (361 proposals)
Phase 2
Proposals on environment, tourism, health,
agriculture (41 proposals)
Phase 3
How to combat Bureaucracy (open)
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12. Q: What kind of data you wish to see open?
◄Budget & Balance sheet of
my Local Authority
All data of National
Stat Office ►
◄Personal data that
the state holds!
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13. A: What kind of data can YOU open up?
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14. Open & Free public Geospatial data
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15. Corruption
Are you saying that
winking at corruption
is government
policy?
No, no, Minister! It could
never be government
policy. That is
unthinkable! Only
government practice.
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16. The “Transparency Law” makes online publication
of Gov decisions, a legally binding requirement.
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17. Online tracking of campaign
expenditures by local authority
election candidates
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18. Compulsory online Census to record
all public servants in the payroll.
A full record produced for the first time!
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19. Free Info How are things
at the Campaign
for the Freedom
of Information,
by the way?
Sorry,
I can't talk
about that.
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20. Fire Service
Stats on fires ►
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22. www.illegalsigns.gov.gr
Citizens report on illegal
outdoor advertising signs
A Govt-led initiative!
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23. DigitalGreece2020
A Forum open to anyone who wishes to
discuss & get involved in the digital
national strategy
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24. Open government, Prime Minister.
Freedom of Information.
We should always tell the press
freely and frankly anything that they
could easily find out some other way
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25. Kallikratis: The Local Authorities’ reform plan
► Cuts municipalities & related entities by 2/3 roughly
► Local elections every 5 yrs to coincide with EU elections
► Obligatory publication of decisions on the internet
► Doubles local e-gov service shops (ΚΕΠ)
► Introduction of “smart citizen card”
…two critical reforms ►
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26. “The Deliberation Committee”
• Issues opinions about city affairs, proposes to the city on
local development issues and proposes solutions
• 2/3 of city councilors elect the members representatives
from the local academic, professional, trade, CSOs &
citizens
• 25-50 members total, chaired by the Mayor
• Parallel Online-Deliberation with all citizens “is not ruled
out”, and its results are presented to the committee by
the Chair
• Committee meets once every year, or every 3 months
upon invitation by the Chair.
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27. The “Citizens’ Supporter”
• A person appointed to act somewhat like a local
“Ombudsman” for the citizens
• He receives complaints from citizens and
enterprises on wrongdoings, he mediates for
their solution
• He is obliged to respond online within 30 days
• He compiles an annual report which is discussed
in a special city council session
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28. The Missing Link
…and beyond Greece
Photo
DianeCline
http://goo.gl/pZw6
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30. From Gov to Soc
Beyond Govt
Citizen-led collab & e-Democracy
e-participation
Facilitation, empowerment e-Governance
Relinquish control
Open Data, processes Open Gov
outcomes, internal collab.
Service delivery, rules
e-Government
outputs, accessibility
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31. From Gov to Soc
Beyond Govt
Citizen-led collab & e-Democracy
e-participation
Facilitation, empowerment e-Governance
Relinquish control
Open Data, processes Open Gov
outcomes, internal collab.
Service delivery, rules
e-Government
outputs, accessibility
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32. From Gov to Soc
Beyond Gov
Citizen-led collab & e-Democracy
e-participation
Facilitation, leverage e-Governance
Relinquish control
What makes this path feasible?
Open Data & processes Open Gov
seeds of collaboration
Service delivery, rules
e-Government
outputs, accessibility
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33. From Gov to Soc
e-Democracy
Civil Society 2.0
civic hackers are welcome
e-Government
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34. “…we need to admit that
Gov2.0 isn’t happening until
citizens are truly actively
engaged in helping to demand
and co-create it.”
Ellen Miller
Sunlight Foundation
http://goo.gl/NJv8
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35. Watch list ●●●
• Re-engineering (a)sync
• Data quality & reliability
• Interdisciplinary Knowledge Hubs
• Consultation vs e-deliberation
• Mismanagement of expectations
• Regulatory framework Photo
http://goo.gl/4w4l
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36. Hints ●●●
● “Guerilla” tactics
● “Marketing” the OpenGov concept
● Leapfrog: Do not “discover the wheel”
● Energize an expert community beyond IT
● Transparent rules of the game
● An “e-Deliberation Charter”
Photo
http://goo.gl/MHan
● “A Citizens’ Initiative” for Greece (GCI) ?
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37. A new spirit …
“For us, Greeks, the demand of these times
for common effort and trust in each other
will perhaps be the one good thing to come
out of this - not exactly unforeseeable –
adventure that we've entered upon.
Crisis is a group journey.”
Alexis Stamatis
Writer
http://goo.gl/tcuH
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38. Disclaimer: The views expressed here are personal and do not necessarily
reflect the views of e-trikala or any other public body.
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Vassilis Goulandris
http://onlinepolitics.wordpress.com
Thanks for listening!
e-trikala