Is transparency still relevant?
Catherine Geanuracos • @geanuracos | Stephen Corwin • @stephen_corwin
Was transparency a passing fad in govenment technology?
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Clearly not. But seriously...
is just one piece of the transparency pie
OPEN DATA
Transparency (not automation) is the foundation of tech in government
Automating a broken process won’t help.
Buying a Ferrari won’t solve traffic
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is about having the greatest impact using the fewest resources.
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EFFICIENCY
Constituents are miserable filling out PDFs or paper forms.
Government workers get frustrated.
Transparency opens a dialogue
After a silent meditation retreat, I found out my prejudices about all the other students’ personalities were in almost all cases totally wrong.
Transparency creates empathy
There’s a problem with your plans, but if you make this suggested change, we can still proceed!
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Transparency builds relationships
are at the center of all technology PEOPLE
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For individuals:
Transparency reduces mistakes.
We learn from others.
For managers:
Transparency untangles complexity.
We see the whole picture.
For cities:
Transparency produces system-level improvements
For society:
Transparency fosters trust
It’s govtech’s responsibility to enable transparency
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