[CivicAccess-discuss] Federal Open Government Announcements

[James McKinney]

My expectations were low for there being fewer corporate/legal people. All the same, people like Vivek Kundra and Colin McKay may currently be "corporate" (Salesforce, Google), but they have great past experience in non-corporate settings (US CIO, OPC). Similarly with others.

On 2012-02-29, at 11:34 AM, Glen Newton wrote:

> My thoughts were "I'm glad there _is_ a panel, but this one is a
> little too corporate/legal, but with a couple of great non-corporate
> people on it.
> 
> -Glen
> 
> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 11:28 AM, James McKinney
> <oxford.tuxedo at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Wow, that's a great panel.
>> 
>> On 2012-02-29, at 10:49 AM, Harvey Low wrote:
>> 
>> FYI...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> http://news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?nid=659989
>> 
>> Minister Clement announces Advisory Panel on Open Government
>> 
>> For immediate release
>> 
>> February 28, 2012
>> 
>> Ottawa – The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board and
>> Minister responsible for FedNor, chaired today the first meeting of an
>> advisory panel of leading experts to provide the Government with advice and
>> guidance on its Open Government activities.
>> 
>> This follows the Government of Canada's recent online consultation that
>> sought the views of Canadians on the priority activities that should be
>> pursued as part of the Open Government Action Plan.
>> 
>> "I want to thank the Canadians who have contributed to our government's
>> discussions on improving Canada's Open Government. I look forward to the
>> insight that members of this advisory panel will now provide to advance
>> Canada's Open Government agenda," Minister Clement said.
>> 
>> "Canada is a leader in Open Government and we will stay there by continually
>> seeking to improve," said Minister Clement. "Bringing together this group of
>> experts will provide us with another important channel of consultation on
>> the path to the development and implementation of Canada's Open Government
>> Action Plan."
>> 
>> Chaired by the President of the Treasury Board, the panel comprises experts
>> from civil society, business, academia and independent commentators from
>> Canada and abroad. Members will consider how to best harness Open Government
>> opportunities for innovation and knowledge sharing, and explore how federal
>> organizations can do an even better job of consulting Canadians by making
>> effective use of new tools like social media.
>> 
>> A list of panel members is attached.
>> 
>> 
>> For more information, contact:
>> 
>> Sean Osmar
>> Press Secretary
>> Office of the President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for
>> FedNor
>> 613-957-2666
>> 
>> Media Relations
>> Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
>> 613-957-2640
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