Open Government: An Annotated Bibliography.

Open Government: An Annotated Bibliography.

I did most of my research through simply typing key words into the Google+ search bar and BYU's Harold B. Lee Library search bar.  One or two sources were found by looking at the sources I already had (Kim Hart, for instance, was found on Tim O'Reilly's Google+ feed).  Our group asserts that through two-way participation in government (that is, the government shares information with the public, and the public comments on and critiques that information, and even collaborates with leaders to improve government), democracy can be improved.  The below sources give some examples of how the government has been influenced by the online public, how to improve and build open government participation, and what may happen in the future, all of which are relevant to our section.

Further Reading

Kim Hart.  "Pols Fear 'SOPA backlash.'"  Politico.  2012.  http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/73802.html  This article comments on how technical industries were able to stop legislation (specifically, killing the SOPA/PIPA initiatives).  Grassroots and business movements can have a powerful influence on government, especially when done in mass, which is more possible now than ever before.  [Found this article on Tim O'Reilly's Google+ feed.]

Joanne Caddy, Christian Vergez, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.  Open government : fostering dialogue with civil society.  OECD Publishing.  2003.  http://books.google.com/books?id=CH8DehH5lmcC&hl=en  This book discusses open government in general in several countries.  One of the chapters includes a really good panel discussion about why citizens should participate in open government, and how to build open government.  One of the arguments is increasing awareness about the issues, which requires the government to share credible information.  [Found this book on the BYU Harold B. Lee Library website by typing Open Government into the search bar]

Francesca Barrientos, Elizabeth Foughty.  "Web 2.0 in Government."  Interactions. 16.5.  Oct. 2009.  http://delivery.acm.org/  This article explains some of the risks involved in open government (such as security problems), but also suggests ways on how to resolve these through collaboration between Web 2.0 leaders and policy makers.  One of our sections is on how open government will affect the future, and security risks are one of the things we will have to face.  Also, the authors suggest that government officials use communication tools that are already available instead of inventing new ones.  This goes right along with our argument that government officials must use technology that everyone is already familiar with.  [Found this article on the BYU Harold B. Lee Library website by typing Open Government into the search bar].


Thought Leaders

Tim O'Reilly - (http://radar.oreilly.com/gov2/) Founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media.  Computer book publisher, conference producer, internet activist.  O'Reilly has several links in his Google+ feed and the above website about open government. [I found O'Reilly by typing Open Government into my Google+ search bar.]

Alexander Howard - (radar.oreilly.com/alexh) Government 2.0 Washington, D.C. Correspondent for O'Reilly Media.  Also writes for Huffington Post.  Very involved in writing about open government, on his blog and for O'Reilly Media. [I found Howard by typing Open Government into my Google+ search bar.]

John Moore - (govinthelab.com)  Founder and CEO of Government in the Lab.  Moore is devoted to open government and the above online magazine includes writers from around the world who provide information about politics and government.  Lots of great articles on the above site about open government.  [I found Moore by typing Open Government into my Google+ search bar.]