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down the avenue: Jurors Tweet, Blog, Research & Send Updates from Courtroom
"the use of BlackBerrys and iPhones by jurors gathering and sending out information about cases is wreaking havoc on trials around the country, upending deliberations and infuriating judges."
Western internet censorship: The beginning of the end or the end of the beginning? - Wikileaks
Over the last two years, Wikileaks has exposed detailed secret government censorship lists or plans for over eight countries, including Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Australia, and Germany.
Worldchanging: Bright Green: ExxonSecrets
Greenpeace, in coordination with CLEAR, the Clearninghouse on Environmental Advocacy and Research, has put together ExxonSecrets: a powerful -- and, in a terriblisma kind of way, fun -- flash application/website listing the myriad connections between the
Worldchanging: Bright Green: FarmSubsidy.org
FarmSubsidy.org demonstrates the power of geek activism done right. The project -- from the same people who brought us mySociety, FaxYourMP and TheyWorkForYou.com -- was launched to investigate where EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) farm subsidies were
Yes We Scan!
If I were given the honor to be nominated by the President and the further honor to be confirmed by the Senate, my platform for revitalizing the GPO and rebooting .gov is spelled out in in a detailed series of policy papers submitted to the Presidential T
The Wall Street Crowd and the Transparency Revolution
The biggest reason we haven't already built a bright green economy where all boats rise is that a small class of people has profited so enormously from continuing obviously broken systems to absurd degrees that they could afford to dump billions of dollar
Knowledge Ecology Notes » Obama trade officials promise thorough review of transparency policies
On Thursday, President Obama’s trade officials met with several civil society groups and promised a thorough review of the USTR policies regarding transparency. The review is expected to be completed within a few months. The process will include a meeting
Transparency and Open Government
My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our dem
Sunlight Foundation » What You Can Do For Transparency
The Internet is a vehicle to get, understand, and organize around information but the sole source of real transparency is people. People set the expectations placed on government, because government is made up of people. A few things you can do for trans
Recovery.gov
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be carried out with full transparency and accountability -- and Recovery.gov is the centerpiece of that effort. In a short video, President Obama describes the site
Watching YouTube » An Activist With a Cell Phone Camera
Another example of citizens armed with cameras and YouTube. As Chicago police dealt with alleged drunk rider on a bus a police activist filmed the incident with a cell phone.
Sunlight Foundation » White House Breaks Transparency Promise
In a blog post announcing the President’s signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the first piece of legislation he has signed, we are informed that the bill has been posted on the White House web site and is now open for comment… after the President
Sunlight Foundation » Recovery.gov: an Important Moment
Something’s missing from the public debate about recovery.gov, the Web site proposed for public stimulus disclosure.
Sunlight Foundation » Accountability for Government Spending
launch of the Coalition for an Accountable Recovery (CAR). The coalition (of which Sunlight is a member) formed to promote accountability for the federal government agencies doling out the trillions of dollars, for the states and for the companies that b
Participatory regulation for workplace health and safety | Anthony D. Williams
some examples of participatory regulation where workers, employers, NGOs, and citizens collaborate to help monitor and enforce workplace health and safety rules. The initiatives I’ve documented below focus on worker’s rights in the furthest reaches of cor
Wikinomics» Blog Archive » Participatory regulation and anti-corruption efforts
Participatory regulation is arguably the best way to surface and defeat corruption in government and industry. I’ve highlighted a range of impressive efforts below.
open...: How Openness Can Regulate the Real World
The post explores several examples: Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index; The Kimberley Process (KP) - a joint government-industry-civil society initiative to stem the flow of conflict diamonds; and the Extractive Industries Transpare
CAYMAN ISLANDS: A Step toward Transparent Democracy
Pronouncing herself “ready to go”, Freedom of Information (FOI) Coordinator Carole Excell – and 89 Information Managers throughout Government – on Monday morning will usher in the Cayman Islands first guarantee of public access to official records.
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