The government had last year said open government data could generate up to AU$25 billion per year, with the research "a key focus" of the federal government's AU$1.1 billion National Innovation ...

But although OMB issued guidance on part of the Evidence Act back in 2021, it had yet to give instructions for agencies on how to implement the OPEN Government Data Act.

The OPEN Government Data Act is the second section of the bipartisan Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, a 2019 law that required agencies to use evidence in decisionmaking and make their ...

Government officials see open data as a way to be more transparent and engage citizens. ... West Sacramento’s open data framework, established in 2013, ...

As open data and open government initiatives get underway, most Americans are still largely engaged in “e-Gov 1.0” online activities, with far fewer attuned to “Data-Gov 2.0” initiatives that involve ...

Likewise, the data is open to the public for use. Finally, ADS 579 establishes several positions, what it refers to as “data stewards,” responsible for overseeing the policy and the handling of ...