Toward the Next Phase of Open Government

The report of the 2013 Aspen Institute Forum on Communications and Society (FOCAS) is a series of six chapters that examine the current barriers to open government and provides creative solutions for advancing open government efforts.
The Forum on Communications and Society (FOCAS)

The Aspen Institute Forum on Communications and Society is an annual roundtable series that convenes influential citizen leaders, technologists, policy makers and academics to develop strategies for using new information and communications technologies for the greater benefit of society.
"Let us take these ideas from the edge to drive change within and outside of government. Let us think bigger in terms of what we can achieve with open government."

-John Seely Brown, Deloitte Center for the Edge

FOCAS 2013 REPORT

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Introduction to the FOCAS 2013 Report

CHAPTER I

Open Government and Its Constraints

CHAPTER II

What Is Open Government and Is It Working?

CHAPTER III

The Biases in Open Government that Blind Us

CHAPTER IV

Open Government Needs to Understand Citizens

CHAPTER VI

Toward an Accountable Open Government Culture

CHAPTER V

Open Government Needs Empathy For Government

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This report is written from the perspective of an informed observer at the Aspen Institute Forum on Communications and Society. Unless attributed to a particular person, none of the comments or ideas contained in this report should be taken as embodying the views or carrying the endorsement of any specific participant at the Forum.