{"id":8094,"date":"2010-02-09T08:59:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-09T08:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/nasa-helps-launch-bold-new-era-of-open-government\/"},"modified":"2010-02-09T08:59:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-09T08:59:00","slug":"nasa-helps-launch-bold-new-era-of-open-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/space-station\/nasa-helps-launch-bold-new-era-of-open-government.php","title":{"rendered":"NASA Helps Launch Bold New Era of Open Government"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Open<\/a>On Saturday, February 6, 2010, the <\/span>National Aeronautics and Space Administration<\/span> launched its Open Government Webpage at:<\/span><\/div>


<\/span>http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/open<\/a><\/span>
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In line with the Directive, the <\/span>NASA <\/span>Open Government Webpage serves as a portal to agency activities related to the Open Government Directive.<\/span><\/div>

The portal provides an interface for users to get the latest news as it relates to open government at <\/span>NASA<\/span>; find ways to connect and collaborate with the agency; understand the Open Government Directive; and share ideas about how to be more transparent, participatory and collaborative. <\/span>NASA<\/a>'s annual FOIA reports<\/span> are also available on the portal in an open format. Users may access agency datasets, tools and geospatial data hosted on data.gov via this Open Government Webpage.<\/span><\/p>

\"A<\/a>As part of the <\/span>Open Government Directive<\/span>, each agency will release an Open Government Plan. The Plan is intended to outline concrete steps <\/span>NASA <\/span>can take to be more collaborative, transparent and participatory. <\/span>NASA <\/span>is seeking input on the creation of this Plan from its employees and the public at large. The mechanism for collecting and sorting these inputs is a website where users may submit, vote, and comment on ideas. This website is publicly available at:<\/span><\/p><\/div>


<\/span>http:\/\/opennasa.ideascale.com<\/a><\/span>
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An e-mail address is also available for suggestions, along with a mailing address and phone number, posted on the <\/span>Open Government Webpag<\/span>e. The new email address is:<\/span><\/div>

opengov@nasa.gov<\/a><\/span>
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To ensure <\/span>NASA captures<\/span> and responds to ideas submitted, the agency has enlisted a team of moderators to participate in the process and facilitate dialog about this exciting opportunity, using the above tools.<\/span> NASA's encourages<\/span> its employees, the space community at large, and the general public to contribute their ideas on how <\/span>NASA <\/span>can be more transparent, participatory, and collaborative.<\/span><\/div>


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