Recently, the Center for Data Innovation submitted recommendations to the U.S. General Services Administration for the fourth U.S. National Action Plan for Open Government—the biennial commitments the United States makes to the Open Government Partnership, an initiative in which 75 national and 15 subnational governments have pledged to “promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance.”
Prior commitments in U.S. National Action Plans have rightfully emphasized the importance of open data for transparency, accountability, responsive government. The Center made four recommendations for how the U.S. government can expand its commitment to open data and increase the accessibility and usability of open data. Specifically, we recommend the U.S. government: increase the usability of Census data, support a legislative mandate for open data, improve reporting of police use of force, and support legislation requiring the disclosure of beneficial ownership data.
Read the recommendations.
