OpenGov/Manifesto

The World has changed through technology.


 * 1) Information is the currency of democracy.
 * 2) Information becomes more valuable as it is shared, less valuable as it is hoarded.
 * 3) Preservation of the public record depends upon wide access and distribution of data
 * 4) If the workings of Government are public and must be Open
 * 5) The Internet is People!
 * 6) The exercise of public oversight in the digital era can only be accomplished with adequate tools.
 * 7) Efficiency Government and of the public is promoted by Open Data Policies
 * 8) Data has become easier to store, manipulate and disseminate

The government's data is the peoples' data.

Sunlight is the best of disinfectants.

With many eyes, all corruption is shallow.