4.2.1: Targeted Citizen Feedback Tool

Use the GSA’s IdeaScale online citizen engagement tool to solicit public feedback on the DOT’s Open Government Plan.

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As part of the Open Government Directive requirements, the DOT used the GSA’s IdeaScale online citizen engagement tool to solicit public feedback on the DOT’s Open Government Plan. The DOT IdeaScale site (www.opendot.ideascale.com) asked the public to share ideas and comments on how the DOT could improve performance in the areas of transparency, participation, collaboration, and innovation. Individuals also had the ability to vote for ideas they thought were important, flag ideas as off-topic, and share ideas with other people via email or social media channels to help promote increased attention to topics they considered pressing. The site was open for public comment from February 6 through March 19, 2010 for the purpose of collecting public feedback to consider during the development of our Open Government Plan, as detailed in Chapter 1. The public can now review the ideas and comments that came in on the site and see how people voted. This initiative supported the following Open Government objective: “Maintain commitment to collecting and responding to public input on DOT policies and programs in innovative ways.”

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