VI: Evolution – The Open Road Ahead

Learn from the activities identified in this plan and incorporate changes into subsequent revisions

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EPA will learn from the activities identified in this plan and our focus on being more fair, open and inclusive. We will capture the benefits and lessons learned for new innovations and Flagship projects, and we will describe how lessons from those projects are being considered to make lasting improvements in how the Agency operates. Those changes will be incorporated into subsequent revisions of this plan. EPA will leverage our governance structure, described in Section I, to continue to monitor activities as they progress and to continue transforming our culture. OEI will maintain the lead role in coordinating routine reporting activities, including updates to Data.gov and Community Engagement flagship projects. The Office of Public Affairs (OPA) will continue to maintain EPA’s open government Web site (epa.gov/open) as the primary resource for the public to stay informed on EPA’s open government activities. EPA will continue to operate the OpenEPA Web site to receive public input. We have taken a ―lite‖ moderation role in operating this site during development of this plan. Upon publication of this plan, we will determine how our moderation role will evolve to make better use of this tool as a source of input--potentially increasing its use for dialogue. We will track suggestions from the site and will prepare an analysis of suggestions and make that analysis available when the plan is revised. In summary, we ask you to provide us feedback, and we would appreciate specific engagement in the following areas: * How can the EPA Open Government Plan 1.0 be improved? * What additional data and information do you want to see from EPA? * What are some innovative uses of EPA data that you have seen or implemented? The success of this Open Government Plan, and of the environmental protection mission, depends on community engagement and a continued two-way dialogue – EPA looks forward to your participation.

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