1.7: Agency Dialogue
Begin a dialogue across the Agency on how to infuse Open Government principles into more of our daily operations. Other Information:
Conclusion - Open Government principles are already evident in many activities underway throughout NASA. Through the Open
Government Initiative, we have begun the dialogue across the Agency on how to infuse Open Government principles into more
of our daily operations. These conversations allowed us to see new opportunities to strive for greater transparency, participation,
and collaboration as our strategic directions focus on the opportunities for the twenty-first century. The underlying motivation
behind the Open Government Initiative marks a shift in the way we interact with the public and conduct information resource
management. As such, we will face inevitable challenges as we transition from current-state operations to the Agency-wide
adoption of policies and tools designed to increase transparency and enhance collaboration both internally and externally.
We recognize the need to understand and plan for such challenges in order to sustain Open Government practices throughout
NASA. Our approach has been to find the projects and anecdotal successes that embody values of openness, participation, and
collaboration so that we can celebrate and build upon them. NASA’s flagship projects demonstrate our adoption of, and commitment
to Open Government principles. NASA has set up a standing Open Government Working Group to assist leadership in policy reviews,
representing the strategic benefits of openness within the Agency, developing a roadmap for integration into all elements
of NASA’s activities, and implementing specific initiatives. No one is an expert in Open Government. We are taking an experimental
and scientific approach to Open Government. We recognize the long-term nature of this movement. Finally, we believe that the
three flagship projects we have chosen are catalysts for change. They will transform NASA into a more transparent, participatory,
and collaborative Agency and ease our transition into a twenty-first-century space program.
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