- Value [1] Transparency
- Government should be transparent. Transparency promotes accountability and provides information for citizens about what their
Government is doing. Information maintained by the Federal Government is a national asset. My Administration will take appropriate
action, consistent with law and policy, to disclose information rapidly in forms that the public can readily find and use.
Executive departments and agencies should harness new technologies to put information about their operations and decisions
online and readily available to the public. Executive departments and agencies should also solicit public feedback to identify
information of greatest use to the public.
- Value [2] Participation
- Government should be participatory. Public engagement enhances the Government's effectiveness and improves the quality of
its decisions. Knowledge is widely dispersed in society, and public officials benefit from having access to that dispersed
knowledge. Executive departments and agencies should offer Americans increased opportunities to participate in policymaking
and to provide their Government with the benefits of their collective expertise and information. Executive departments and
agencies should also solicit public input on how we can increase and improve opportunities for public participation in Government.
- Value [3] Collaboration
- Government should be collaborative. Collaboration actively engages Americans in the work of their Government. Executive departments
and agencies should use innovative tools, methods, and systems to cooperate among themselves, across all levels of Government,
and with nonprofit organizations, businesses, and individuals in the private sector. Executive departments and agencies should
solicit public feedback to assess and improve their level of collaboration and to identify new opportunities for cooperation.
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