2.4: Employee Support
Support our employees in the pursuit of open government Other Information:
How We Will Support Our Employees in the Pursuit of Open Government - Indeed, we believe that ramping up transparency, participation,
and collaboration is so fundamental to our ability to execute on HHS’s mission that it is important to develop organizational
capabilities which will stimulate and support employee execution of Open Government activities at all levels of the organization.
We plan to execute the following actions in 2010 along these lines: 1. Adapt our core strategic planning, IT planning, and
budgeting processes to emphasize proactive data sharing. (For more details, see the Transparency section 3, page 12) 2. Establish
a central location on the HHS intranet (“Open Government at HHS”) that enables employees to find relevant Open Government
information (i.e., policies, standards, tools, training, etc.) easily. Publicize the availability of training and workshops
provided by the department, the General Services Administration, and other organizations on Open Government topics 3. Develop
a “Participation and Collaboration Resource Menu” for HHS employees, which will lay out methodologies, policies, tools, and
best practices which can be used by employees seeking to engage the public and collaborate with others across and outside
the government. (For more details, see the Participation and Collaboration section 4, page 46) 4. Launch a “Participation
and Collaboration Community of Practice” at HHS which will enable HHS innovators to network with each other, learn together,
and share best practices on this key Open Government topic. (For more details, see the Participation and Collaboration section
4, page 46) 5. Launch a new Secretary’s Innovation Awards program, which will recognize and reward extraordinary achievements
by employees who innovate how HHS operates in ways that advance our mission. The program will recognize its first award recipients
in July of this year, with two award cycles annually after that. Employees who demonstrate powerful ways to harness the power
of transparency, participation, and collaboration to improve the results delivered by HHS will be leading candidates for Innovation
Awards on an ongoing basis. Nominations will be submitted online across the department, displayed for online voting, and publicized
as an ongoing “Innovation Gallery” across HHS. It is our belief that one of the most effective ways to evolve the culture
of HHS toward more and more Open Government is to celebrate “Open Government entrepreneurs” and demonstrate that Open Government
innovation is a way to advance one’s brand and career at HHS 6. Engage in an HHS-wide Open Government communication plan –
including Open Government “town hall” meetings across the department
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