Greece 2010: OpenGov at Times of Crisis

Greece
OpenGov @ times of crisis
PEP-NET Summit Vassilis Goulandris
PEP-NET Summit | Vassilis Goulandris | 23.09.2010 | e-trikala e-trikala
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Some people say…
“The Greek economic crisis
- even if it didn’t exist -
had to be invented ”

well, not really, but…

PEP-NET Summit Vassilis Goulandris e-trikala

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Daniel Rose
http://goo.gl/CmNx

The Challenge
How to fix decade-old wrongdoings in a short time

The Big Question
Can an opengov strategy be an ally in this?

Open Data
But surely the
citizens of a
democracy have a
right to know.

No! They have a right to
be ignorant. Knowledge
only means complicity in
guilt; ignorance has a
certain dignity.


government.gov.gr
Portal


Opengov.gr
eGov Office of the Prime Minister:
1. Public service appointments
2. Open Consultations
3. Labs.opengov


1. Individuals can apply for
senior public sector appointments

56 calls for 1.235 positions to date


2. Open Consultations
Minimum 10 days period prescribed
Legal-ready docs
Paragraph by paragraph commenting
Comments subject to approval
Rating by non-reg users (plus/minus)
Name/email: Required - link: optional
No threading of comments
RSS for topics & comments
Content subject to CC license 3.0


Consultation
Stats
77 consultations
45.000 comments
4 mil visits
11 months


3. An OpenGov.gr initiative
Open call to submit ideas on egov > rated by
members > evaluated by scientific committee >
shortlist presented in public event > proposed to
relevant authority.


Phase 1
Redesign of gov services & portals (361 proposals)
Phase 2
Proposals on environment, tourism, health,
agriculture (41 proposals)
Phase 3
How to combat Bureaucracy (open)


Q: What kind of data you wish to see open?

◄Budget & Balance sheet of
my Local Authority

All data of National
Stat Office ►

◄Personal data that
the state holds!


A: What kind of data can YOU open up?


Open & Free public Geospatial data


Corruption

Are you saying that
winking at corruption
is government
policy?

No, no, Minister! It could
never be government
policy. That is
unthinkable! Only
government practice.


The “Transparency Law” makes online publication
of Gov decisions, a legally binding requirement.


Online tracking of campaign
expenditures by local authority
election candidates


Compulsory online Census to record
all public servants in the payroll.

A full record produced for the first time!


Free Info How are things
at the Campaign
for the Freedom
of Information,
by the way?

Sorry,
I can't talk
about that.

Fire Service

Stats on fires ►


Police

A start ►


www.illegalsigns.gov.gr

Citizens report on illegal
outdoor advertising signs

A Govt-led initiative!


DigitalGreece2020
A Forum open to anyone who wishes to
discuss & get involved in the digital
national strategy


Open government, Prime Minister.
Freedom of Information.
We should always tell the press
freely and frankly anything that they
could easily find out some other way


Kallikratis: The Local Authorities’ reform plan

► Cuts municipalities & related entities by 2/3 roughly
► Local elections every 5 yrs to coincide with EU elections
► Obligatory publication of decisions on the internet
► Doubles local e-gov service shops (ΚΕΠ)
► Introduction of “smart citizen card”
…two critical reforms ►

“The Deliberation Committee”
• Issues opinions about city affairs, proposes to the city on
local development issues and proposes solutions
• 2/3 of city councilors elect the members representatives
from the local academic, professional, trade, CSOs &
citizens
• 25-50 members total, chaired by the Mayor
• Parallel Online-Deliberation with all citizens “is not ruled
out”, and its results are presented to the committee by
the Chair
• Committee meets once every year, or every 3 months
upon invitation by the Chair.


The “Citizens’ Supporter”
• A person appointed to act somewhat like a local
“Ombudsman” for the citizens
• He receives complaints from citizens and
enterprises on wrongdoings, he mediates for
their solution
• He is obliged to respond online within 30 days
• He compiles an annual report which is discussed
in a special city council session


The Missing Link
…and beyond Greece

Photo
DianeCline
http://goo.gl/pZw6


Rethinking…

OECD: Rethinking e-Government services | http://goo.gl/zTgd


From Gov to Soc

Beyond Govt
Citizen-led collab & e-Democracy
e-participation

Facilitation, empowerment e-Governance
Relinquish control

Open Data, processes Open Gov
outcomes, internal collab.

Service delivery, rules
e-Government
outputs, accessibility

From Gov to Soc

Beyond Gov
Citizen-led collab & e-Democracy
e-participation

Facilitation, leverage e-Governance
Relinquish control
What makes this path feasible?
Open Data & processes Open Gov
seeds of collaboration

Service delivery, rules
e-Government
outputs, accessibility

From Gov to Soc

e-Democracy

Civil Society 2.0
civic hackers are welcome

e-Government


“…we need to admit that
Gov2.0 isn’t happening until
citizens are truly actively
engaged in helping to demand
and co-create it.”

Ellen Miller
Sunlight Foundation
http://goo.gl/NJv8


Watch list ●●●
• Re-engineering (a)sync
• Data quality & reliability
• Interdisciplinary Knowledge Hubs
• Consultation vs e-deliberation
• Mismanagement of expectations
• Regulatory framework Photo
http://goo.gl/4w4l


Hints ●●●
● “Guerilla” tactics
● “Marketing” the OpenGov concept
● Leapfrog: Do not “discover the wheel”
● Energize an expert community beyond IT
● Transparent rules of the game
● An “e-Deliberation Charter”
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http://goo.gl/MHan

● “A Citizens’ Initiative” for Greece (GCI) ?

A new spirit …
“For us, Greeks, the demand of these times
for common effort and trust in each other
will perhaps be the one good thing to come
out of this - not exactly unforeseeable –
adventure that we've entered upon.
Crisis is a group journey.”

Alexis Stamatis
Writer
http://goo.gl/tcuH


Disclaimer: The views expressed here are personal and do not necessarily
reflect the views of e-trikala or any other public body.

PEP-NET Summit
Vassilis Goulandris
Vassilis Goulandris
http://onlinepolitics.wordpress.com
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