Sarah GrangerCalifornia Leadership Forum

September 17, 2014

Building a Digital ManifestoInnovating for the Next Decade of Dynamic Change

Have you seen it?

Imagine California in 10 years

Pervasive technologiesIncreasingly open dataExtensive toolsets for the public

Retrained teamsSharing and collaboration

Where we’re going

Where we’ve been

Upgrading leadershipReducing bureaucracyEngaging civil societyExpanding public participation

Streamlining policies, procedures

Challenges Ahead

How do we get there?

Defining your ‘manifesto’

Building something strong

The digital manifesto

1) Envision your organization or role in 10 years2) Identify goals & objectives3) Create a meaningful framework4) Plan a realistic timeline5) Build a dynamic team6) Harness the power of the people7) Innovate together8) Apply appropriate metrics9) Write it down10) Publish and present

10 steps for building a digital manifesto -

1. Envision your organization or role in 10 years

2. Identify goals & objectives

3. Create a meaningful framework

4. Plan a realistic timeline

5. Build a dynamic team

6. Harness the power of the people

7. Innovate together

8. Apply appropriate metrics

9. Write it down

10. Publish and present

1) Envision your organization or role in 10 years2) Identify goals & objectives3) Create a meaningful framework4) Plan a realistic timeline5) Build a dynamic team6) Harness the power of the people7) Innovate together8) Apply appropriate metrics9) Write it down10) Publish and present

Remember the 10 steps -

Remember what’s at stake

New Zealand – data.govt.nz open data portalNetherlands – national ICT agendaUK – fixmystreet.com South Korea – Information Network Village,

reducing digital divide in rural areasUS – Thomas.gov & Sunlight Foundation’s

OpenCongressUS – State Dept. Intranet & robust social

media engagement @statedept

More federal / country examples

Utah Open government resources – open.utah.gov

State Decoded – state laws translated into plain English (Virginia)

California Secretary of State on Twitter - @casosvote

Massachusetts Open Data Initiative WikiTexas Controller’s Office -

Texastransparency.orgLegislative bill data online, i.e. leginfo.ca.govVoter information sites onlineCustom election sites based on the data

More state level examples

Washington, DC – Apps for Democracy contest

San Francisco – DataSF.org for data, apps, SF311.org for info, services

Portland – CivicApps.orgChicago – ChicagoLobbyists.org tracking city

lobbyingBerlin - berlin.mixxt.deTransparency Camps & data camps in cities

around the country & around the worldNeighbor.ly – crowd funding civic projects

More city level projects

US ranked #2 in “e-government readiness” index by UN in 2010 (S. Korea = #1, Canada = #3)

Improved speed, accuracy & convenienceAccess to gov’t data becoming easier & cheaperThrough social media & crowd sourcing, people

are becoming closer to decision makersMore online services than ever beforePublic becoming accustomed to e-government

solutions

We’re making progress

The path is never a straight line

Questions?Contact:Sarah Grangersarah@sarahgranger.com