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All Government is Local: Open Government in the States

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Federal Computer Week and Government Computer News presents Dustin Haisler, assistant city manager and chief information officer for the city of Manor, Texas, in this recent eSeminar, where he discusses the future of open government at the state and local levels..

During this eSeminar attendees will learn:

• How details of the Open Government Directive can be applied to help manage state and local government initiatives;
• What open government means at a local, citizen-centric level;
• Specific measures that state and local governments can take to increase public oversight, civic participation and engagement;
• About case studies highlighting how state and local governments have met accountability and transparency standards; and
• What the future holds for open government measures.

This year, the country held its eighth annual Sunshine Week, a celebration of open-government at the local, state and federal levels. During this year’s events the Obama administration made headlines underscoring the success of its Open Government Directive, which calls for government agencies to release timely and accurate information to citizens.

However, as state and local governments struggle under one of the most serious budget crises in recent memory, how can they meet the open government challenge?

For years, open government has primarily meant the enactment of sunshine laws that generally guarantee access to data held by the state. Today, collaboration and online technology have expanded the definition of open government, enabling states and municipalities to tap into citizen ingenuity — whether through creative programs like the city of Washington’s Apps for Democracy or other Web-based forums for increasing civic engagement. State and local governments are now providing citizens unprecedented access to the services they need while, at the same time, streamlining processes and increasing efficiency. This eSeminar takes a proactive look at state and local governments that have used the open government mandate to enhance interactions with citizens, ferret out waste and abuse, and save taxpayers’ money.

FCW Director of Community/User Generated Content John Stein Monroe moderates the eSeminar.

All 1105 Government Information Group eSeminars are free and open to the public.

Dustin Haisler is the assistant city manager and chief information officer of the city of Manor, Texas. He has been an innovator in the use of technology in Manor since his appointment, and his motto is that government agencies should innovate on their own instead of financing “industry solutions.”

During his tenure in Manor, Mr. Haisler and his team have innovated a number of solutions to increase efficiency and cut costs. His innovative uses of technology have earned international acclaim and won numerous awards.

One of Mr. Haisler’s most notable projects was the deployment of a Quick Response (QR) Code throughout the city of Manor. QR codes are two-dimensional bar codes that can be decoded with most newer-model camera phones. Residents and tourist that visit Manor can scan the QR codes placed throughout town with their camera phones to receive real-time information on city projects, historic buildings and much more.

Mr. Haisler’s current research and development efforts center on location-based services, radio-frequency identification tagging, government social media use and mobile government applications. Most recently, he helped launch Manor's open innovation platform called Manor Labs, in conjunction with the Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford University.

Mr. Haisler graduated magna cum laude from LeTourneau University with a bachelor's degree in business administration.

Federal Computer Week Director of Community/User Generated Content John Stein Monroe moderate this eSeminar. Mr. Monroe has been a writer and editor with FCW for 17 years, covering all aspects of the federal information technology market, including the Open Government initiative.

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