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Tune into the webcast tomorrow to see me present w Bill Bradley and Vivek Kundra

Thu, 05/14/2009 - 22:46 — Silona

JOIN OUR WEBCAST AT: http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/webcasts/

In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act, a landmark law that has ever since changed how citizens can learn about their government.

President Barack Obama's "Day One" action, on January 21, 2009, emphasized his commitment to open and free government information, spelled out in his Freedom of Information Act Memorandum, the very first order the new President issued from the White House.

On May 15, 2009, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum, and the LBJ School of Public Affairs of the University of Texas at Austin, in co-sponsorship with the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, will co-host this one-day conference with speakers and panelists interacting simultaneously, through videoconferencing, in Austin, Texas and Washington, D.C.

The conference is sold out, but we are offering this opportunity for you to watch the webcast from the comfort of your own home or office!

Watch this video produced by students from the LBJ School of Public Affairs for an overview of the day.

The topics to be covered will include:

  • Innovations in fiscal transparency online
  • Technologies for monitoring legislation and spending
  • The "right-to-know" agenda for the 21st century
  • Innovation in the states
  • The future of "i-government"
  • Citizen participation online
  • How technologists can help

This event is meant for public sector managers and leaders, elected officials, nonprofit advocates, technologists and developers, and citizens interested in transforming government with new online tools.

Comments

Thu, 08/12/2010 - 00:56 — Vikas

For me transparency is one

For me transparency is one of the key ingredient in order to gain the trust and confidence of the people. As a public servant they  are deemed to disclosed the information such as the current economic status, the federal budget if there are  revenue or deficit because people has right to be aware of the current situation as far as good governance is concern. I do appreciate President Obama for imposing a transparency under his administration . Hopefully all his programs and economic recovery plan will work. Let's be responsible enough for a positive change.This is one thing that will keep usto move forward.

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Wed, 06/24/2009 - 00:16 — alexfisherr

It would have been great to

It would have been great to attend this conference in person as the chances to know more about the mindset of the policy makers are great. But as the conference has all been sold, its great to see the option of viewing this at one's home or office.  I would definitely avail this opportunity until I need a dedicated server installed at the local exchange for me because I expect this broadcast to be high bandwidth consuming video transmission. Lets hope for the best..........