News & Events


	Vivek Kundra on open data as 'Digital Fuel for the 21st Century'
	Chris Luton from the British Geological Survey to deliver a talk in Brisbane
	The Australian Bureau of Statistics? road to Open Access
	IGF2011 Workshop 123 webcast available online
	Video recordings of the Open Government Data Conference are now available
	European Commission on the reuse of its documents
	European Commission?s Digital Agenda: Turning government data into gold
	DEEDI and QPS websites licensed under CC BY
	Creative Commons & You public lecture in Cairns
	Anne Fitzgerald to present at Digital Information Management Summit 2011
	IGF2011 Workshop 123 Final report and transcript now available
	LGWN2011 audio recordings now available
	Open Government Data Conference and Data Camp a success
	Washington Declaration on IP and the Public Interest
	Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2011
	UK Open Data Consultation
	Open Government Data Conference & Data Camp - Brisbane
	Creative Commons seminars in Hobart, Sydney and Townsville
	Local Government Webnetwork We Believe In Community 2011 conference
	Queensland Government Licence Review Checklist
	McKinsey Global Institute's report on Big Data
	ACT Chief Minister's vision for open government
	Launch of NZGOAL.info
	Professor Beth Noveck and Professor Brian Fitzgerald to give a free talk in Brisbane
	New Internet and E-commerce Law book soon to be published
	City of Vienna launches open data portal
	Google Zeitgeist 2011 keynote: the importance of open government data
	Guardian.co.uk?s World Government Data Store
	auPSI research helped during flood crisis
	Blue Sky: future directions in copyright law a success
	Senator Kate Lundy speaks on Open Government and Citizen-centric Services
	US National Science Foundation's new rules on sharing scientific data
	Open Access: Research-Education-Public Data Conference 2010
	Data.gov Concept of Operations and Case Study available
	Using Creative Commons in the Public Sector: Open Access to knowledge, culture and Public Sector Information (PSI) held 26 November 2010
	CC & Government Guide: Using Creative Commons 3.0 Australia Licences on Government Copyright Materials now available
	Open Data Goes Global: Open Government Data Camp 2010
	Professor Anne Fitzgerald presents at International Open Government Data Conference, Washington DC
	Peter Suber's journey towards open access
	Paul Uhlir named winner of the 2010 CODATA prize
	UK Open Government Licence and UK Government Licensing Framework launched
	Online Survey on the EU PSI Directive
	Victorian Government 2.0 Action Plan
	IEEE e-Science 2010 Conference
	Internet Governance Forum 2010 - Workshop 120
	New book Access to PSI: Law, Technology and Policy launched
	New book chapter by auPSI team published
	Professor Anne Fitzgerald speaks at CC Asia Pacific Conference 2010, Korea
	Professor Anne Fitzgerald to speak at DMO Forum 2010
	Draft Creative Commons and Government Guide now available online
	Gov 2.0 Expo 2010
	NZGOAL now entering Cabinet deliberation
	Government releases response to Government 2.0 Taskforce report
	Professor Anne Fitzgerald speaks at National Library of Australia
	World Bank launches Open Data Initiative
	U.S. Whitehouse announces Open Government Plans
	Professor Anne Fitzgerald to speak at VALA Meeting 2010 on Creative Commons
	UK Government launches data.gov.uk
	Professor Anne Fitzgerald speaks at LINUX 2010: Open and the Public Sector Mini Conference
	Enabling open access to public sector information with Creative Commons Licences: the Australian experience - now available online
	Government 2.0 Taskforce releases Final Report
	Project report to Government 2.0 Taskforce on copyright law now available
	Realising Our Broadband Future - Brisbane Consultation Forum
	Compiled Literature Review now available in hard copy
	Spatially Enabled Government Summit 2009 presentations now available
	NSS releases A Good Practice Guide to Sharing Your Data With Others
	Australian Government releases Digital Economy: Future Directions paper
	Report on the Inquiry into Improving Access to Victorian PSI released
	Brian Fitzgerald appointed to Government 2.0 Taskforce
	Prof Anne Fitzgerald and Prof Brian Fitzgerald to speak at Spatially Enabled Government Summit 2009
	National Research Infrastructure Committee Announced
	The Hon. Lindsay Tanner and Senator Kate Lundy speak at the CeBET Australia conference 2009
	Australian Government establishes Office of Information Commissioner
	Information Awareness Month launched
	The Guardian's Open Platform launched
	Appointment of Vivek Kundra as CIO in Obama Administration
	International Chapter of Literature Review now available
	Google denied access to Victorian fire data
	ABS releases data under CC licence
	National Information Strategy Seminar - Canberra
	auPSI Team advises Federal Government
	CRC-SI Conference 2008

U.S. Whitehouse announces Open Government Plans

On 7 April 2010, the Whitehouse announced the release of Open Government Plans by U.S. departments and agencies on the Whitehouse Open Government blog. According to the Whitehouse:

The Plans will make operations and data more transparent, and expand opportunities for citizen participation, collaboration, and oversight. These steps will strengthen our democracy and promote accountability, efficiency and effectiveness across the government.

A full list of links to the Open Government Plans is available on the Open Government Dashboard. In addition, highlights of the Plans are available in a fact sheet entitled Open Government Flagship Initiatives.