It's that time of the year again with panel discussions, workshops and other events about using and
understanding the latest developments in freedom of information
resources.
Prime Minister Abbott, still scratching around to get going with that "good government starts today" plan of a month ago might find a clue in the subtheme:
Sunshine Week
Open government
is good government
March 15-21, 2015
Sunshine Week in the US, so on St Patrick's Day no less, I'm green with envy at the organisation, scope and range of activities to highlight the importance of access to public information funded by the Knight Foundation, Bloomberg, American Society of Newspaper Editors and Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. This selection of resulting media coverage on day 2 turns the mind to what the same enthusiasm, enterprise and effort might achieve here. Alas...
It's Sunshine Week again in the US:
a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open
government and freedom of information. Participants include news media,
civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and others interested in
the public’s right to know.
Terrific for them.
Having been there a year ago, here I am this time in Sydney green with envy at the leadership, enthusiasm, widespread participation and financial support from the Knight Foundation and others that makes this happen year after year.
And left to imagine how interesting some of these events listed for Washington will be as the week rolls on.
Who, what, when, where and how could we ever make something like this happen here?
