Open Government

Research Note: Is Your Government Open or Closed? October 2011 12 United Kingdom Operating Model The UK has been quite active in building their citizen engagement platform beginning with the administration under Gordon Brown and followed by the current administration under Prime Minister David Cameron. The UK departments that are pledging efforts towards Government 2.0 initiatives are depicted in Figure 7. The groups in red can be considered as departments with active Gov2.0 initiatives. Figure 7 - Gov 2.0 within the UK Government Department Mission Efficiency and Reform Group’s Government Digital Services (Key roles: Executive Director of Digital, Web Analytics Manger, Policy Advisor, Engagement and Communications Coordinator) This is the center for digital government in the UK, building and championing a „digital culture‟ that puts the user first and delivers the best, low cost public services possible and extends the number of public services available online. Cabinet Office (Key role: Deputy Director, Single Government Website) Works to execute the government‟s transparency commitments across the public sector. Public Sector Transparency Board (Members: Francis Maude, Sir Tim Berners- Lee, Dr Rufus Pollock, Professor Nigel Shadbolt, Tom Steinberg) The Public Sector Transparency Board drives forward the government‟s transparency agenda. Its members are a mix of public sector data specialists and data experts. Head of State- David Cameron CABINET OFFICE headed by Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office EFFICIENCY AND REFORM GROUP, Chief Operating Officer- Ian Watmore GOVERNMENT DIGITAL SERVICE, headed by Chris Chant CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, Joe Harley OFFICE OF CYBER SECURITY & INFORMATION ASSURANCE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC SECTOR TRANSPARENCY BOARD