Jan

22

Transparency requires data

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If Oklahoma is to have a more transparent government, it needs to provide data to the public so that it can be analyzed.  Paul Monies with the Oklahoman has an excellent idea on his blog today that would create a digital warehouse for such information.  As Paul points out, there is a lot of information available on various state agency websites, but it’s scattered and buried.  As he also points out, this could be one of the duties of the Chief Information Officer, a position created during the last legislative session which has not yet been filled by Governor Henry.

Providing a central data location would greatly improve transparency and move Oklahoma to the forefront of the transparency movement.  As lawmakers consider ideas to make government more efficient, they should not forget that having an independent set of eyes looking at the data can only serve to find more ways to use taxpayer dollars in the best way possible.

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