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Open Government
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What is Open Goverment
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Open Government is the idea that citizens have the right
to access the documents and proceedings of the government to allow for effective public oversight.
Open Government allows more people to work together to hold the government accountible.
In our era of extreme political polarization and fake news people need ways to hold governments accountable.

.. seealso::

   Open Government is closely connected to :doc:`/open_data`.
   Most Governments work openly through there Open Data portals.

How to get involved
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.. sidebar:: Resources

   Global

   - `Open Goverment Partnership <https://www.opengovpartnership.org>`__
   - `OECD -- Open Government <http://www.oecd.org/gov/open-government.htm>`__

   United States

   - `Code.gov <https://code.gov/>`__
   - `Data.gov <https://www.data.gov/>`__
   - `State.gov <https://www.state.gov/open/>`__

   Europe

   - `Open Goverment Partnership -- EU <https://www.opengovpartnership.org/tag/european-union>`__
   - `EU Open Government <http://www.eu-opengovernment.eu/>`__
   - `European Commission -- Open Government <https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/open-government>`__
   
Open Government is one of the hardest areas to get involved.
Because governments are all different you may have to research specifically for your country.
On the side, there are a few links to a couple of popular Open Government websites.

Another way to get involved is by advocating the importance of Open Government in your local Country/Providence.