Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science 2013

E-Government Track: Open GovernmentRussell Castagnaro

eHawaii.gov/ Hawaii Information Consortium

Who

• Russell Castagnaro• President of Hawaii Information

Consortium, LLC (http://hic.ehawaii.gov)

• Portal and eGovernment Services Provider for the State and Counties of Hawaii (http://hawaii.gov)

What

• Since 2000 we have worked to create eGovernment Services and make more information accessible!

Open Gov (to me)

• Transparency– Public understands the workings of the

government.• Empowerment– Public can work with government in a

modern/ understandable way.– Via modern communication methods.

• Accountability– Public can hold government accountable for

policies and service delivery.

* See http://integrilicio.us/blog/2012/05/22/a-working-definition-of-open-government

Approach: Work with Departments

Determine Problem Set

• Too much paper• Tedious processes• Physical office limitations• New rules/ legislation• Cashiering problems• Public access• Enforcement• Staff overloaded

Approach: Identify Information

Approach: Make Information Accessible

Approach: Create New Tools

Approach: Get Feedback

Approach: Continuous DevelopmentBack to ‘De

Beginning

Apps

• 35 Open Gov Apps (not sites)• More coming this quarter!

But wait…..

• There’s More

State of Hawaii

Launched Sept 2012

State Data Sets

• State Data Book• Farmers Markets• Fundraising• Electioneering• UIP Information Requests• Public Schools• More..

Honolulu C & C

Honolulu Data Sets

Launched July 2012

Open Data.. Fun

Open Data.. Fun

Open Data 3.0 - Apps

Now it gets real

http://energy.ehawaii.gov/ev

Now it gets real

http://energy.ehawaii.gov/ev

Now it gets real

http://www.interislandterminal.org/assets/scripts/viz/hnlbudget/sankey.html

Now it gets real

What Next?

• Streaming meetings? – Anyone can attend

• Remote legislative participation?– Avoids flights, stay close to constituents

• Digital Archives– All documents

• Paperless legislature– The Hawaii Senate is already there.

What Next?

• Electronic Notaries• State issued digital ID’s• Personalizable services• Responsive Government

Aloha and Namaste

Hau’ oli Makahiki Hou and Happy Open Gov’t Season from HIC and eHawaii.gov!!