Consequences of Federal Government Information Policies, 1981–1986

Author(s):  
Joe Morehead
2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 2-6
Author(s):  
Bethany Latham

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the US Government Publishing Office’s (GPO) partnership program: what it is, how the GPO defines partnership, the types of institutions that are participating and the resources these institutions are making available through partnership. Design/methodology/approach – This paper reviews the available literature and information from the US GPO on its partnership program, examines the institutions contributing to the program and what those contributions entail, surveys the resources made available through these partnerships and examines how this affects access to government information. Findings – Partnership with the US GPO provides benefits to libraries, museums, government agencies and other entities, increasing discoverability and enhancing access to digital collections of government information and other resources. Originality/value – This paper examines the parameters of the US GPO’s partnership program, why libraries and other institutions might wish to partner with the GPO and the effect these partnerships have had on enhancing access to government information resources, an area that has not been extensively covered in library literature.


2000 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Stewart Symons

Abstract: This research report on a survey of teleworkers in Canada's urban national capital region (NCR) and in adjacent rural Lanark County focuses on access to higher bandwidth, what teleworkers actually do, their tasks, and their home/office co-worker links that attempt to produce efficient geographies of electronic space. The article discusses the urban-rural bandwidth divide, changing perceptions of telework, the way organizations deal with teleworkers, added teleworker efficiency/effectiveness linked to higher bandwidth, the potential power of "elite" teleworkers, and seasonal teleworkers operating in two (rural and urban) residences. It also notes the impacts of the survey project on stakeholders such as teleworkers themselves and the private sector, and on local, provincial, and federal government information highway/smart communities policy. Résumé: Ce rapport de recherche porte sur un sondage de travailleurs et travailleuses à domicile dans la région de la capitale nationale du Canada et dans le comté rural adjacent (le comté Lanark). Le rapport concerne l'accès à une largeur de bande accrue, ce que font vraiment les télétravailleurs, leurs tâches, et leurs relations avec les collègues et autres à la maison et au bureau qui essaient de former ensemble des réseaux efficaces dans l'espace électronique. Cet article discute de la différence de largeur de bande entre ville et campagne, des perceptions changeantes du télétravail, de la manière dont les organisations traitent les télétravailleurs, d'une largeur de bande accrue qui permettrait aux télétravailleurs d'être plus efficaces, du pouvoir potentiel de télétravailleurs « d'élite », et des télétravailleurs saisonniers qui oeuvrent dans deux résidences (urbaine et rurale). L'article note en outre l'impact du sondage sur les parties en cause telles que les télétravailleurs eux-mêmes et le secteur privé, et sur les politiques locales, provinciales et fédérales relatives à l'autoroute de l'information et aux communautés informatiques.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allyson Vilela ◽  
André Almeida ◽  
Frederico Lopes

Public access to government information is an important aspect of modern society that allows an active participation of the population in monitoring government actions. Decree No. 8.777, signed on May 11, 2016, establishes the Open Data Policy of the Brazilian Federal Government. From this, the entities of the federal public administration, autarchic and foundational are obliged to make data available in open format. However, many of these institutions are failing to meet the commitments set out in the Decree. One possible explanation for this low number is the need for the technical team to have a good knowledge of their information systems and current legislation, allied to the difficulty of extracting the data, since in most institutions the whole process of data extraction, processing and publication of open data is done manually. In this sense, this work presents the OpenData Processor, an automation tool for the process of extracting, publishing and updating open data that brings agility in the publication and periodical updating, saving time and facilitating the management of open data portals.


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