Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information

Openness in government strengthens our democracy, promotes the delivery of efficient and effective services to the public, and contributes to economic growth. As one vital benefit of open government, making information resources easy to find, accessible, and usable can fuel entrepreneurship, innovation, and scientific discovery that improves Americans’ lives and contributes significantly to job creation.

View Executive Order on Making Open and Machine Readable the Default

Related Resources

• A Strategy for American Innovationstrategy_for_american_innovation_october_2015.pdf
• OMB M-13-13 Open Data Policy—Managing Information as an Assetm-13-13.pdf
• Digital Government Strategydigital-government/digital-government.html
• OMB M-10-06, Open Government Directivem10-06.pdf
• Guidance on the Use of Challenges and Prizes to Promote Open Governmentm10-11.pdf
• View all Open Government policies on whitehouse.gov

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