New Administration Committed to Transparency, Public Participation, and Collaboration
On President Obama's first full day in Office, the President
issued a memo on Transparency and Open Government that commits the
Administration to creating an unprecedented level of openness in
Government. The President committed to establish a system of
transparency, public participation, and collaboration, arguing that such
openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and
effectiveness in Government. The memo states that:
* Government should be transparent;
* Government should be participatory; and that
* Government should be collaborative.
The Presidential memo directs the Chief Technology Officer, in
coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) and the Administrator of General Services, to coordinate the
development within 120 days of recommendations for an Open Government
Directive that instructs executive departments and agencies to take
specific actions implementing the principles set forth in this
memorandum.
The new Corps Center for Expertise in
Conflict Resolution and Public Participation (CPC) is excited about this
support at the highest level of government and looks forward to working
with the White House and the Corps to implement these policies.
The
CPC concentrates IWR's expertise on collaborative planning and public
participation, such as Shared Vision Planning and Computer-Aided Dispute
Resolution (CADRe) techniques. The CPC has been named a Corps Center of
Expertise (CX) and Directory of Expertise (DX).
IWR
created the Conflict Resolution and Public Participation Center to
assist the Corps in implementing a collaborative approach to water
resources decision making. Through training, research, and the
collaborative process, this center of expertise on conflict resolution
and public participation will facilitate the avoidance and resolution of
water resources conflicts. CPC's objective is to develop and expand the
application of collaborative tools to improve water resources decision
making.
Learn More:
Memo on Transparency and Open Government