Open Government Book has been released

In a world where web services can make data available in real time for everyone, how can a government use this openness to improve its operations and increase civic participation and understanding? Through this collection of essays and case studies, the authors - bystanders and direct participants, both inside and outside the government, share their ideas on how to achieve this infected world of online collaboration, transparency and collaboration.

The book is available for download. in the volume of the first 8 chapters link ( mirror on Yandex )
Table of contents:
1.A Peace Corps for Programmers / Civic Departments for Programmers
2.Government As a Platform / Government as a platform
3.By the People / With the help of people
4.The Single Point of Failure / Single Point of Failure
5.Engineering Good Government / Creating Good Government
6.Enabling Innovation for Civic Engagement / Enabling Innovation, Social Action
7.Online Deliberation and Civic Intelligence / Network discussion and civic thinking
8. Open Government and Open Society / Open Government and Open Society

I think the book will be interesting to both programmers and employees of the State Medical University. I wonder what the Habrasoobschestvo thinks about this kind of books? Is there a theoretical possibility that during our life that such a thing will arise in Russia? I propose to discuss it together!