Articles tagged with Sunlight Foundation on BroadbandBreakfast.com

January 5, 2010 FCC Workshops/National Broadband Plan/Transparency

At Kickoff of FCC Workshops, Genachowski Calls Broadband ‘Infrastructure Challenge of the Generation’

WASHINGTON, January 5, 2010 - BroadbandBreakfast.com has been actively covering the workshops of the Federal Communications Commission as the agency prepares its national broadband plan. We have covered all of the workshops since late August. In preparation for assembling the complete collection of articles, BroadbandBreakfast.com reporters are returning to the beginning of the workshops, on August 6, 2009. To see the complete collection of articles, click on http://broadbandbreakfast.com/category/fcc-workshops. Keep Reading

December 8, 2009 Transparency

White House Releases Open Government Directive Mandating Transparency

WASHINGTON, December 8, 2009 - The White House on Tuesday sent an open government directive to every federal department and agency with instructions on actions that should be taken to make their operations more open to the public, according to a blog entry from Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag. Keep Reading

November 4, 2009 Broadband's Impact

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Talks Continue Amid Controversy Over Leaked Draft

WASHINGTON, November 4, 2009 – While representatives of countries were scheduled to begin meeting today in Seoul, South Korea, to negotiate a confidential international anti-counterfeiting trade agreement, some public interest and consumer groups continue to press for more transparency of the negotiations. On November 3 a number of groups signed a letter addressed to President Obama and carbon copied to other key administration officials calling for greater transparency of the talks. Keep Reading

August 7, 2009 Broadband's Impact/FCC/National Broadband Plan

Citizens Must Embrace and Benefit from Technology Revolution, FCC Told

WASHINGTON, August 7, 2009 – The technology revolution will fundamentally change and improve the way that citizens and government interact, but that change must embrace everyone to accomplish its goals, public officials and policy experts agreed Thursday. Keep Reading

February 17, 2009 Broadband's Impact

On Transparency, Advocacy Group Waits for Obama to 'Show Us The Data'

WASHINGTON, February 17, 2009 – The new administration of President Barack Obama has a limited window to fulfill its promise of transparency in government, said Center for Democracy & Technology officials. Keep Reading

September 22, 2008 Expert Opinion

One Web Day DC 2008: E-Democracy and Information Policy, an Education and a Celebration

WASHINGTON, September 22 - One Web Day, DC style: New York has a rally celebrating the Internet and its democratizing power, DC holds a panel session focused on the policies that could either expand the web as a democratizing force or stifle it. Keep Reading

July 17, 2008 Expert Opinion

CWA Wants Better Broadband Data, As Does Internet for Everyone

WASHINGTON, July 17 - Communications Workers of America this past week teamed up with a group of telecommunications companies, cable operators and non-profit groups to push for Congress to pass broadband data legislation. Internet for Everyone also wants better broadband. Keep Reading

June 24, 2008 Expert Opinion

Watchdogging Government From Below: A Look at the Digital Transparency Movement

NEW YORK, June 24 - The final breakout panel of the Personal Democracy Forum examined the state of political watchdogging in the Internet age. Ellen Miller of the Sunlight Foundation said she sees web and its access to information as fundamental to the recent movement for political transparency. Keep Reading

June 24, 2008 Broadband's Impact

Free Press, Google and Others Form Pro-Broadband Initiative

NEW YORK, June 24 – A group of non-profits, businesses and other organizations seeking to guide the creation of a national broadband plan on Tuesday announced the formation of a new initiative, “Internet for Everyone,” seeking the highlight the crucial importance of broadband. Keep Reading

June 23, 2008 Expert Opinion

The Tools for Personal Democracy

NEW YORK, June 23 - The morning speakers and break-out sessions during the first morning at the Personal Democracy Forum here focused on some of the tools and innovations for enhanced democracy, as well as the power of mapping the blogosphere. Keep Reading