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Malmö Ministerial Declaration: o (open ) on behalf of the e (electronic)

Boasting affinity with the Slow Movement, I have taken a couple of weeks to re-read the Ministerial Declaration on eGovernment which was approved by ministers authorities of the European Union countries and other neighboring countries in the Ministerial Conference on eGovernment recently held in Malmö. At this time I also read some views on the Declaration, some more positive, such as Andrés Nin and other not so much as that of Andrea Di Maio .

My first perception of the statement is obvious, and that is fundamentally about eGovernment. The eGovernment and eGovernment is an issue as to fully present application but not in concept. The fact that in 2010 almost need a statement eGovernment suggests that in the whole Union, and neighbors are not as advanced as we thought. However, from the point of view of eGovernment, the statement is impeccable. Does not miss any of the issues and key recommendations: administrative collaboration, open specifications, free software, multichannel, inclusive, developed from the needs of citizens, etc. And green. As noted in a previous post , sustainability has been high on papers and discussions from the Conference.

However, the declaration also includes explicit references to concepts from the OpenGovernment, it matters which now occupies the center of debate between the vanguards of public affairs. The issue put on the agenda of the Conference Declaration Open to Public Services European (in other post can read it in Castilian) an open group of people prepared through a participatory and David Osimo presented at the Conference itself. This is the most innovative part of the Ministerial Declaration and is materialized in the first of the major objectives set, relative to the empowerment of citizens through, among other factors, the cooperation of the Administration with companies, individual citizens and civil society in general to develop public services, the reuse of public data, as well as transparency in public policy development and stakeholder participation in it.

addition, the Declaration also stresses the need to encourage innovation and training of public employees as a way to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of services and the European Commission recommended to continue to encourage the exchange of experience between them, businesses and citizens. Even

on OpenGovernment, as a statement of intent is not bad, no doubt. However, I have an objection. Only one, but important to my view. I'm surprised considering the reuse of data, transparency, collaboration with others and their participation in a word, the opening, basically as a factor in increasing the effectiveness, efficiency and value provided to citizens and companies in the provision of public services. That's not bad. But do not mention the need to improve the quality of our democracy and the right of citizens to have a greater presence in public action, as much as possible new technological tools. To my way of thinking about the argument utilitarianism and lack attention to rights and principles. A sample button: the declaration does not appear even once the words democracy and rights.

course, is only a declaration on eGovernment on digital services. And OpenGovernment is much more than this. Hopefully, the European Union countries and the European Commission itself, which take into account later.