Source Case Summary [Freedom of Government Info Case]

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The Title for this Source Case (<10 Words):

Freedom of Access to Government Information

 

The Main Subject of this Source Case (<20 Words):

     Accessibility to government documents and meetings. Rules, regulations, procedures, and issues regarding opening up or restricting such access.

Wiki URL for this Source Case:

     http://information-freedom.pbwiki.com

 

 

A Brief Abstract of this Source Case (<50 Words):

     This wiki has to do with freedom of access to goverment information, including meetings as well as documents. The original interest in this case stemmed from an editorial about a sheriff who was fined by a judge for willfully not turning over specified "public" documents requested by a citizen group. But the issues are much broader these days, what with the threat of terrorism to national security.

 

     Users of this wiki are invited to help expand and edit this case by adding and specifying new issues, strategies, and impacts as well as the relationships between them.

 

Relevant Categories from PA Genome Ontology (Classification):

     Public/Private, Information, Access, Government

 

The Client (if any) for this Source Case:

 

The Available Budget (Money, Time, Personnel) of this Source Case:

 

The Person(s) Developing this Source Case:

     John Dickey

 

 

Brief Resume of Each Developer(<40 Words each):

 

 John Dickey is Professor Emeritus of Public Administration and Policy and also Urban Affairs and Planning at Virginia Tech. He has worked on projects in these arenas in over 30 countries. He has authored ten books and an equal number of software products.

 

 

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