Sunday, March 15, 2009

California's Lack of Transparency

Today, the Sacramento Bee reported that California falls behind other states in posting important government information online. Initially, this likely comes as a surprise to most since the state is home to tech leaders. However, given the amount of mismanagement the public has seen in recent years, this does not come as that much of a surprise.

Those state agencies that offer the least amount of the information online claim the size of the state and lack of resources as the problem. Yet, a reallocation of resources would likely solve some of these issues. Resources cannot be reallocated properly if adequate government transparency does not exist. A viscous cycle starts to emerge here.

California is currently facing many challenges. It is imperative to prioritize those challenges so they can be solved in a sane manner. Transparency is key to this prioritization process.

You can see the rest of the Sacramento Bee article here.

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