GovDelivery Supports Federal Clients in Meeting Open Government Directive
Washington, DC and St. Paul, MN (PRWEB) Jan. 14, 2010 -- Today, GovDelivery, the leading provider of government-to-citizen communication solutions, announced new resources in support of federal agency efforts to meet the requirements of the Open Government Directive (http://www.whitehouse.gov/open/documents/open-government-directive) (OGD).
This directive requires federal agencies to take specific actions to support transparency, participation, and collaboration.
Federal agencies using GovDelivery have achieved tangible results in support of Open Government since the company brought one of the first government-oriented cloud computing services to federal government in 2003. GovDelivery provides government agencies with a complete cloud-based digital communication solution- leveraging email, text messaging, RSS and social media to reach the largest possible audience.
GovDelivery's Open Government Resources include:
- A website assisting clients in meeting the Open Government Directive
• Client Checklist (http://www.govdelivery.com/pdfs/OGD_ClientChecklist.pdf) to ensure that existing GovDelivery clients highlight and track current open government successes and take full advantage of standard GovDelivery functionality in meeting the OGD
• Sample Open Government Webpage (http://www.govdelivery.com/open/) that can serve as a template for the www.agency.gov/open page required by the Open Government Directive
- An open forum for all members of the federal community titled Meeting the Open Government Directive (http://www.govdelivery.com/events/opengov/) on February 9, 2010 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC
• Case studies from federal agencies on successful open government initiatives
• Tips from GovDelivery staff on how to leverage existing capabilities that many agencies already have access to that support the OGD
• Ideas from GovLoop (the leading social network for government and a division of GovDelivery) on opportunities to support collaboration between agencies
Government agencies sent over 2 billion messages to citizens through GovDelivery in 2009. More than half of major U.S. federal agencies and over 300 government agencies are already using GovDelivery's digital communication solution to support government transparency, citizen engagement, and collaboration through:
• Greater access to official government information
• Automation of timely, proactive communication that engages citizens directly on issues of interest and drives more visitors to federal websites and the social media presence of federal agencies
• Unprecedented collaboration with other governmental agencies that allows each citizen registering to receive updates from one federal agency using GovDelivery to register to receive updates from across a range of collaborating agencies at the same time
"GovDelivery's entire mission is based around supporting open government so we are pleased to provide resources to our clients and others in the federal community in support of this important directive," said Bobbie Browning, VP of Federal Consulting at GovDelivery. "The Open Government Directive allows agencies to highlight the great work already happening in pursuit of Open Government so best practices are shared and used as the foundation for fully embracing the objectives set out by the Obama Administration."
One example of open government in action is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which since November 2006, has sent more than 86.9 million email alerts to citizens, signed up more than 606,000 subscribers, and established partnerships with 11 federal agencies including HHS, FDA, FEMA and USA.gov through the GovDelivery Collaboration Network to increase citizen outreach and engagement.
Learn more about how GovDelivery is helping government embrace the objectives of the Open Government Directive by visiting www.govdelivery.com/opengov (http://www.govdelivery.com/opengov)
About GovDelivery
GovDelivery is the leading provider of government-to-citizen communication solutions. GovDelivery's digital subscription management solution provides organizations with a fully-automated, on-demand public communication system. Organizations using GovDelivery provide citizens with better service and access to relevant information by proactively delivering new information through email, mobile text alerts, RSS and social media channels. GovDelivery's clients include the U.S. Departments of Defense, State, Labor, Transportation, Treasury, Homeland Security, Justice, Health and Human Services, state agencies across 30 states, the cities of Washington, D.C., and Minneapolis and hundreds of other organizations across the public sector. GovDelivery is a partner company of Internet Capital Group (Nasdaq: ICGE). For more information, visit www.govdelivery.com.
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