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Best Practices/High Level Support
Snapshots of this BP are published at http://www.w3.org/2013/share-psi/bp/hls/
Contents
Title
High Level Support
Short Description
Cross agency strategies must be supported by senior officials.
Why
Ultimately, laws, directives and policies are implemented by people, some of whom will be enthusiastic about sharing Public Sector Information. Others, however, will be reluctant to do so for a variety of well known 'reasons'. A cross agency strategy for sharing PSI needs support at the very highest level to be effective at overcoming those objections and, no less importantly, securing resources. National government strategies will typically need ministerial support, ideally including the Head of Government him/herself.
Intended Outcome
Cross agency strategies MUST supported by senior officials who are empowered to provide top down authority where required.
Intended Audience
Senior officials, Decision makers, Strategy consultants
Possible Approach
Public sector bodies will have their own procedures for securing high level support, such as ministerial support. However, such support is often most readily made public by the inclusion of an introduction to the document by the senior official.
How to Test
The name of the senior official supporting the strategy should be readily discoverable.
Evidence
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Life Cycle Stage
Planning
Related Best Practices
Senior officials, decision makers are directly involved in defining and supporting Best Practices/Cross Agency Strategy best practice.
Tags
PSI Strategy, Open Data Planning
Status
Draft