The road to transparency is paved with good intentions ... and inadequate standards

On Tue, December 28, 2010, in E-Government , Open Government , Privacy , by Ernesto Belisario

Many of you may remember the so-called "Operation Transparency", one of the first acts of the Minister Brunetta, which was to publish on-line data on the leaders of his Ministry, after which the Minister has made a real Operation Transparency key to its action, approved by numerous rules that impose to all [...]

Foxelli of transparency? No, sites respectful of the privacy

On Mon, February 22, 2010, in E-Government , Privacy , by Ernesto Belisario

Transparency operation, as many know, is not the title of the last James Bond movie, but the name of one of the first acts done by the Minister for Public Administration and Innovation Renato Brunetta Hon. The operation was launched in May 2008 with the publication on the website of the Ministry of personnel data, [...]

Operation Transparency (the King is naked!)

On Wed, May 28, 2008, in E-Government , Privacy , Notifications , by Ernesto Belisario

Last Saturday, during a press conference, the Minister for Public Administration and Innovation presented the Transparency Operation which consists in the disclosure, the sites of the PA involved, telephone numbers and emails, resumes, and salaries statistics on sickness absence staff of the Ministry. The deal was greeted with interest and support from the public and [...]