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The solution for Quebec: adopting open governance

By decree on 21 February, France launched Etalab, an open portal of raw data. Yesterday, I described the project in this post .

@ LiberTIC told me this morning on Twitter, " host their data, it is not exactly the accompanying . This non-profit organization that develops and promotes open government and open data in Nantes in France, means Etalab that is a partial solution, a first step, but this does not mean that France is an open government, because there is no question of participation or cooperation. Sake of transparency has been demonstrated by the desire to "put freely available raw data into a usable format " relates 01Net. It lacks the two other components that one can speak of a true open governance in France.

The Quebec government has not yet embarked on an adventure of Open Government.

- Prime Minister Jean Charest keeps saying that Quebec is the right place at the right time. He said at the first conference of a series of four Liberal Party of Quebec, in front of 600 delegates gathered at Three Rivers. He also says in the opening speech of the second session of the 39th Legislature. "Quebec will never been in this position to stand out ."

- In the opening speech Jean Charest argued that it has completed the economic mission for which he was elected 2008 and it intends to focus the second half of his mandate on the "revival . The Prime Minister reiterated the commitment of his administration to stay the course of a balanced budget. But the Auditor General has recently filed a report indicating that there may have been overspending planned.

- The unpopularity of Charest breaks records in polls . The team deploys an operation to regain the public trust.

- Prime Minister also asked members of the National Assembly to exercise good citizenship, in the work of the Assembly. Lucien Bouchard said this week that end: " Understand me, I empathize with politicians, they work all the time, they have sleepless nights, they get attacked for every decision and what they do is simply not valued. It is necessary to upgrade the political . "

solution that would satisfy each of the items listed above, would transform the current machinery of government in Open Government:

- No nation and no country has yet adopted French philosophy of open government. The cities of Nantes, Rennes and Paris have opened their data. Republic French launched Etalab. But Quebec can position the leader in French: by example by becoming the first nation to implement a French Open Government, and by encouraging other countries of the Francophonie in his footsteps.

- The value for money and maintaining a balanced budget can be done through innovation and co-production "with citizens and communities. The positive effects of open governance include the efficiency and cost reduction.

- By focusing on governance, transparency, participation and collaboration, the government Quebec would get on the needs of citizens. It would consolidate its relationship with them and be a catalyst for creativity. The profusion of ideas, combined with the wisdom of crowds, could ensure sound management.

- To achieve success in establishing a new type of governance - it is not a snap, it must divest itself of old habits to embrace change - leaders of the current administration will leave behind their old way of governing. They must learn to think differently. They must learn to behave differently to enhance the other, but also develop a new form of governance.

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France launches Data.gouv . com, a portal for public data of the French state leadership

In early February 2011, the City of Paris has announced an open data project . Visit opendata.paris.fr . A handful of pioneering had not expected the state to share public data online as Brest and Rennes.

By decree dated 21 February 2011, France embarked on the adventure of opening up its data.

The former adviser to Prime Minister Francois Fillon, Severin Naudet, 35 (who had been appointed on 1 April 2010 adviser technology (multimedia) to the Prime Minister) will lead the mission Etalab responsible for the " creating a single portal for Inter collect and make freely available all the public information of the State, its public administration and, if they wish, local authorities and persons of public law or private law, charged with a public service mission . Severin Naudet was appointed for a term of three years. Severin Naudet

has not yet formed his team and no budget is currently unlocked, financial evaluation is not yet complete, relates Actors public.

Etalab " helping to meet the recommendations of the report submitted by Franck Riester, MP de Seine et Marne, in February 2010 on the theme of improving the numerical relationship to the user ," said TheWebConsulting.

reuse of government data is theoretically infinite potential of economic activity, income and innovation. "The portal must allow encourage innovation through the implementation provision of data in a usable format, to create application services , "said Severin Naudet. With

Etalab, France will join by the end of 2011, the group of countries who have created their unique portal to public information. Canada does not, unfortunately, still part of the list.

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Lesson No.5: transcend critical to choose change

In my previous posts, I explored in general what is a new form of leadership, however, illustrate my findings with concrete examples. For this fifth post, I will proceed differently, using the example of the government Quebec, because this administration is under my eyes. However, I want to say that everything applies to any government, because most politicians have adopted similar behaviors.

For transformation to take place in governance, a transition from the old model of leadership, to open government, leaders must realize that they must change the way they behave.

The constant criticism to each other (and other parties) generate fear to act.

Fear of acting led to a lack of action.

Lack of action leads ultimately to the political vacuum.

Lucien Bouchard (former premier of Quebec from 1996 to 2001) finds the situation in Quebec: "It explained by the political vacuum. And the political vacuum, not Francois Legault, who has created is the other two parties [Quebec Liberal Party and the Parti Québécois] . They are afraid of the reaction each time it takes an effort. Watch how the Liberals have retired after the last budget. The PQ, he came to the power and does not want to offend. But people are not stupid, they see what happens . "

a different story, an explanation in other words, but that leads to the same conclusion comes from Francis Bonnardel, ADQ member for Shefford. He said : "This is a government tired, soulless, which is not able to undertake the policy challenges to be addressed by the Quebec over the next 20 years. "

One talks about empty, while the other speaks of a lack of soul.

Lucien Bouchard provides the solution to the leaders: " Understand me, I empathize with politicians, they work all the time, they have sleepless nights, they are attack for each decision and what they are doing is absolutely not valued. must revalue political project. "

That is not me who said it! Someone had the courage to stand up and speak. The solution is to stop criticizing and value. Bouchard added, "political project". I think politicians must first learn to value, period. And the political will of course, they manage to change their thinking.

Once you realize that there are some steps on the road to recovery before being able to embrace change. Politicians to abandon their usual mechanism - their propensity to attack each decision - should undertake a process of transformation in three stages.

Transcendence
When in trouble, people naturally seek an escape attempt. They wish to remove their fears by seeking distraction, denying the problem, blaming others, seeking a scapegoat, replacing it with a feeling more acceptable, such as anger, and so on. But none of these tactics really works. To allay critics, you must go to a location beyond the conflict. This place really exists. The challenge is to find that place inside yourself.

You transcend the negativity whenever the following things happen:
• Sit with yourself, dive on the inside. Let your inner dialogue to calm down.
• You feel a sense of empathy for someone else
• You will be able to give of yourself
• You arrive at your interest in someone else and enjoy
• You'll faced with a situation beyond your own point of view
• Let yourself be inspired by someone or something
• You feel the faith and trust in something bigger than you
• You will be able to let go
• You will act morally, instead of selfishly

Objectivity
People tend to repeat themselves from false solutions to the point where it becomes difficult to see otherwise. The mechanisms of denial and repression are powerful. People are talking themselves into believing they have no problem or that their negativity is under control. In reality, there is a denominator common to all false solutions: lack of objectivity.

You must be able to demonstrate a degree of objectivity before they face problems.

You will be objective when the following things happen:
• Looking for a new perspective of someone in whom you trust
• You will find that your problem is repetitive - you realize that you have already found in a situation like this before
• Looking for quiet moments
• You will be able to laugh at yourself
• You can see the same situation in someone else
• You'll trust a counselor who has helped others in your situation
• Hope you become a real possibility, not an empty promise
• You will discover your inner power and forfeit the victimization

Change
Once you reach a certain degree of objectivity, a road will begin to open, and the next you come to transcend situations. That's when change becomes possible, because you'll become a mindset toward solutions. To get there, you must replace criticism by the appreciation of the other, optimism, compassion, kindness, tolerance and acceptance. This is all part of consciousness, and at one time or another, everyone is able to experience, albeit fleeting.

You know that change can take place when the following things happen:
• You will be lenient with yourself
• You will understand without judging
• You relinquish old grudges
• You realize that forgiveness is possible, especially you forgive yourself
• You stop blaming
• You will live in this
• You will end toxic relationships
• Looking for an emotionally healthy environment
• You will make plans for a better future and you will comply
• You will find the courage to face the feelings of fear
• You learn to be alone, you appreciate just being
• You will develop a greater vision of life
• You listen to your intuition and seek to cultivate
• You cease to define yourself with money, power and possessions.

practical solutions to change from a choice .

In the context of Open Government, which must be achieved to implement a model based on co-creation, or co-production, if politicians do not change their way of thinking, if they continue to cling to attack each decision, they will fail miserably and will fail to establish a real open governance. As not to curb creativity - co-creativity or co-production - all ideas must be able to coexist without value judgments. Critical thinking must be transformed into constructive criticism and proactive.