The document discusses Government 2.0, which advocates for more participatory democracy through empowering citizens to participate in government decision making, making public data transparent and reusable, and supporting community-led initiatives. Government 2.0 is important for science journalism because it changes who funds, collects, analyzes and reports on scientific data and findings, as well as how scientific findings are published and inform policy. Over 281 open data catalogs have been released in the last four years worldwide and 59 countries have joined the Open Government Partnership, showing Government 2.0 is a global movement not bound to any particular ideology.