1. Transparency in an actual
Open Government:
the Basque experience
Alberto Ortiz de Zarate @alorza
Nagore de los Ríos @nagodelos

2. “In the Basque Country that I want, the citizen is an
adult one who is able to think, decide and take
responsibility by participating in the joint
construction of the country.
And I want to stress this: the times when citizens
were treated like children who are led by the hand,
who are told what to do are over. The days when
people look to the politic parties or public institutions
to know where to walk have come to an end.”
Patxi Lopez, January 14, 2010
“A new social contract between Basques”
http://www.slideshare.net/Irekia/100114-contrato-social-kontratu-sozial

3. Irekia:
a set of tools for opening up governments
Transparency: the information, all the
information and nothing but the true
information
Participation: not only on government’s
platform, but all around the internet
Collaboration: jointly building the welfare
and taking care of the commons

4. Our model for opening data
#1: No documents, but data
#2: No authorizations, but free reuse
#3: Information: better on-offer than on-
demand
#4: No fees, but free
#5: Not technology-driven, but reuse-driven
#6: Sustainably based on web content

5. Change inside!
Transparency as a value:
transparency = obscenity x clarity
Transparency as an attitude:
changing minds for changing ways
Transparency as a behavior:
from head to toe
Transparency as a routine:
new procedures, laws and technology

6. Guidelines for a responsive governance
Language
Storytelling
Accountabilit
y
Listening
Ubiquity
Face-to-face
24/7

7. Empowering citizens