Open Data Review: Russia

John F Moore - John is the Founder and CEO of Government in The Lab. He is also an open government advocate, strategist, writer, speaker, and analyst. Government in The Lab was borne from a desire to help create a positive transformation in government and politics, throughout the world, via shared knowledge and community. Government in The Lab is focused on delivering the best information possible about politics and government through a world-wide collaboration. Our writers come from around the world, write articles in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Russian, Japanese, and Arabic, and are seeking to bridge the divide between citizens, politicians, and municipal employees. What is Open Government? Open government is a citizen-centric philosophy and strategy that believes the best results are usually driven by partnerships between citizens and government, at all levels. It is focused entirely on achieving goals through increased efficiency, better management, information transparency, and citizen engagement and most often leverages newer technologies to achieve the desired outcomes. This is bringing business approaches, business technologies, to government. – John F Moore