Salem, OR — Enterprise Information Services has launched a new Oregon Transparency Website, which went live on Dec. 13, 2023. The transparency website features information and resources on public meetings, public records, state salaries, revenue, budgets and more.
In 2009, through the approval of House Bill 2500, Oregon state government enacted the Oregon Transparency Program and website legislation. The program created an open resource where website visitors can access details on how the state is spending tax dollars and information on programs and services that provide investments back into Oregon’s economy.
The Transparency Oregon Advisory Commission (TOAC) was created to advise on website content and information. The Commission consists of state senators, state representatives, Legislative Fiscal Office staff, as well as state agency and public members.
Enterprise Information Services’ Data Governance and Transparency Program focused efforts in 2023 to redesign the website to include updated content, more user-friendly navigation, and a new design to promote greater interactivity and transparency for the public. The process included insight from current users, agencies, committees and site analytics to improve the user’s experience.
Chief Data Officer Kathryn Darnall Helms, the director of Data Governance and Transparency, says the new site is “a significant improvement in how we get valuable information and data out to our constituents, and is but one part of how we are pushing for greater transparency and more open data within Oregon state government.”
Links:
- Oregon Transparency – State of Oregon Public Meetings: https://www.oregon.gov/transparency/Pages/Public-Meetings.aspx
- Oregon Transparency – State of Oregon Public Records Request: https://www.oregon.gov/transparency/Pages/Public-Records-Request.aspx
- Oregon Transparency – State of Oregon Salaries: https://www.oregon.gov/transparency/Pages/State-Salaries.aspx
- Oregon Transparency – State of Oregon Revenue: https://www.oregon.gov/transparency/Pages/Revenue.aspx
- Oregon Transparency – State of Oregon Budget: https://www.oregon.gov/transparency/Pages/budget.aspx
- Oregon House Bill 2500 (2009): https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2009R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2500/Enrolled
- Oregon Transparency Laws and Legislation: https://www.oregon.gov/transparency/pages/Laws-Legislation.aspx
- Transparency Oregon Advisory Commission: https://www.oregon.gov/transparency/pages/about-transparency.aspx#transparency-commission
- Enterprise Information Services: https://www.oregon.gov/eis/Pages/default.aspx
- Enterprise Information Services Data Governance and Transparency: https://www.oregon.gov/eis/data-governance-and-transparency/Pages/default.aspx
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