“States and local governments should increase citizens’ access to raw, machine-readable data through sites similar to the federal government’s Data.gov. Data democratization will lead to greater citizen engagement and government accountability, according to the National Association of State CIOs’ latest brief on transparency. In A Call to Action for State Government: Guidance for Opening the Doors to State Data, state and local CIOs are advised to populate these portals with data that is already currently available, and develop agreements with the data owners and custodians to supply ongoing data to the portal.” [Dotgov Buzz]