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Bolstering Government Transparency in New Hampshire

This report evaluates the challenges and best practices in online fiscal transparency across the United States, with a focus on Transparent NH. It discusses the background, site design, fiscal transparency, opportunities for improvement, and performance-based transparency.

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Bolstering Government Transparency in New Hampshire

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  1. Bolstering Government Transparency in New Hampshire An Evaluation of Challenges and Best Practices in Online Fiscal Transparency Across the United States By Ellen Daily, Ayushi Narayan, and Eric Yang The contents of this report were developed under grant P116B100070 from the U.S. Department of Education. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

  2. Background • Transparent NH • Next Steps of Transparency • Challenges • Opportunities

  3. Background

  4. Transparency Site Design USPIRG Guidelines • One Stop • One Click • Comprehensive

  5. TransparentNH’s Design

  6. TransparentNH’s Design

  7. TransparentNH’s Design

  8. Fiscal Transparency • Budget • Tax Revenues • Tax Expenditures • Employee Compensation • Vendor Payments • Contracts • Grants

  9. Opportunities for Improvement • Accessibility & Data Presentation • Side tabs • Bullets vs. buttons • Dynamic pie charts

  10. Opportunities for Improvement • Adopting content best practices • More detailed content • Updating frequency and past years’ data • Economic Development Subsidies

  11. Performance-Based Transparency • Lessons Learned • Initiation • Governor’s Office or Planning Commission Leadership • Strategic Planning Support for Agencies • Local-level Pilot Systems • Agency Buy-In

  12. Functionality • Direct Search Features > Browsing Dropdowns > Static Reports • Multi-Year Displays • Socrata, Oracle, HTML, and/or Excel for Data Consolidation • Scorecards or Issue Area Summaries • Sustainability • Standardized Definitions, Tracking, and Reporting of Targets • Oversight and Evaluation of Progress

  13. Performance-Based Transparency

  14. Performance-Based Transparency

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  18. Performance-Based Transparency

  19. Thank You Questions? Comments?

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