--- a/about.php +++ b/about.php @@ -1,9 +1,27 @@ -Organisational Data Sources +<?php +include_once('include/common.inc.php'); +include_header(); +?> +<div class="foundation-header"> + <h1><a href="about.php">About/FAQ</a></h1> + <h4 class="subheader">Lorem ipsum.</h4> +</div> +<h2> What is this? </h2> +Disclosr is a project to monitor Australian Federal Government agencies +compliance with their <a href="http://www.oaic.gov.au/publications/other_operational/foi_policy_frequently_asked_questions.html#_Toc291837571">"proactive disclosure requirements"</a>. +OGRE (Open Government Realization Evaluation) is a ranking of compliance with these requirements. +Prometheus is the agent which polls agency websites to assess compliance. + +<h2> Open everything </h2> +all documents released CC-BY 3 AU +Open source git @ + +<h2>Organisational Data Sources</h2> http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Browse/Results/ByTitle/AdministrativeArrangementsOrders/Current/Ad/0 defines departments Agencies can be found in the Schedule to an Appropriation Bill (budget), Schedule to FMA Regulations and/or Public Service Act. -http://www.finance.gov.au/publications/flipchart/docs/FMACACFlipchart.pdf summarises these +http://www.finance.gov.au/publications/flipchart/docs/FMACACFlipchart.pdf summarises these. view-source:https://www.tenders.gov.au/?event=public.advancedsearch.home is great for the suspended/active status When defining the hierachy, this system is designed towards monitoring accountablity. Thus large agencies that have registered their own ABN and have their own accountablity mechanisms/website recieve a seperate record as a child of their department. @@ -13,10 +31,20 @@ As agencies themselves shift between departments, there may be scope for providing time ranges but typically the newest hierarchy will be the one recorded. A department/agency name will be the newest active name assigned to that ABN. +ABN information is derived from the ABR. This is the definitive umpire about which former name should be linked to which current name. +For example "Department of Transport and Regional Services" became "Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government" (same ABN) +however it later split into "Department of Infrastructure and Transport" (same ABN) +and "Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government" (new ABN). + Statistical information from http://www.apsc.gov.au/stateoftheservice/1011/statsbulletin/section1.html#t2total https://www.apsedii.gov.au/apsedii/CustomQueryx33.shtml +and individual annual reports. -Open Government Scoring +<h2>Open Government Scoring</h2> +1 point for every true Has... attribute -1 point for every false Has... (ie. Has Not) attribute +Don't like this? Make your own score, suggest a better scoring mechanism. +<?php +include_footer(); +?>