Bill > SF2238

This bill appropriates funds from the general fund to the commissioner of administration for a grant to Minnesota E-Democracy, a non-profit organization, to support an "Open Minnesota" initiative. This initiative aims to promote the use of open government strategies, which involve making government operations and information more accessible to the public, and to encourage civic technology, which refers to the use of technology to improve citizen engagement and participation in government. The bill also emphasizes the importance of open data, meaning public data sets that are made freely available for use and redistribution. The commissioner of administration is allowed to keep up to three percent of the grant money to cover administrative costs, including seeking input from government entities on the grant's goals and conditions.