On his first full day in office, President Barack Obama signed an Executive Memorandum committing to create ‘an unprecedented level of openness in Government’ and ‘a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration’ to strengthen democracy, ensure the public trust, and ‘promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government’ (White House, 2009). The theory behind this Open Government Initiative (OGI) was threefold: transparency promotes accountability and provides information for the public, participation enhances government effectiveness and the quality of decision making, and collaboration engages Americans in the work of their government. This movement has expanded internationally, there is now an Open Government Partnership among a community of nations (Open Government Partnership, 2012).