Tom Steinberg
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Tom Steinberg is the founder and director of mySociety
the organisation which runs democracy and transparency websites in the UK, including TheyWorkForYou
and WriteToThem. Steinberg worked in the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit from 2001 to 2003.
Steinberg co-authored Open source methods and their future potential which argued that the principles of the open source model could have radical implications for governments, citizens and businesses.
The Power of Information: An Independent Review by Ed Mayo
and Tom Steinberg was published in 2007.
Steinberg is a member of the board of advisers for Code for America
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In May 2010, it was announced that Steinberg would be part of the UK Government's new Transparency Board which was to be established to promote "greater transparency across Government".
MySociety
mySociety is an e-democracy project of the UK-based registered charity named UK Citizens Online Democracy, that aims to build "socially focussed tools with offline impacts". It was founded by Tom Steinberg in September 2003, and started activity after receiving a £250,000 grant in September 2004...
the organisation which runs democracy and transparency websites in the UK, including TheyWorkForYou
TheyWorkForYou
TheyWorkForYou is a website run by mySociety, a project of registered charity UK Citizens Online Democracy, and is a tool for political campaigners and those interested in the Parliamentary activities of UK MPs, Lords, and Northern Ireland MLAs....
and WriteToThem. Steinberg worked in the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit from 2001 to 2003.
Steinberg co-authored Open source methods and their future potential which argued that the principles of the open source model could have radical implications for governments, citizens and businesses.
The Power of Information: An Independent Review by Ed Mayo
Ed Mayo
Ed Mayo is Secretary General of Co-operatives UK, the UK trade association for co-operatives. He is the former Chief Executive of the British National Consumer Council and CEO of the NCC's successor, Consumer Focus.-Education:...
and Tom Steinberg was published in 2007.
Steinberg is a member of the board of advisers for Code for America
Code for America
Code for America is a non-partisan, non-political 5013 organization founded in 2009 to bring web-industry professionals to work with city governments in the United States in order to promote openness, participation, and efficiency in municipal governments....
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In May 2010, it was announced that Steinberg would be part of the UK Government's new Transparency Board which was to be established to promote "greater transparency across Government".