Doug Beizer at Federal Computer week writes that Agency mission, not technology, should be guide for open government efforts, according to two experts.

A key to creating the plans should include identifying agencies’ top priorities, said Robynn Sturm, assistant deputy chief technology officer for open government at the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy.

“When thinking about your open government plans, you should start with what is it that you want to achieve in the next two years and then work back[ward] from that, thinking about how an open approach might help you do so,” Sturm said today at an open government conference sponsored by GovDelivery.

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Connecting mission priorities with open government plans is likely the only way to be successful, according to Lena Trudeau, vice president of the National Academy of Public Administration.

“You have to connect what you’re doing around the Open Government Directive to your strategic goals because that is what people in your organization really care about, and that’s what your stakeholder who engage with you on a regular basis really are passionate about,” Trudeau said.