We need to make sure that the CIO Council — the "principal interagency forum for improving agency practices related to the design, acquisition, development, modernization, use, sharing, and performance of Federal information resources" — never underestimates the increasing momentum of digitization​ and that we stay way ahead of the curve.

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According to its website, the CIO Council "is the principal interagency forum for improving agency practices related to the design, acquisition, development, modernization, use, sharing, and performance of Federal information resources.  The U.S. CIO supports goals of greater transparency, accountability, and citizen participation in Federal Government through the use of innovative IT strategies.  The U.S. CIO works to ensure information security, protect individual privacy, and save taxpayer dollars by creating a Federal Government that strategically, efficiently, and effectively uses IT to serve and protect U.S. citizens."

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"Designing for openness from the start — making open data the default for government IT systems and embracing the use of web APIs — will enable government to more easily deliver information and services through multiple channels, including mobile, and engage the public and America’s entrepreneurs as partners in building a better government."

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