Pritzker Fellow Joe Ferguson on "Government Transparency: It's Just Not That Clear"

(Current UChicago Students Only)

Wednesday, January 26

3:30-4:45 PM

One of the critical elements to fostering trust in government is transparency, which is a necessary precondition to accountability needed to build our citizens' confidence that our government and government actors are working in our interests. In this session, we will discuss with one or more guests from good governance organizations the increasingly central role of public data transparency to accountability. We will, in the process, explore and critique some examples of public, government data platforms developed by government oversight bodies.

Special Guest (via Zoom): Iván Arenas, Senior Fellow, People's Budget Chicago (Chicago United for Equity) and Associate Director for Community Partnerships, UIC Institute for Research on Race & Public Policy

Pritzker Fellows seminars are off the record and open to current UChicago students only. Seating in the IOP Living Room is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

This convening is open to current UChicago students who are compliant with UChicago vaccination requirements and, because of ongoing health risks, particularly to the unvaccinated, participants are expected to adopt the risk mitigation measures (masking and social distancing, etc.) appropriate to their vaccination status as advised by public health officials or to their individual vulnerabilities as advised by a medical professional. Public convening may not be safe for all and carries a risk for contracting COVID-19, particularly for those unvaccinated. Participants will not know the vaccination status of others and should follow appropriate risk mitigation measures.

If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact Ashley Jorn (ashleyjorn@uchicago.edu).