data to the most inert. Adaptability may depend not only on the format of the data itself but also on the prevalence and cost of the human and technological capital necessary to take advantage of it. Inert Adaptable
in their actual or anticipated impact. A machine readable bus schedule ... enhances service delivery. Core political data, such as legislative or campaign finance information, serves a more purely civic role, enhancing public accountability. Adaptable Accountability Service Delivery Inert
Internet Internal search features can be complex, as staff has time to develop More difficult for third parties to index for search Search tools across the site were fragmented and fairly simple Third parties (like Google) could index and search URLs = long database IDs that won’t fit in a brief URLs = short and mostly human-readable
the docket is below the water line. Submitted Cases Granted, Not Yet Argued Ongoing BOM Requests Petitions Filed 0 50 100 150 200 250 220 127 12 49 Snapshot of cases active as of April 14, 2011
Cases Granted, Not Yet Argued Ongoing BOM Requests Petitions Filed 0 50 100 150 200 250 264 122 10 45 The challenge is that, at any given time, most of the docket is below the water line.