The Town of Wake Forest has launched an Open Data Portal on its website called Open Government. The open data initiative is part of the town’s ongoing effort to use and share data in order to make government more transparent and effective.
The portal, which is accessible from the Government drop-down menu on the town’s website, currently includes data from public safety, parks and recreation, public works, and finance, as well as information related to transportation. Town staff will continue to gather information for release to the Open Government portal as an ongoing process.
According to Town Manager Kip Padgett, the portal is designed to make data more easily accessible, thereby encouraging residents to become more familiar with how their government is performing. “Wake Forest has a proud tradition of open government and transparent decision-making,” Padgett said. “Now – as a next step – we’re utilizing and sharing data as another way of engaging our residents and improving our community.”
Padgett says the town will announce additional efforts in the coming months aimed at utilizing data to improve town services.
