text: The biggest difference between Gov 2.0 and OpenGov seems to be how they approach 
  transparency. Gov 2.0 is about transparency through open data and the "government as a 
  platform" idea. "Open Government" is about Transparency for the sake of 
  accountability, but not necessarily interaction, cooperation and reuse of data outside the 
  government. 
  
  [who advocates] Open Data does so in order to make it accessible to citizens 
  rather than to hold government accountable. This is not to say that one approach is 
  better than another, but this is to say that there seem to be two very different 
  motivations for advocating for transparency, and they do seem to correlate to whether 
  people label themselves as part of Gov 2.0 or part of OpenGov. 
  
  In general, reflection and debate on this point is accelerating. At the moment, some characteristics 
  
  of Open Government on which there is more or less agreement are that Open Government is about: 
  
  • deliberation, choice, influence on decisions and participation as a common citizen 
  
  •  letting*all*citizens use technology to participate, monitor and define government activities. 
  
  In other words, Government is really Open when it's based on interaction, not only on some 