What the UK Can Learn from Maryland

Earlier this month, I traveled to London to discuss the ways in which CitiStat and StateStat have transformed how we govern in Maryland.

Seven years ago when I took office, the O’Malley-Brown Administration set out to govern in a fundamentally different way – setting goals, measuring performance, hitting deadlines, and getting results. And we set out to make our progress visible and to hold ourselves accountable. As part of our commitment to performance measurement and management, we set 16 Strategic Goals to move Maryland forward.

Whether we’re taking action to drive down violent crime or reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, we’re testing our policies to see what works, and learn how we can fix problems that are important to Marylanders. From cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay to ensure the long-term health of our environment and our economy, to improving student achievement to give all our children more opportunities to succeed, we’re changing the way government works.

You can follow our progress online and learn more about what we’re doing in Maryland to make our state better by visiting goals.maryland.gov.

And to learn more about my visit to London, and to hear how we all benefit by exchanging ideas and making government more open, please visit the Institute for Government’s blog.