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        <h1 id="home-page-title">Welcome to the Open Data Policy Hub</h1>
        <h3>Your one-stop shop for learning how to write an open data policy.</h3>
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      <h3>“Why open data?”</h3>
      <p>Releasing open data can help improve governance, inform the public, and foster civic engagement.</p>
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        Learn more about open data
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      <h3>“I'm ready to start”</h3>
      <p class="pad-bottom-mobile">Looking to write an open data policy but don't know where to start? Below are four key resources to help you out!</p>
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       name="Open Data Policy Step-by-Step"
       description="Get started with our step-by-step guide to creating an open data policy. We’ll guide you through setting objectives, drafting language, collecting feedback, implementing the policy, and promoting the policy."
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       url="/step-by-step"
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       name="Open Data Policy Generator"
       description="Ready to start writing? Answer a few quick questions and we’ll send you a customized Google Doc with sample language for you to work off of, using our sample policy that incorporates all of our best practices."
       action="Create a policy"
       url="/generator"
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       name="Open Data Policy Guidelines"
       description="We have developed a list of 31 best practices for robust open data policies, covering what data should be public, how to make data public, and how to implement policy."
       action="See the guidelines"
       url="/guidelines"
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       name="Open Data Policy Collection"
       description="Want to get a sense of what’s out there already? We’ve assembled a collection of over 140 open data policies from around the country."
       action="Check out existing policies"
       url="/collection"
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