William Eggers, in his book, Government 2.0, writes “We shouldn’t need a lobbyist to navigate our way around government.” (p. 125) I mentioned this quote in a Saturday panel at Government 2.0 Camp session called “Top Ten Measures for Transparency Success.”
This is a powerful sentiment. It resonates because many people believe that lobbyists [...]
I am currently sitting in a panel at Government 2.0 Camp in Washington, DC. I wanted to highlight something from William Eggers. In his 2005 book “Government 2.0″ he lists 5 benefits of transparency (pg. 129):
Enhance accountability
Increase citizen involvement in government
Raise performance
Boost government credibility
Reduce corruption
This is just a quick placeholder. I will interconnect these [...]
On Sunday, April 19, 2009, those interested in e-democracy will gather at eDemocracyCamp in Washington, DC. Join us.
I just read a post by Paul Blumenthal at the Sunlight Foundation titled “Executive Branch Agencies and Web 2.0″. There, I was glad to read about the GSA (General Services Administration) advocating social media inside of government. The GSA has pleasantly surprised me more than once.
Surprisingly to some, the GSA does more than manage government [...]
I want to find a way to personally get involved to improve change.gov. Just jumping into the site itself doesn’t seem to cut it for me. Submitting through the contact form doesn’t feel satisfying either. I want to engage more fully.
I’m not star-struck by change.gov. Yes, the team is iterating quickly, doing good technical work, [...]
I am an e-participation geek*, and I have a great hopes for what is possible in the future with change.gov.
I have lots of questions about the Web tools and the team behind it. Here are just a few:
What is the vision of change.gov? Where is it headed?
What are the metrics for success at change.gov?
Where [...]
The EPA is accepting public comment about carbon dioxide. The deadline is Friday, November 28.
You may want to read the source document, EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0318. It is titled, “Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act”. To comment, submit your comments on regulations.gov.
You can also make your comments by [...]
On the way into the office this morning, I was reading two different things. These two quotes seemed to pull at me:
a. “But my wise old aunt Selma, now 91, often reminds me that the sins of omission are greater than the sins of commission, and that the greatest evils in the world, like mass [...]
Last Thursday, Al Gore challenged America to produce 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy and clean, carbon-free sources within 10 years: http://wecansolveit.org/
You’ve heard of the computer science acronym “GIGO”: Garbage In, Garbage Out? Computers don’t have a monopoly on GIGO; pollsters love it too. For example, this poll demonstrates the garbage-in principle quite well.
Yes, I am glad that politicians are using online tools to reach out to people. It is high time that issues of energy [...]