Re-visioning the government

A few weeks ago I mentioned tool proposals for a “Web 2.0 government” with a suggestion brought up by a Slashdot commentator to introduce wikis for pending legislation and an issue tracker for exisiting one. Now, Tim O’Reilly proposes Barack Obama’s new government should introduce revision control for change.gov, the website of the Obama-Biden transition [...]

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(No) Mail to the Chief

Once Barack Obama assumes the U.S. presidency in two months, he will have to give up his beloved BlackBerry:
In addition to concerns about e-mail security, he faces the Presidential Records Act, which puts his correspondence in the official record and ultimately up for public review, and the threat of subpoenas. A decision has not been [...]

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News from the future! …I hope

Got mail from my father a moment ago with subject “Saa toivoa” (in Finnish, freely translates to “one is free to wish”), containing a link to what seems like the front page of the New York Times website. Seems like a perfect wish list for the future of the United States (and some world politics, [...]

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