Comments on: Top 5 Internet Priorities for the Next Government (any next Government) http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/07/top-5-internet-priorities-for-the-next-government-any-next-government/ Relentless user-focus on civic websites Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:02:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Erdem Ovacik http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/07/top-5-internet-priorities-for-the-next-government-any-next-government/comment-page-1/#comment-129455 Erdem Ovacik Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:21:39 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=1048#comment-129455 Great wishlist! Number 4 will happen, yet I believe it will be a MySociety style bottom up approach rather then top-down where elected officials will all of a sudden ask for a platform to decide on their behalf. senatoronline.org.au is a good example (not technicalities, yet the nature of the initiative). I think such a platform is not far away. Interested to speak with others on this. Great wishlist!

Number 4 will happen, yet I believe it will be a MySociety style bottom up approach rather then top-down where elected officials will all of a sudden ask for a platform to decide on their behalf. senatoronline.org.au is a good example (not technicalities, yet the nature of the initiative).

I think such a platform is not far away. Interested to speak with others on this.

]]> By: Alex Peterson http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/07/top-5-internet-priorities-for-the-next-government-any-next-government/comment-page-1/#comment-84433 Alex Peterson Sun, 10 May 2009 18:15:44 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=1048#comment-84433 Some great ideas. I have to say that things are moving relatively well and government is more open to change and embracing new technologies so I think the future looks promising. Some great ideas. I have to say that things are moving relatively well and government is more open to change and embracing new technologies so I think the future looks promising.

]]> By: Rob Pierson http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/07/top-5-internet-priorities-for-the-next-government-any-next-government/comment-page-1/#comment-70599 Rob Pierson Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:51:14 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=1048#comment-70599 tom - brilliant... and inspirational. Congressman Honda is starting a new project that beelines with several of your ideas. i'll be doing a presentation at south by southwest on monday, and hope you don't mind if i quote you. http://bit.ly/4Dpokx tom – brilliant… and inspirational.

Congressman Honda is starting a new project that beelines with several of your ideas. i’ll be doing a presentation at south by southwest on monday, and hope you don’t mind if i quote you. http://bit.ly/4Dpokx

]]> By: Duncan Mortimer http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/07/top-5-internet-priorities-for-the-next-government-any-next-government/comment-page-1/#comment-70523 Duncan Mortimer Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:54:50 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=1048#comment-70523 Impressive. Lots of food for thought here! thanks. Impressive. Lots of food for thought here! thanks.

]]> By: David Sonnen http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/07/top-5-internet-priorities-for-the-next-government-any-next-government/comment-page-1/#comment-70503 David Sonnen Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:14:13 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=1048#comment-70503 This list pretty well outlines how and why Open Source works. It's good to see a serious look at extending OS to government. That "We the People" thing really does work. This list pretty well outlines how and why Open Source works. It’s good to see a serious look at extending OS to government. That “We the People” thing really does work.

]]> By: Noel http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/07/top-5-internet-priorities-for-the-next-government-any-next-government/comment-page-1/#comment-62756 Noel Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:57:23 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=1048#comment-62756 Yes to all, especially 5. People hold a lot of presumptions - mainly about risk, so we need more "presumptions of innovation". With all of this agenda, at the moment, only those who are really passionate about it in govt/councils are trying to get this into the machine. Should we try and force top down "power of nformation" mandates on data owners in depts to free up data, or should we also spend time involving the data owners into believing in this agenda, so that they can reshape their own role from data owners into data brokers? Or am I being too idealistic... Yes to all, especially 5. People hold a lot of presumptions – mainly about risk, so we need more “presumptions of innovation”. With all of this agenda, at the moment, only those who are really passionate about it in govt/councils are trying to get this into the machine. Should we try and force top down “power of nformation” mandates on data owners in depts to free up data, or should we also spend time involving the data owners into believing in this agenda, so that they can reshape their own role from data owners into data brokers?

Or am I being too idealistic…

]]> By: Ryan Kennedy http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/07/top-5-internet-priorities-for-the-next-government-any-next-government/comment-page-1/#comment-58874 Ryan Kennedy Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:17:21 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=1048#comment-58874 Re point 2, I'd love it if it were that easy! Sometimes the data isn't just sitting around waiting to be freed up - it needs to be collated from scratch. Re point 2, I’d love it if it were that easy! Sometimes the data isn’t just sitting around waiting to be freed up – it needs to be collated from scratch.

]]> By: Andy Mabbett http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/07/top-5-internet-priorities-for-the-next-government-any-next-government/comment-page-1/#comment-58049 Andy Mabbett Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:46:19 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=1048#comment-58049 Applies just as much, on a suitable scale, to local government, too. Applies just as much, on a suitable scale, to local government, too.

]]> By: Owen Ambur http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/07/top-5-internet-priorities-for-the-next-government-any-next-government/comment-page-1/#comment-56575 Owen Ambur Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:30:37 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=1048#comment-56575 With reference to proposal #4, it would be good if a "system capable of large scale deliberation" were to implement the emerging Strategy Markup Language (StratML) standard,thereby enabling citizens to focus their time and attention on explicitly stated objectives of particular interest to them. With reference to proposal #4, it would be good if a “system capable of large scale deliberation” were to implement the emerging Strategy Markup Language (StratML) standard,thereby enabling citizens to focus their time and attention on explicitly stated objectives of particular interest to them.

]]> By: Cannonball Jones http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/07/top-5-internet-priorities-for-the-next-government-any-next-government/comment-page-1/#comment-54758 Cannonball Jones Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:53:38 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=1048#comment-54758 Excellent stuff,couldn't agree more. Number 2 rings especially true, all this information is essential for innovation and creativity, is paid for by public money, yet is typically hidden away from public sight and never to be seen again. Even a FOIA request won't necessarily work. To have all government data perpetually freely available in a format which can be accessed by any interested user would be a massive step forward. Excellent stuff,couldn’t agree more. Number 2 rings especially true, all this information is essential for innovation and creativity, is paid for by public money, yet is typically hidden away from public sight and never to be seen again. Even a FOIA request won’t necessarily work.

To have all government data perpetually freely available in a format which can be accessed by any interested user would be a massive step forward.

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