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  • : Hack, Mash, & Peer: Crowdsourcing Government Transparency
    Hack, Mash, & Peer: Crowdsourcing Government Transparency

    Interessantes Papier von Jerry Brito, Senior Research Fellow an der George Mason University: Hack, Mash, & Peer: Crowdsourcing Government Transparency.
    In order to hold government accountable for its actions, citizens must know what those actions are. To that end, they must insist that government act openly and transparently to the greatest extent possible.

    27. Mai 2008 2
  • : Regierungsdaten und die unsichtbare Hand
    Regierungsdaten und die unsichtbare Hand

    Noch nicht zitierfähig, aber trotzdem interessant, ist die Vorab-Version eines Papers von David Robinson, Harlan Yu, William Zeller und Edward W. Felten zu „Government Data and the Invisible Hand“.
    If the next Presidential administration really wants to embrace the potential of Internet-enabled government transparency, it should follow a counter-intuitive but ultimately compelling strategy: reduce the federal role in presenting important government information to citizens.

    24. Mai 2008