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Title:

Whitehouse.gov 2.0: Upgrading to Open Source Government

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Organizer:
Sarah Granger, FutureCampaigns
Description:
The 2004 and 2008 campaigns' use of collaborative tools, blogs and social networking have shown citizen activism and online communities can wield powerful influence. In 2009, our challenge becomes how to harness these tools for in order to reopen the policy-making process. Panel presentation followed by brainstorming session.
Questions
Answered:
  1. What is open source democracy?
  2. What will an open source, transparent Whitehouse.gov look like?
  3. How do we pull together campaign activists and supporters to engage actively in open government activities?
  4. How do we make a smooth transition from 1.0 to 2.0 while still keeping people engaged in the process?
  5. Which tools will be most useful in collaborative open government participation?
  6. How do we present a transparent, collaborative interface in a user-friendly way?
  7. What examples do we have in other countries of similar use of technologies in developing more open practices?
  8. What partner organizations can help in developing new policies and practices?
  9. How do we integrate all of the component parts into a seamless system where all can participate?
  10. How do we create a system of openness so compelling and successful it can't be destroyed by poor leadership?
Level:
Advanced
Category:
Human / Social Issues
Type:
Panel
Event:
SXSW Interactive 2009
on 13/8/08
Love this idea. Count me in
on 13/8/08
Absolutely. A must.
on 14/8/08
Excellent and necessary.
on 17/8/08
Great idea!
on 17/8/08
Love the idea of an Open Source or iPod government! Let's make it ours, and make it work.
on 19/8/08
Sounds great!
on 19/8/08
Sounds like the next step in our democracy and about time.
on 19/8/08
This sounds great!
on 30/8/08
I will attend. My presentation relates to this.
on 3/10/08
This topic is very relevant with what is going on in the current - and what will be the future of campaigns! Great topic!
on 18/5/09
You got my vote!
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