Will Online Collaboration Rewrite How Governments Govern?

In a recent op-ed on Politico.com, Expecting More from Your E-government, Andrew Rasiej and Micah Sifry (founder and editor of the Personal Democracy Forum, respectively) make the case for why Americans should demand more from government Websites. Two recent publications look at the issue from national and state-level perspectives.

The issue of e-records management has emerged as a high-priority policy and technology issue for state CIOs. This issue is now driven by emerging trends such as new Web 2.0 collaboration tools that create e-records in forms that are transitory, yet still document the business of government according to the National Association of State Chief Information Officers' Electronic Records and Digital Preservation Working Group's recent research brief: Ready for the Challenge? State CIOs and Electronic Records: Issues, Opportunities and Best Practices. (pdf)

Deloitte and the National Academy of Public Administration convened a group of government leaders and subject matter experts to develop a road map to help the next administration navigate the changes that need to occur to move to a more collaborative model of government in June. Download the Deloitte Report: Change Your World or the World Will Change You: The Future of Collaborative Government and Web 2.0. (pdf)

[JH]