[CivicAccess-discuss] Government 2.0: A tale of "risk, control, and trust"

[Tracey P. Lauriault]

Government 2.0: A tale of "risk, control, and trust"
This is a really interesting article that discusses what will have to happen
within, and that this change is not insignificant.  These are institutional
cultural differences.  Concurrently, there is also something to be said for
people being dedicated to know things and to do data, information and
knowledge bridging within government and for some point people to interface
with the public.  Dedicated responsibility, roles and formal job titles are
important in institutions and we cannot always expect a free for all.
Governments are not free enterprise, neo liberal experiments have taught us
that over the years.  We still have a mayor in Ottawa who believes
governments are businesses!  Well they are not, they are democratic policy
mediators with the public, not businesses and we should not want them to be
google.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Hinchcliffe/?p=811
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Tracey P. Lauriault
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https://gcrc.carleton.ca/confluence/display/GCRCWEB/Lauriault
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