As the former deputy CTO at the White House, Beth Noveck thinks that a government should call upon its citizens to share their expertise for the sake of better governance.
She gives an example of how in the past, a single person in the US Patent Office has had the authority to bestow a patent. However, with the new Peer-to-Patent system, anyone can weigh on applications, including those who have a deeper base of knowledge in a field.
Although we haven't yet seen what this type of governance may look like, we have made small steps towards open-source government. From the projects overseas to simply hackathons, we see the power of people contributing together in government.
Opening up government data can definitely lead to more innovative and useful applications where this data can be used for an interesting use.
I definitely agree with her viewpoint here, because more minds to a common problem can only bring more ideas and better improvements. This is the key idea behind working in group projects at school: students from different backgrounds with similar knowledge can each share their ideas to jointly create something amazing.
I like your idea! They're very similar to mine.
ReplyDeleteHi Michael, I agreed with her point of view as well, more minds focusing on a problem and working together will only create better results. They key is getting people from the same field but with slightly different approaches. Great job on your post!
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