Wiki Government: How Technology Can Make Government Better, Democracy Stronger, and Citizens More Powerful
by Beth Simone Noveck
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"In explaining how to enhance political institutions with the power of networks, examines the Peer-to-Patent project. Discusses its design challenges faced in creating software to distill online collaboration into useful expertise. Explains how law, policy, and technology can be revamped to help government work in more open, participatory ways"--Provided by publisher.Tags
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I'm afraid this book presents old material and nothing that's break-through or original. The original reviewer is correct that 'this book lacks is direction on how the newest technology could be used by those who work in government to change it from within' ... but even the idea of wiki government is an old idea that Noveck, being a law academic by background, missed several years of pre-existing thought on this in other schools of academia. It's not an original book and it lacks plans to actually implement the ideas it has.
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- ‘Typical [social networking site] participants are more invested in adding glitter to pages and SuperPoking their ‘friends’ than engaging in any form of civic-minded collective action.’ ( blz. 143)
‘This reputation scheme encourages participation by enabling participants to receive professional recognition for their hard work. Professional patent searchers demonstrate research prowess, students attract prospective emp... (show all)loyers, technologists show mastery at their job.’ (89)
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- Politics and Government, Nonfiction, Technology, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 320.9730285 — Society, government, & culture Political science Types of Government Political situation and conditions North America United States Miscellany
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- JK1764 .N68 — Political Science Political institutions and public administration (United States) Political institutions and public administration United States Political rights. Practical politics
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