In New York: “Wiki Government” — Beth Noveck Book Presentation

Posted on July 17th, 2009 by Craig Newmark

(yes, I'm stealing this from Ellen Miller at Sunlight Foundation)

Beth's at the White House, leading the effort toward Open Government, which is about serious online grassroots democracy. This is genuinely a Big Deal.

Beth will be speaking about her new book, Wiki Government:
How Technology Can Make Government Better Democracy Stronger, and
Citizens More Powerful.

Here are the details:
Date:     Monday, July 20, 2009
Time:     12:00 to 2:00 PM – Light Lunch will be Served
Location:     The Markle Foundation
10 Rockefeller Plaza, 16th Floor
Between 48th & 49th Streets, New York

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One Response to In New York: “Wiki Government” — Beth Noveck Book Presentation

July 21, 2009 at 12:03 am

Prokofy Neva says:

You're right that this is a big deal, because these ideas are very antithetical to freedom of speech and other constitutional rights. They represent a collectivization of the online public that minimizes the individual.
http://secondthoughts.typepad.com/second_thoughts/2009/02/the-coming-collectivization.html
I think you need to seriously examine why these ideas appeal to you, and what it is you hope to achieve with them.