http://idealgovernment.com/2009/12/what-happens-when-crowdsourcing-becomes-part-of-the-party-political-contest/ What do we want from Internet-age government? Wouldn't it be better if... Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:03:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://idealgovernment.com/2009/12/what-happens-when-crowdsourcing-becomes-part-of-the-party-political-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-3782 UK Gov’s ICT Strategy – Cloudy and in need of sunshine | Talkin' bout a revolution Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:15:27 +0000 http://idealgovernment.com/?p=1885#comment-3782 [...] their views on policy matters. It’ll be interested to observe whether the site will attract a partisan crowd or whether it’s produce substantial debate on the policies themselves. The recognition of [...] [...] their views on policy matters. It’ll be interested to observe whether the site will attract a partisan crowd or whether it’s produce substantial debate on the policies themselves. The recognition of [...]

]]> http://idealgovernment.com/2009/12/what-happens-when-crowdsourcing-becomes-part-of-the-party-political-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-3433 The Politicisation of Crowdsourcing? « The Network for the Post-Bureaucratic Age Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:27:17 +0000 http://idealgovernment.com/?p=1885#comment-3433 [...] UPDATE: The excellent William Heath has blogged on the same issue here [...] [...] UPDATE: The excellent William Heath has blogged on the same issue here [...]

]]> http://idealgovernment.com/2009/12/what-happens-when-crowdsourcing-becomes-part-of-the-party-political-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-3304 FutureGov » Useful links » links for 2009-12-02 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:01:23 +0000 http://idealgovernment.com/?p=1885#comment-3304 [...] Ideal Government » Blog Archive » What happens when crowdsourcing becomes part of the party-politi... (tags: guerrillagovernment idealgovernment conservatives politics policy technology government gov20 uk) [...] [...] Ideal Government » Blog Archive » What happens when crowdsourcing becomes part of the party-politi… (tags: guerrillagovernment idealgovernment conservatives politics policy technology government gov20 uk) [...]

]]> http://idealgovernment.com/2009/12/what-happens-when-crowdsourcing-becomes-part-of-the-party-political-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-3184 William Heath Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:14:24 +0000 http://idealgovernment.com/?p=1885#comment-3184 ...and another thing. It's a hell of a hostage to fortune. Sam Smith has been running "CommentonThis" services for some years, some linked with IdealGov. But now "comment on this" is becoming part of the political mainstream. And what goes around comes around. A future Tory administration can expect any half-thought-through or mediocre-quality policy document to be [ripped to shreds] ably examined and supplemented with constructive suggestions. Hey - it might improve policy-making. So much will depend on the quality of enagement, and the quality of listening. …and another thing. It’s a hell of a hostage to fortune. Sam Smith has been running “CommentonThis” services for some years, some linked with IdealGov. But now “comment on this” is becoming part of the political mainstream. And what goes around comes around. A future Tory administration can expect any half-thought-through or mediocre-quality policy document to be [ripped to shreds] ably examined and supplemented with constructive suggestions. Hey – it might improve policy-making. So much will depend on the quality of enagement, and the quality of listening.

]]> http://idealgovernment.com/2009/12/what-happens-when-crowdsourcing-becomes-part-of-the-party-political-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-3145 John Fitzgerald Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:03:02 +0000 http://idealgovernment.com/?p=1885#comment-3145 Surely they're missing a 'meta' crowd-sourcing point here? If the idea is that Govt don't have a monopoly on good ideas, why should they have a monopoly on techniques for soliciting them? Surely they’re missing a ‘meta’ crowd-sourcing point here? If the idea is that Govt don’t have a monopoly on good ideas, why should they have a monopoly on techniques for soliciting them?

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