[P2P-F] Participatory Government

Wed Jun 20 12:09:58 CEST 2018

Dear Steve,

I haven't seen it but do not moderate the list and am not sure if anyone
does after the departure of James Burke, I copy the list, and put our tech
coordinator javier in cc to see what happens,

Michel

On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 6:51 PM, Steve Ediger <steveediger at gmail.com> wrote:

> Michel,
>
> I sent the forwarded email to the p2p-foundation list last week, but have
> not seen it.  Was it rejected by the moderator(s)?
>
> Steve Ediger
> 773-920-7350 (google voice)
> 505-426-7088 (mobile)
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Steve Ediger <steveediger at gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 1:33 AM
> Subject: Participatory Government
> To: P2P Foundation mailing list <p2p-foundation at lists.ourproject.org>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I've been appointed to serve on my county's Strategic Planning Committee
> for Public Infrastructure via my connection to the Civic Tech.  I would
> like some feedback on points that I'm (and my civic tech community) making.
>
> We started off by asking the county to implement a public, fiber optic,
> Internet backbone with a gateway to the Internet.
>
> That lead to discussions about the public infrastructure, (transportation,
> land/buildings, health services, economic development, information
> technology, etc.)  In these conversations, I stressed that we need to
> redefine government.  Great opening, huh?
>
> I would appreciate your experience and feedback on how the following
> points will play, and how to make them play better:
>
>    1. Yes, we need full transparency. Reporting out must be full and
>    curated for any specific audience from casual browser to full participant.
>    2. Plus, we need feedback mechanisms that actually work.  This means
>    collecting feedback at every stage from idea through to evaluation and
>    having that feedback inform decisions at every stage and level.
>    3. In addition, we need multi-lateral conversations
>    government/citizens (I use that word advisedly)/business.  This means that
>    in addition to reporting, informing decisions based on feedback, the
>    governement needs to facilitate communications about government issues that
>    take place between citizens and businesses.
>    4. The whole process looks more like a conversation about ideas and
>    their implementation than a set of regulations and services.
>    5. I've also pushed for and received general agreement that we need to
>    accommodate people who don't have access to technology, by creating clear
>    multi-lateral communications at government buildings and throughout all
>    agencies.
>
> So what are your thoughts?  Is this a good tactic for bringing this to the
> county's attention in a manner that might result in some forward movement?
>
> Steve Ediger
>
>
>
>

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