[P2P-F] Participatory Government

[Anna Harris]

It was sent on the list. I received it!  Anna

> On 20 Jun 2018, at 11:09, Michel Bauwens <michel at p2pfoundation.net> wrote:
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> Dear Steve,
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> 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,
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> Michel
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>> On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 6:51 PM, Steve Ediger <steveediger at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Michel,
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>> I sent the forwarded email to the p2p-foundation list last week, but have not seen it.  Was it rejected by the moderator(s)?
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>> Steve Ediger
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>> 505-426-7088 (mobile)
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>> ---------- 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>
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>> Hello,
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>> 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.
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>> We started off by asking the county to implement a public, fiber optic, Internet backbone with a gateway to the Internet.
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>> 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:
>> Yes, we need full transparency. Reporting out must be full and curated for any specific audience from casual browser to full participant.
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> The whole process looks more like a conversation about ideas and their implementation than a set of regulations and services.
>> 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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