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thurst1985

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Member since : May-24-2009 (Verified)
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thurst1985 9 months ago
Good to see the Director of CIRCLE getting involved! You don't know me, but I am currently at UMD and was sad to find out CIRCLE moved to Tufts.

Peter, I like the idea (I believe you've posted two that are similar). I mention something like this in my "Citizen Portal" idea. I think it would be great if a government portal would allow for dialogue and "from your desktop" participation while also providing opportunities for civic engagement in communities.

One way of getting people more involved may be the kind of give/take model of the Public Service Academy, in that if you want to do more complex service that requires training you must sign a contract pledging you will commit to a set number of service hours that will cover the cost of training you.

If you want to stay up to date, Stephen Buckley just referred me to the Open Government Directive google group : http://groups.google.com/group/opengovernmentdirective?msg=subscribe

Please view my "Citizen Portal" post, as I would value your input and look forward to more posts from CIRCLE. Keep up the good work!
thurst1985 9 months ago
(I posted this on Steve's page as well, but putting it here to keep everyone in the loop)

Stephen,

Actually the homepage of this site says brainstorming is over May 28th and then discussion begins on June 3rd. I'm assuming that is to let them process and merge ideas to see which were popular (so our ideas could have been merged anyway). My comment on the combination of the Sunlight Foundation sites was not intended to be a comment on the kind of software, but rather the functionality. Combining all of their sites would lead to a lot of functionality, from news, monitoring bills, and overseeing lobbyists and campaign finance (MAPLight).

I've not only commented on your post but various others as well, including the function to rate discussions and let them go to the top or to use a policy wiki. I'm not sure where a good discussion could take place (I'd like to include others who have commented on our posts) but I will e-mail you so we have a line of direct contact (I may even add your blog to my RSS feed!).
thurst1985 9 months ago
Stephen,

Actually the homepage of this site says brainstorming is over May 28th and then discussion begins on June 3rd. I'm assuming that is to let them process and merge ideas to see which were popular (so our ideas could have been merged anyway). My comment on the combination of the Sunlight Foundation sites was not intended to be a comment on the kind of software, but rather the functionality. Combining all of their sites would lead to a lot of functionality, from news, monitoring bills, and overseeing lobbyists and campaign finance (MAPLight).

I've not only commented on your post but various others as well, including the function to rate discussions and let them go to the top or to use a policy wiki. I'm not sure where a good discussion could take place (I'd like to include others who have commented on our posts) but I will e-mail you so we have a line of direct contact (I may even add your blog to my RSS feed!).

Cheers,

- Tom
thurst1985 9 months ago
Also, GOPLeader submitted the 72 hour idea as well, it is at the top of most popular
thurst1985 9 months ago
Do you think this could be a function of the Citizen Portal idea I submitted? If so could you upvote it as well?
thurst1985 9 months ago
I think this could fall under the Citizen Portal idea. Could you upvote that as well if you think that encapsulates this idea?
thurst1985 9 months ago
Steve,

This idea fits under my Citizen Portal idea. I wish they had a merge function on this thing! If you think the Citizen Portal entry could encapsulate the function of your idea could you upvote it?

I think part of including the populace would be to provide incentives to professors etc to review policy and summarize it in layman's terms.
thurst1985 9 months ago
What are your recommendations on how we could achieve systems thinking in government?
thurst1985 9 months ago
Stephen,

Have you seen my Citizen Portal idea? Do you think your proposal could be a part of a citizen portal, such as using e-mail alerts or RSS to alert citizens of new initiatives? For example, if you are interested in government action concerning banking at the local level, you could customize your alerts so that you are notified when you log in, via e-mail, or RSS.

I don't think there is a function on this site to merge ideas, but if you think your idea would be compatible with my broader Citizen Portal idea then let me know.

- Tom