http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/22908/gov_t_is_broken_citizen_scrutiny_is_the_bugfix Comments for "Gov't is broken. Citizen scrutiny is the bugfix." en http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/22908/gov_t_is_broken_citizen_scrutiny_is_the_bugfix <p>Last week at <a href="http://conference.oreilly.com/etech">ETech</a>, one of my favorite tech conferences, three Brits convened a delightful panel on "moving theft-based activism to the global stage." The title actually made the discussion sound a bit illicit, when really all the three were talking about was how civic-minded hackers have being taking government data that ought to be in public view, and making it available to all--with transformative and beneficial effects.</p> <p><a href="http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/22908/gov_t_is_broken_citizen_scrutiny_is_the_bugfix">read more</a></p> http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/22908/gov_t_is_broken_citizen_scrutiny_is_the_bugfix#comment Danny O&#039;Brien David Cameron FarmSubsidy FaxYourMP Julian Todd mySociety Stefan Megdalinski Sunlight Foundation TheyWorkforYou Tom Loosemore UNDemocracy UpMyStreet Whatdotheyknow Writetothem Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:07:16 -0400 Micah L. Sifry 22908 at http://www.techpresident.com