5 more sites crowdsourcing ideas for government

Luke Fretwell
January 6th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Here are 5 more sites crowdsourcing citizen ideas to improve the way government works. See also 6 government sites crowdsourcing citizen ideas.

OpenInternet.gov

OpenInternet.gov is a place to join the discussion about the important issues facing the future of the Internet. Through this site you can stay connected to all Federal Communication Commission activities on the issue, and share your thoughts and ideas on open Internet.

Broadband.gov

Share your ideas on the National Broadband Plan.

OpenGov

How can we strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness by making government more transparent, participatory, and collaborative?

New York State Senate Property Tax Ideas

The New York Senate is working on ways to help New Yorkers cope with high property taxes – and we need your ideas.

OpenAustin

OpenAustin is a community-based effort to crowdsource the requirements and development for the new City of Austin web site using local software developers, marketing experts, and graphic designers that have been displaced from their jobs due to the current economic downturn. This will produce a superior web site for the citizens of Austin at a fraction of the cost of the city’s lowest bid.

Posted in: Austin, FCC, Gov 2.0, New York, Texas
Tags: Broadband.gov, National Broadband Plan, New York State Senate, OpenAustin, OpenGov, OpenInternet.gov

Luke Fretwell is founder of GovFresh and MilFresh. He grew up, worked and lived in the Washington, DC, area before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area. Connect with him on Twitter and LinkedIn or email luke [at] govfresh [dot] com.

5 comments

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Mariel January 28th, 2010 at 11:59 am

The idea of using crowdsourcing to address government issues is a great one, since so many people care about these issues but feel unable to address them on their own. Another good example is the Guardian UK’s “Investigate your MP’s Expenses” project (see skillocracy.wordpress.com for a description).
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