Rise of Centralized Mechanistic Decisionmaking

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 16:01

Professor Bhide notes that managers recognize the need for balance between centralized command-and-control and individual initiative and judgment.  But he observes that in recent times “a new form of centralized control has taken root – one that is the work not of old-fashioned autocrats, committees, or rule books but of statistical models and algorithms.” 

Weekly Round-up: September 17, 2010

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 16:00

 

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

Becoming Citizen 2.0: Step Two, Creator

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 15:58

To be a creator is take the step from merely accessing information online (in the form of data or content) to adding new information (again, content or data) online.  Using online tools to submit forms or payment also falls into this category.  There are countless venues through which people can do this: through apps, government Web sites, and nongovernment Web sites.  More on each of these in a moment, becuase to talk about any of them requires an understanding of why anyone should visit any of them.

Finally, a Name!

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 15:54

The six initiatives were announced back in July with little fanfare, but today’s memo provides high level visibility and press that “review our approach to performance management, detail our strategies and key initiatives, and describe the early progress we have achieved.” 

The Week That Was

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 15:52

Open Gov:  Keeping up with what’s going on, on Twitter.  A new on-line “daily paper” has been created and dedicated to OpenGov issues.  Basically it’s an aggregated news source on paper.li

Becoming Citizen 2.0: Step One, Consumer

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 15:50

What does it mean to be a consumer and why should anyone bother?

These are the first two questions that we, as Gov 2.0 advocates, should ask ourselves when exhorting our compatriots to take a more active role in their own governance.  The first question is easily answered: to be a consumer is the least time-consuming way to become involved in government.  It means that you read the information that government bodies publish with the goal of understanding three things:

Weekly Round-up - September 3, 2010

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 15:48

Here are the articles that caught our attention this week:

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

Of course, no one should miss my incredibly insightful and unfathomably well-written post "Meeting Half-way: Becoming Citizen 2.0."  But other people published material that you should read.  Check out:

Meeting half-way: Becoming Citizen 2.0

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 15:47

In 2005, William Eggers released a book titled "Government 2.0."  Its cover shows two parallel cables  sending information between them wirelessly.  Yes, parallel cables, and only 5 short years ago.

Can You Hear Me Now?

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 15:43

In February, Rasmussen Reports released a poll that found that only 21% of Americans feel that their government has their consent.  This is despite the fact that we have more communications channels with our government than any time in American History.  So how do we fix this?

Pages