brief overview

1. Government

2. Subtopics
• Transparency
• Civic engagement
• Data management
• Technology/IT platforms
• Organizational culture

3. State and local governments have
enormous legal responsibility

4. ‐> open communication between
citizens and agencies via new media

5. Problem areas:
• Lack of effort to connect citizens with
institutions
• Lack of design consistency between
government agencies
• Illogical hierarchies
• Poor data management
• Voter apathy – state and local government