Partnet Addresses Citizen-to-Citzen Networks in Federal Computer Week

May 4, 2009

Partnet CEO Don Brown describes how governments can use Web 2.0 technologies to faciliate public participation in the latest issue of Federal Computer Week magazine. The editorial specifically discusses how various types of citizen-to-citizen networks-- like wikis and peer-to-policy communities--can help Federal agencies define a "new government strategy for citizen engagement."

Don Brown's editorial is available online and also in the Volume 23, Issue 10 print-edition of Federal Computer Week.

Web 2.0 Tools Promote Greater Public Involvement

The General Services Administration's landmark agreement to allow government agencies to engage citizens with YouTube, Flickr, and a host of other social-media sites underscores the Obama administration's focus on using the same Web 2.0 technologies that made Obama's election so historic. At the root of that success was a multiplier effect that nobody could have imagined: citizen-to-citizen networks.

Citizen-to-citizen networks allow people to use Web 2.0 capabilities to accomplish goals, self-organize, and self-police. The government can use this capability to its advantage by providing avenues for citizen-to-citizen interactions and moderating those interactions to gain insights and even advice that improves service to the taxpayer. Read more . . .

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