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public policy and the information revolution
Greg Wass – CIO, Cook County
4/20/12
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How does public policy help advance the information revolution? How does the information revolution improve public policy formation?
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Information
• Broadband
• Platforms
• Mobility
• Remix
• Big data
Revolution (indirect)
• Spectacle/Channels
• Mediation
• Privacy
• DIY
• Disruptive
Revolution (direct)
• #ows
• N. Africa
• Cyberwar
• China?
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3 local media stories:
1. CTA/County fiber sharing
2. Property information portal
3. metrochicagodata.org
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1. CTA/County fiber sharing
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CCHHS
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2. Property tax portal
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http://www.cookcountypropertyinfo.com
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(One parcel at a time)
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3. metrochicagodata.org
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the risks of open data
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Near-term effects of the information revolution on
government IT
1. Consumerization of IT (apps)
2. BYOD
3. Cloud computing / no datacenter
4. Big data / predictive analytics
5. Broadband as utility
6. Consolidation
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Long-term effects of the information revolution
on government
• Transparency trust?
• Platform, not service delivery?
• Public participation?
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grease
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people who don't care
people who care but who aren't involved
people who care and are involved
Increasing public participation:
squeaky wheels
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How can technology help increase the
relative # of people who care about an issue
and want to get involved (and reduce the
relative # of squeaky wheels)?
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Source: OpenPlans.org
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How does public policy help advance the information revolution? Broadband, open government… How does the information revolution improve public policy formation? Crowdsourcing, civic apps…