How the Internet Will (One Day) Transform Government

The open-source world has learned to deal with a flood of new, oftentimes divergent, ideas using hosting services like GitHub — so why can’t governments? In this rousing talk Clay Shirky shows how democracies can take a lesson from the Internet, to be not just transparent but also to draw on the knowledge of all their citizens.

Learning Mode:
Video
Topics: Public Sector Management, Governance, Open Government and Transparency
GP/Global Themes:
Open Government, Transport
keywords:
Internet, Collaboration, Future, Government, Law, Open-Source, Politics, Social Media, Software, Technology
Language:
English
Length:
18:25

Presenter Info

Clay Shirky