Serious Words About Net-based Public Service From Gwynne on Dot-gov

Hey: Gwynne Kostin from DHS is one of the folks figuring this out, and if you're interested, check out Gwynne on dot-gov: What Is the Most Important Thing?

Those few days when the Internet was free and open -- a new, more transparent, collaborative and participatory way -- for government to communicate and interact with her citizens. The days before the inevitable crush of rules and regulations, of some CFR thingie and the threat of potential hearings, made us grow up and take notice of what we had unleashed.

So today's discussion with my friend was about one of the regulatory tigers [link to pdf]. It doesn't matter which one because they are all important. Could be security. Could be privacy. Could be protecting the record of how a decision is made. Could be ethics. Could be cramming the Internet pipes of an agency with who knows what. Could be the sovereignty of the United States of America, for goodness' sake!

They are all important. And so is embracing the uncertainty and risk of this new more transparent, collaborative and participatory way for government to communicate and interact with her citizens.

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