For the last several years I have been working on multiple issues at the MN Legislature. During this time I became interested in reforming government through technology by connecting citizens to government and government information. The Obama administration is spurring interest across the country when they made all the stimulus money open via the Internet and mapping the data.
Last year I worked to pass legislation to require public information to be more open and accessible to citizens. We hope that by making data more available research institutes, universities, special interest groups, other governments and citizens can down load and grab data to be able to see how the state is doing. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to down load data on education data and health to see if there is a relationship between obesity and student achievement. Or even be able to know how much the state spends on laptops.
I hope to use this blog to give ideas and links to sites on reform issues. Enjoy.
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