Wiki government [electronic resource] : how technology can make government better, democracy stronger, and citizens more powerful / Beth Simone Noveck.
By: Noveck, Beth Simone.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc
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Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2009Description: xxii, 224 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Political participation -- Technological innovations -- United States | Wikis (Computer science) -- Political aspects -- United States | Patent practice -- Technological innovations -- United States -- Case studies | United States -- Politics and government -- 21st centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 320.9730285/675 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Summary: "In explaining how to enhance political institutions with the power of networks, examines the Peer-to-Patent project. Discusses its design challenges faced in creating software to distill online collaboration into useful expertise. Explains how law, policy, and technology can be revamped to help government work in more open, participatory ways"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-218) and index.
"In explaining how to enhance political institutions with the power of networks, examines the Peer-to-Patent project. Discusses its design challenges faced in creating software to distill online collaboration into useful expertise. Explains how law, policy, and technology can be revamped to help government work in more open, participatory ways"--Provided by publisher.
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.