125818 http://uservoice.com/users/125818-billpotts http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/933a46e7e20ced1f03409ae90e55ecbb?default=http://uservoice.com/images/icons/default-avatar.jpg BillPotts BillPotts BillPotts 43 4490 68598 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/68598-get-broadband-to-every-community-in-america One strategy to bridge the digital divide is to make sure everyone has broadband access to the Internet. Broadband should be available everywhere--with plenty of public access in libraries and other... One strategy to bridge the digital divide is to make sure everyone has broadband access to the Internet. Broadband should be available everywhere--with plenty of public access in libraries and other government offices for people who can't afford broadband in their homes. 4479 17 6111 Obama CTO general 123099 Matt_Lerner Matt_Lerner Matt_Lerner 2008-11-11T21:44:46Z 2008-11-11T21:44:46Z general 68758 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/68758-ensure-reliable-trustworthy-election-technologies Electronic voting machines are insecure, unreliable, and prone to a variety of problems that undermine trust in our elections process. Optical scanners and other technologies have some problems as... Electronic voting machines are insecure, unreliable, and prone to a variety of problems that undermine trust in our elections process. Optical scanners and other technologies have some problems as well. The CTO can create a clear roadmap to get reliable, trustworthy, verifiable voting technology into every precinct in America by the time of the 2010 elections. Additionally, the CTO should employ information designers to create a national standard for ballot designs so that all citizens are ensured the right to a ballot that is clear, easy to use, and reliable. 2895 61 6111 Obama CTO general 123619 jesse_kocher jesse_kocher jesse_kocher 2008-11-11T22:52:08Z 2008-11-11T22:52:08Z general 68963 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/68963-introduces-social-media-inside-government Execute a social media strategy that integrates public and government on all - STRUCTURE: Create a distributed multi way information plan: Country, State County, City, People and -... Execute a social media strategy that integrates public and government on all levels. - STRUCTURE: Create a distributed multi way information plan: Country, State County, City, People and back. - TOPICS: Create focus topics like Energy, Economy, Transportation... you get the idea. - WORK GROUPS: Build active communities of volunteers to run those online initiatives. 100 Million volunteers connected online - the spirit of co-creation now on a national level. - FEEDBACK: Allow the public to comment on government units and services, provide inputs and possible solutions. - ARCHITECTURE: There is a lot technology, even more new technologies who may just be allowed to jump on it. Create a way to let go and let those technologies proof itself. Not everything need to be "integrated". - EVOLUTION: The contributors will determine what tools works and what not. - COORDINATION: To prevent 1,000 groups or tools provider competing for attention publish the success of each tool, each group, each initiative.. - SUCCESS: When other nations come and visit to learn from what was accomplished - OBJECTIVE: Make things happen faster (online) with more resources (people) at lower cost (volunteers). 563 12 6111 Obama CTO general 124751 axelschultze axelschultze axelschultze 2008-11-12T01:57:24Z 2008-11-12T01:57:24Z general 69022 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/69022-make-election-software-application-code-public-property The mechanics of democracy should not be private. Elections should be completely transparent . The private sector should not be able to profit from proprietary vote counting systems. All vote... The mechanics of democracy should not be private. Elections should be completely transparent . The private sector should not be able to profit from proprietary vote counting systems. All vote counting software applications should be the property of the citizens of the United States of America. As such, they should be completely reviewable, testable, and transparent. The Federal Government should coordinate with the states to migrate all election systems to publicly owned, standard platforms. 1118 11 6111 Obama CTO general 125202 duckstrap duckstrap duckstrap 2008-11-12T03:15:41Z 2008-11-12T03:15:41Z general 69174 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/69174-complete-the-job-on-metrication-that-ronald-reagan-defunded The government has failed to take the lead on completing the task of moving the country completely to the SI metric system. George H.W. Bush tried to do something about it, but gave the bureaucrats an ... The government has failed to take the lead on completing the task of moving the country completely to the SI metric system. George H.W. Bush tried to do something about it, but gave the bureaucrats an easy out. Failure to follow the same measurement standards as the rest of the world is costing US industry something like $1 trillion per year. 6941 109 6111 Obama CTO general 125818 BillPotts BillPotts BillPotts 2008-11-12T06:55:43Z 2008-11-12T06:55:43Z general 2008-11-12T06:52:19Z 2009-10-31T14:52:00Z