137798 http://uservoice.com/users/137798-sstroup http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4f0c6fc83a9a0d7e982f82de4400ea5a?default=http://uservoice.com/images/icons/default-avatar.jpg sstroup sstroup sstroup 0 0 68532 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/68532-open-government-data-apis-xml-rss- We can unleash a wave of civic innovation if we open up government data to programmers. The government has a treasure trove of information: legislation, budgets, voter files, campaign finance data,... We can unleash a wave of civic innovation if we open up government data to programmers. The government has a treasure trove of information: legislation, budgets, voter files, campaign finance data, census data, etc. Let's STANDARDIZE, STRUCTURE, and OPEN up this data. 6157 33 6111 Obama CTO general 117031 frontseat frontseat frontseat 2008-11-11T21:10:59Z 2008-11-11T22:11:47Z general 69024 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/69024-create-support-a-national-ipv6-wired-wireless-internet Connected services are to the 21st Century (and beyond) what the telephone was to the 20th century. A national CTO should support and enable the creation of a wired/wireless IPv6 wired and wireless... Connected services are to the 21st Century (and beyond) what the telephone was to the 20th century. A national CTO should support and enable the creation of a wired/wireless IPv6 wired and wireless Internet that blankets the entire country, so that everyone, rich and poor, young and old, urban and rural, has equal and affordable access to this system. It should be a public utility, like the electrical and water systems. 511 9 6111 Obama CTO general 125228 anonymous anonymous anonymous 2008-11-12T03:16:00Z 2008-11-12T03:16:00Z general 69029 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/69029-all-legislation-precedence-and-codes-publicly-avail-at-no- Make all legislation, precendence, laws, municpal codes, etc publically available at no charge, and providing a means of indexing, sorting, searching, and determining differences with updates and... Make all legislation, precendence, laws, municpal codes, etc publically available at no charge, and providing a means of indexing, sorting, searching, and determining differences with updates and bills. It needs source control! 356 8 6111 Obama CTO general 125260 anonymous anonymous anonymous 2008-11-12T03:22:02Z 2008-11-12T03:22:02Z general 69111 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/69111-technologies-for-participatory-democracy-initiative America's heritage and ideals are solidly associated with participation in democracy. This is found in our strong community associations, in our formal political systems, and in our collaborative... America's heritage and ideals are solidly associated with participation in democracy. This is found in our strong community associations, in our formal political systems, and in our collaborative research communities. We need supports for carrying this tradition into the future with innovations and platforms for communication that can succeed in revitalizing our level of engagement. This initiative would both include a grant program and a strategic oversight component. 33 4 6111 Obama CTO general 125531 dddlev dddlev dddlev 2008-11-12T05:06:12Z 2008-11-12T05:06:12Z general 69546 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/69546-make-all-non-classified-taxpayer-funded-software-open-source All software created by or for the government should become open source, a shared resource, since it was paid for by taxpayer money. As should data and literature. Even better would be to use and... All software created by or for the government should become open source, a shared resource, since it was paid for by taxpayer money. As should data and literature. Even better would be to use and improve existing open source software. 434 7 6111 Obama CTO general 127383 zellyn zellyn zellyn 2008-11-12T16:32:46Z 2008-11-12T16:32:46Z general 70291 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/70291-require-laws-to-be-readable-by-the-general-public Laws are currently written in such a way that they are inaccessible to the general public. Without being able to make informed decisions, by understanding the laws which our legislators are voting... Laws are currently written in such a way that they are inaccessible to the general public. Without being able to make informed decisions, by understanding the laws which our legislators are voting for we are forced to take their word on the issue. This promotes a government based on charisma rather than real consideration of the issues. I suggest that each law be required to have an easy to understand non-legalese version to which legislators can be held accountable. 14 1 6111 Obama CTO general 132733 Ezekeal Ezekeal Ezekeal 2008-11-13T03:42:13Z 2008-11-13T03:42:13Z general 70440 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/70440-require-isps-to-disclose-all-bandwidth-caps-and-limitations Require all internet service providers (ISPs) to make all information regarding bandwidth caps and limitations easily accessible to the general public. All limitations should be clear both before a... Require all internet service providers (ISPs) to make all information regarding bandwidth caps and limitations easily accessible to the general public. All limitations should be clear both before a user signs-up with an ISP and while the user is in a contract with the ISP. Details of bandwidth limitations should include any special limitations that depend on the type of data, the protocol, or the remote website or network. For example, any special limitations for streaming video or torrents must be include. Any limitations of email messages or other messaging protocols must be included. Any limitations that are specific to another website or network must be included. 8 0 6111 Obama CTO general 134646 jlindsey jlindsey jlindsey 2008-11-13T06:56:26Z 2008-11-13T06:56:26Z general 70811 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/70811-require-politicians-to-make-public-reasons-for-their-votes Many laws and bills signed and voted for have crazy wording and extra nonsense spending for private sectors. If the laws and the reason why the particular politician voted/didn't vote for a... Many laws and bills signed and voted for have crazy wording and extra nonsense spending for private sectors. If the laws and the reason why the particular politician voted/didn't vote for a particular law or decision were made public it would hold our politicians accountable more to their constituents. 4 0 6111 Obama CTO general 137210 anonymous anonymous anonymous 2008-11-13T15:49:16Z 2008-11-13T15:49:16Z general 2008-11-13T16:21:29Z 2009-01-25T09:16:45Z