156352 http://uservoice.com/users/156352-jorge10928 http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a00fe827886a1df1ab3a859411ef91f3?default=http://uservoice.com/images/icons/default-avatar.jpg jorge10928 jorge10928 jorge10928 0 0 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 68819 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/68819-public-online-bidding-process-for-government-projects Create a website where large and small government projects are opened to bidding from private companies, organizations, and individuals. Make some information about the bids public so that... Create a website where large and small government projects are opened to bidding from private companies, organizations, and individuals. Make some information about the bids public so that interested parties can assist in ensuring that jobs are only awarded to those who are qualified and ready to fullfill them. Streamline the process to make it possible for government to farm out micro-tasks. Make it possible for citizens to volunteer in the service of important government work, either by donating labor or serving as advisors. Create a tagging structure to make the site searchable. Publish listings using RSS and allow users to subscribe by email using a saved search to filter for the jobs they're interested in. Make it easy for posters to cross-post some jobs to 3rd party sites that specialize in particular kinds of work like design, programming, research, or translation. 688 5 6111 Obama CTO general 123619 jesse_kocher jesse_kocher jesse_kocher 2008-11-11T23:11:36Z 2008-11-11T23:11:36Z general 68925 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/68925-flood-inner-city-schools-with-olpc-machines 301 17 6111 Obama CTO general 124677 anonymous anonymous anonymous 2008-11-12T01:18:00Z 2008-11-12T01:18:00Z general 69051 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/69051-launch-more-x-prize-type-contests Spur innovation by putting a few million dollar prizes out there. You'll get a lot more than a million dollars of innovative work out of it. Spur innovation by putting a few million dollar prizes out there. You'll get a lot more than a million dollars of innovative work out of it. 844 3 6111 Obama CTO general 125350 anonymous anonymous anonymous 2008-11-12T03:46:08Z 2008-11-12T03:46:08Z general 69977 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/69977-protect-net-neutrality Carriers/ISPs are fast becoming power-hungry when it comes to controlling the information you send across the Internet. Net Neutrality prevents Internet providers from blocking, speeding up or... Carriers/ISPs are fast becoming power-hungry when it comes to controlling the information you send across the Internet. Net Neutrality prevents Internet providers from blocking, speeding up or slowing down traffic which may compete with their commercially provided services. This way the consumer has more choice over the services he/she uses without carriers interfering based on their own commercial interests. If there were more competition among carriers, this would be a non-issue but we've seen much carrier-collusion in recent years, and this needs to end. 85 2 6111 Obama CTO general 128980 anonymous anonymous anonymous 2008-11-12T22:48:28Z 2008-11-12T22:48:28Z general 2008-11-21T01:49:22Z 2009-01-25T09:16:46Z