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Preserve the right of first-sale doctrine for digital works.
Require companies to allow legal purchasers of their digitally distributed works (music files, movies, ebooks, etc.) to facilitate the transfer of those rights to another individual through a sale or gift.
For example, the purchaser of a book from a digital book store should be able to legally sell the ebook file the same way he would be entitled to sell a physical copy of the book had he purchased a physical copy of the book at a store. Companies that use DRM to protect their works should be required to facilitate a transfer of their usage rights to another…
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Ray Kurzweil
Ray Kuzweil is a leading inventor, business man, investor, and futurist. He understands exponential change like few others do.
Kurzweil could help get our technology and science policy back on track. He has made his money by being able to see where tech will be and start working on the software side way before the hardware is ready. His most recent invention is a reader for the blind the size of a cell phone.
Please read a bit of his book The Singularity is Near.
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Have a fundamental understanding of the patent system
Too many people comment one way or the other on the current US patent system without having a fundamental understanding of how it works, the benefits it brings in allowing for reinvestment in the economy and the elements within it that could be streamlined to make the system work better.
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Pointing the way to point of transparency at point of use.
Pointing the way to the point of transparency at the point of connection [NEC 690.64] and the point of use:
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2008/04/30/sot.obama.w.h.vision.cnn
Plan design, implementation and support proven working technology not only energy conservation (EC) energy efficiency (EE), but also Renewable Energy (RE). Sunlight as a substantial solution,
http://www.asrc.cestm.albany.edu/perez/
http://www.energy.ca.gov/renewables/emerging_renewables/COMPLETED_SYSTEMS.XLS
http://www.energy.ca.gov/siting/solar/index.html1 vote -
Cheap Gas Prices.
CVSPIMP.COM
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Constitutional Amendment to ensure freedom of communication
Propose a Constitutional Amendment which would explicitly guarantee freedom of exchange and communication, instead of grandfathering in these protections through the freedom of speech protections. Would prevent abuses of information technology, like the widespread warrantless wiretap programs which the government has recently used which isn't prevented by the Constitution. Might not pass but would bring high-level attention to the issue, especially if it was supported at the highest levels.
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One of the ideas is to give GM money for "innovation."
Car makers are in the news today, especially
General Motors.The company appears to be on the verge of running
out of money. It's likely to go bankrupt without
government intervention.Apparently, two million jobs are tied in one
way or another to GM. Not only that, but countless
billions of dollars in bonds tooOne of the ideas is to give GM money for "innovation."
The truth is there's been a lot of innovation in
car making in the last ten years.The only problem is none of it has shown up on
the production floor. Why the disconnect?…
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Not Spend My Money
So many suggestions here have high costs associated with them. It's always nice to vote with "other people's money" but any CTO needs to realize that the American People pay for any program and NEEDS should be considered but WANTS should be immediately discarded.
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6 votes
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Create the Paperless Federal Office
Federal agencies should convert each end to end paper business process to end to end electronic processes using automated workflow, e-forms, digitized documents, and retrain existing staff (recruit new staff if needed) to improve operational efficiency.
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Create the Paperless Federal Office
Federal agencies should convert each end to end paper business process to end to end electronic processes using automated workflow, e-forms, digitized documents, and retrain existing staff (recruit new staff if needed) to improve operational efficiency.
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A program to help the many people to rebuild there finances
Need to implement an 'EARN & SAVE" program to help the public rebuiild there lives financially!
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Elect Steve Gibson CTO
Elect Steve Gibson (of GRC.com) as the CTO. Who else would you want to trust with your rights online?
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Integrate USPS, IRS, and DMV databases
Why do we have to visit multiple offices, fill out multiple forms, and interface with dozens of bureaucrats in order to change our address?
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Focus on Information Security
Protect U.S. assets from foreign entities by implementing and updating our information security. Protect our "perimeter defenses" from those entities abroad currently assailing them.
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Government funded and maintained dirt tracks.
Instead of wasting money on dumb nerd program things, I perpose Presedent Obama should make surplus jobs building and maintaining public dirt tracks. Not to mention; local hospitals would recive much surplus buisness.
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