732 results found
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Assist local governments in moving toward e-government
As important as the application of information technology is at the national level, because of the proximity of local governments--particularly cities and counties--to citizens, there is enormous potential for IT applications both to government and to governance at the local level. Notwithstanding the responsibilities of states in this area, the fact that we now will have a technology savvy president and a CTO at the national level will bring a much needed impetus to the transition to e-government at all levels, especially if Obama's CTO focuses on it. This is also an infrastructure issue in terms of equal and easy…
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Jumpstart Manifest Destiny
The American people have forgotten their God given right the to Western Hemisphere! Stop these silly oil wars overseas and focus on expanding our borders to the north and south!
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Ensure in-depth computer science education in high school
Information technology is today where manufacturing was in the early 20th century. The opportunity for computer exploitation for human benefit has barely begun to be tapped. America needs it's youth to start taking it seriously and experimenting. Today's education gets them ready for Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Facebook. More intense high-school education will produce the next Bill Gates, Larry Eillisons and Steve Jobs.
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Completely re-invent the educational system
For example:
With the advent of the Internet, there is no longer any need to make large numbers of kids converge on factory-like buildings.
Instead, each neighborhood can have several learning resource centers, manned by staff that are trained to help students of all ages connect with the teachers and resources they need to learn. Some of which are local, and some of which may be on the other side of the planet.
Many resource centers can be housed in residential buildings, helping to create an increased demand for homes as a bonus. This will increase their value and restore…
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distribute tech jobs across the US/Not just the DCA Beltway
Ensure technology jobs are created across the US and NOT confine the job positions to the Beltway and historical technology hotbeds. This would provide a broad spectrum of technology uses for improving the environment.
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Appoint a CTO AND a Chief Innovation Officer
In President-elect Barack Obama’s technology and innovation fact sheet, he pledged to appoint the nation’s first Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The CTO’s duty, Obama outlined, is to “ensure that our government and all its agencies have the right infrastructure, policies, and services for the 21st century.”
The establishment of a U.S. CTO is long overdue as business media outlets are continually reporting that the United States is losing its competitive edge, inadequately prepared to combat cyber threats, and lagging behind in innovation.
But, a CTO is not enough.
As Bruce Nussbaum said recently in his BusinessWeek.com blog, Nussbaum on Design,…
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telemedicine
Encourage telemedicine activities involving high speed broadband to go to rural unserved and underserved areas. This will help solve "middle mile" problems of getting Internet points of presence closer to these communities.
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...be able to do MUCH more than power on a PC.
Have been in the Federal Governments IT division for over 10 years now, and find it VERY difficult to communicate with people who dont have the foggiest idea what I am talking about when I am relating to IT matters. I think it is VITALLY important that the newly appointed CTO have a broad range of knowledge, skills and abilities as they relate to IT and some of the issues that it may entail; therefore, I am of the belief that it will take someone with more knowledge of IT than just being able to power on a PC.
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Mandate Information Literacy Skills for all students.
As a nation, we need to be able to check the validity of the source of our information. As an Information Scientist, I provide training to State Department diplomats on how to find "verifible and accurate" information. As an aunt, I hear too many kids say they accept the information because it was found on the Internet, but most don't know how to evaluate a website. Finally, hire me to help the Obama Administration. I have more ideas.
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Gov to be ran on 100% free software
Premise: Software is licensed to distribute the overhead of its initial development, the cost of which few organizations could afford. Because all government software purchases are made with public funds, the public should be licensed to use it.
Proposition: All future investments are to be made in software that is licensed to grant use and source code access to all governed subjects. Security will be maintained with the use of trusted concepts, including asymmetric cryptography, and not rely on the obscurity of closed source software. Where viable further development of existing operating systems and applications will be funded. Where not…
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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, census data, etc. Let's STANDARDIZE, STRUCTURE, and OPEN up this data.
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Kick Start Research and Innovation in Energy
Double the # of engineers who graduate from American universities each year to 60K. Bring more women into the field, encourage foreigners who study engineering here to stay.
We train foreign nationals, invest in them, and then make them go home. I would staple a green card to their diploma.
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CTO by consistent decision criteria based on Obama priority
Lead by establishing consistient decision making criteria to be used by CTO decision makers (and by reviewers of the decisions - quality/improvement). The criteria should be based on Obama Policy & priorities, enabling consistent and sustainable decision making for Technology initiatives in support of, and directly porportional to Mr. Omaba's Policy goals and Priorities. If the CTO is able to collaborate with Mr. Obama to establish such criteria, they could be used to create transparency in the process, increase participation, and in effect empower "the franchising of Mr. Obama's priorities" - so greater collaboration is possible, yet Mr. Obama's ability…
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cybernetician as CTO
Appoint a CYBERNETICIAN as Chief
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Kick Start large-scale Data Center industry in the Dakotas
South Dakota has abundundant wind power, free cooling much of the year, plenty of inexpensive land, is centrally located in the US and geographically distant enough to be a great business continuity site for most US businesses. The federal government could lead the way by building its next data center there, mapping out a large-scale plan and offering incentives to companies pursuing efficiency by relocating data centers from warmer climates.
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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 government offices for people who can't afford broadband in their homes.
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Support Community Media and Technology Centers in the U-S
Community Media and Technology Centers provide essential training and ICT tools for people throughout the United States. Their work must be expanded and accelerated to ensure that all people have the ability to engage in civic life in the 21st Century. Expanded funding streams and improved federal policies will ensure that Community Media and Technoogy Centers will flourish in communities across the U-S.
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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 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.
2,906 votes