http://goodspeedupdate.com/2009/2459 Rob Goodspeed's blog Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:48:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://goodspeedupdate.com/2009/2459/comment-page-1#comment-554279 Goodspeed Update » Blog Archive » What is Government 2.0? Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:11:43 +0000 http://goodspeedupdate.com/?p=2459#comment-554279 [...] where government acts as platform is the phenomenon of participatory budgeting, pioneered by cities in Brazil and now has spread to a number of cities around the world. This approach puts budgetary [...] [...] where government acts as platform is the phenomenon of participatory budgeting, pioneered by cities in Brazil and now has spread to a number of cities around the world. This approach puts budgetary [...]

]]> http://goodspeedupdate.com/2009/2459/comment-page-1#comment-480055 The Goodspeed Update » Blog Archive » Preservation Funds Distributed By Internet Vote Mon, 04 May 2009 00:36:03 +0000 http://goodspeedupdate.com/?p=2459#comment-480055 [...] is limited, the Partners in Preservation program is an interesting example of private example of online participatory budgeting, the growing practice of allowing the general public to determine funding priorities. Until May [...] [...] is limited, the Partners in Preservation program is an interesting example of private example of online participatory budgeting, the growing practice of allowing the general public to determine funding priorities. Until May [...]

]]> http://goodspeedupdate.com/2009/2459/comment-page-1#comment-429024 ryan Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:48:47 +0000 http://goodspeedupdate.com/?p=2459#comment-429024 An interesting idea, but I'm skeptical. Almost all of the really bad policies in California have come from propositions, from the people directly voting their desires. I realize this is a bit different; California has done some good things through ballot measures which this more closely resembles. It seems like it might work well for small sums of money and small projects, more as a gimmick to encourage voter participation than to develop good policy. As soon as big money gets into it, the majority view seems to get tyrannical. An interesting idea, but I’m skeptical. Almost all of the really bad policies in California have come from propositions, from the people directly voting their desires. I realize this is a bit different; California has done some good things through ballot measures which this more closely resembles. It seems like it might work well for small sums of money and small projects, more as a gimmick to encourage voter participation than to develop good policy. As soon as big money gets into it, the majority view seems to get tyrannical.

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