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Wiki government : how technology can make government better, democracy stronger, and citizens more powerful / Beth Simone Noveck.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2009.Description: xxii, 224 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780815705109 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0815705107 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780815702757 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0815702752 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.9730285/675
LOC classification:
  • JK 1764 N937w 2009
Contents:
Preface Acknowledgments Collaborative democracy and the changing nature of expertise Peer-to-patent : a modest proposal The single point of failure Peer-to-patent and the patent challenge Patents and the information deficit Designing for collaborative democracy Thinking in wiki Social life of information History of citizen participation Citizen participation in a collaborative democracy Lessons learned
Summary: "In explaining how to enhance political institutions with the power of networks, examines the Peer-to-Patent project. Discusses its design challenges faced in creating software to distill online collaboration into useful expertise. Explains how law, policy, and technology can be revamped to help government work in more open, participatory ways"--Provided by publisher.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) JK 1764 N937w 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000157434

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-218) and index.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Collaborative democracy and the changing nature of expertise
Peer-to-patent : a modest proposal
The single point of failure
Peer-to-patent and the patent challenge
Patents and the information deficit
Designing for collaborative democracy
Thinking in wiki
Social life of information
History of citizen participation
Citizen participation in a collaborative democracy
Lessons learned

"In explaining how to enhance political institutions with the power of networks, examines the Peer-to-Patent project. Discusses its design challenges faced in creating software to distill online collaboration into useful expertise. Explains how law, policy, and technology can be revamped to help government work in more open, participatory ways"--Provided by publisher.

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