Here is a an organzation to check out: http://leagueoftechvoters.org/drupal/
Silona is greatÂ….. >From their main page: Changing the World Through Better Process and Transparent Communications Our Goal Our primary goal is to involve more technical people in the political process, especially in relation to the use of technology by government. We are in a position to provide a priceless resource to our country by helping to improve governmental policies and use of technical resources. We believe that many of the current problems have more to do with a lack of education than with partisan issues. Who We Are We are technical experts of all flavors. We do everything from engineering, to designing websites, to implementing large data systems. We are individuals not tied to a specific corporate interest or lobby. Instead we are dedicated to the idea that we can help educate those who need to use technology and spend our tax dollars to do so. Lastly, we are Voters who want to regain influence over a system we view as chaotic, unwieldy and unresponsive. Accomplishing Our Goal Through your support we will create a web-based social networking system with integrated voting and blog features that will allow us to watch and discuss legislation both on a state and national level. The voting mechanism will provide aggregate position data which can be used to influence policy makers. The blogs will be used to communicate issues as well as inspire members to become further involved. The system will also be a well-filtered source of information for the media, government administrators, policymakers and their staff. The League of Technical Voters will provide them with access to a wide range of nonpartisan technical expertise. Please keep your eye on us by watching this site for new developments, signing up for our email list (below) or reading my blog! -- Thanks! - Silona (Founder) ____________________________________________________________________________ Michael Maranda President, The Association For Community Networking (AFCN) http://www.afcn.org Executive Director, CTCNet Chicago Chapter http://www.ctcnetchicago.org Co-Chair, Illinois Community Technology Coalition (ilCTC) http://www.ilctc.org Vice President, CAAELII http://www.caaelii.org Vice President, NPOTechs http://www.npotechs.org Think ahead to Illinois Community Technology Day, February 16, 2006. http://www.ctcnetchicago.org/techday _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
