hi all, I've been recently asked by some Senate offices to help them with cyber security and other Internet related issues. There's a great need right now to create some public good topline concepts and talking points that frame the larger sets of issues and that give Members a way to point out how important these tech issues are to broad audiences who, for the most part "just want my gadgets to work and nobody to spy on me."
It's also vital that we start making distinctions between issues and explaining exactly how they are related. This is a big long term task,and we hope to pull together a collaborative open tech hub for Congress at some point...with standard input templates-- but in the short term, I need help identifying the 3 best Internet related policy issues that have good domestic/local hooks and that illustrate the breadth of the issues involved. The need is greatest on the Homeland Security committee--and although I know lots of people dislike this whole notion --we must strengthen their civilian hand in the coversation, otherwise get ready to hear "digital pearl harbor" and cyber dystopian generalized scenarios accelerate. For example: Broadband Access Cyber Security Internet Freedom where/why in the USA are these most important? Keep in mind that Congress works in stovepipes because it is set up to view the world of the last century--we need to be able to talk about big blended and complex topics in a way that the institutions themselves can recognize them (either by committee jurisdiction or constituent need) Smart staff people will do the on the spot interpretation, but we should be giving them a curated and accurate starting point. all help and suggestions gratefully appreciated! Lorelei -- *Lorelei Kelly <http://newamerica.net/user/452>* * * * * *check out our SmartCongress<https://www.newschallenge.org/open/open-government/submission/smartcongress.org/>pitch! * *read about Congress' Wicked Problem<http://newamerica.net/publications/policy/congress_wicked_problem> * look at these cool maps about guns and power<http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/03/how-groups-like-the-nra-captured-congressand-how-to-take-it-back/273623/>in the Atlantic * *Open Technology Institute New America Foundation Tweeting @loreleikelly cell: 202-487-7728
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