We are indeed in the middle of a sea change. The important question is, who has fought the change and who is poised to make this evolution happen? Thanks for the thoughtful comment.
Jason Stone Diamond Lake Candidate for Park Board, District 5 --- Laura and lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The point of Tony Scallon's comment is not that the public boards' > information is hard to get at. His point is that nothing replaces old > fashioned research and dogged tracking of information. This is a good > point. In this day of googling and quick searching without leaving > home, it does seem very difficult to do traditional verification and > research - lots of walking, calling, and talking. > > It can seem impossibly obtuse, but on balance, I think we should > acknowledge that we are in the middle of a sea change in how > information is collected, stored, and made accessible. It's pretty > tough to blame the process when we are half way through the revolving > door. > > Technology, process, and new policy will all bring us toward > transparency. That is inevitable. But I certainly hope we never get to > the point where no research skills are ever necessary for good > citizenship. If that happens, we truly will not know what we do not > know. REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
