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Government As a Platform

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You are reading the text of an O’Reilly book that has been published (Open Government). However, the author of this piece—Tim O’Reilly—understands that the ideas in this chapter are evolving and changing. We’re putting it here to get feedback from you—what are your ideas? This chapter uses the Open Feedback Publishing System (OFPS), an O’Reilly experiment that tries to bridge the gap between manuscripts and public blogs.

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1. Government As a Platform

Lessons Learned from the Success of Computer Platforms

Lesson 1: Open Standards Spark Innovation and Growth

Lesson 2: Build a Simple System and Let It Evolve

Lesson 3: Design for Participation

A Robustness Principle for Government

Lesson 4: Learn from Your “Hackers”

Data Is the “Intel Inside”

Lesson 5: Data Mining Allows You to Harness Implicit Participation

Lesson 6: Lower the Barriers to Experimentation

Lesson 7: Lead by Example

Practical Steps for Government Agencies

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Government As a Platform

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ddavison – Posted May 10, 2010
the original paragraph or by line comment process published by IFTB is a very useful tool in connecting readers with authors and with other readers in context with individual paragraphs or other discrete segments of ebooks.
i like it
fin Johan – Posted May 17, 2011
this topic just happens to be something that I've been trying to find more info on for research purpose.
Edited on May 17, 2011, 7:12 a.m. PDT