http://www.crowdmanage.com/government/public-policy-crowdsourcing/ Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:39:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.crowdmanage.com/government/public-policy-crowdsourcing/comment-page-1/#comment-11 CrowdManage Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:16:12 +0000 http://www.crowdmanage.com/?p=157#comment-11 Hi Dan, I think you mean not an example of crowdsourcing, judging by the rest of your comments. Unfortunately crowdsourcing policy ideas will not counteract the influence of the lobbyists you refer to. Hi Dan, I think you mean not an example of crowdsourcing, judging by the rest of your comments. Unfortunately crowdsourcing policy ideas will not counteract the influence of the lobbyists you refer to.

]]> http://www.crowdmanage.com/government/public-policy-crowdsourcing/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Dan Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:58:51 +0000 http://www.crowdmanage.com/?p=157#comment-10 I would strongly argue, that our democracy today ,as we know it, is an example of crowdsourcing...The bigger the election campagin expenses (and many more things), the higher the chance to get elected. And where does the money for the campaigns come from? The industry lobbies who consist of national and international companies; I just can't see any democratizing factor that would matter or change something...<br>A crowdsourced government (if there was one) on the other hand would allocate the right power and capacities to the right people!... I would strongly argue, that our democracy today ,as we know it, is an example of crowdsourcing…The bigger the election campagin expenses (and many more things), the higher the chance to get elected. And where does the money for the campaigns come from? The industry lobbies who consist of national and international companies; I just can't see any democratizing factor that would matter or change something…
A crowdsourced government (if there was one) on the other hand would allocate the right power and capacities to the right people!…

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