Tracking Rhode Island
While on the East Coast last month we visited Rhode Island for a wedding. That tiny state was a great setting for the nuptials, but I didn’t get much indication at the time that—when it comes to giving its residents access to key information—it is one of the most innovative. Shortly after we returned, I spotted this piece on Jeff Barr’s blog which I’m only just getting to. He eulogises about the clarity with which Rhode Island’s state government have grasped the vision of the “remixable” Web 2.0 concept, and their recent efforts to embrace those technologies: providing their citizens with tools and data about government in a format they can actually use. ...