tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post4909465794240003130..comments2023-11-02T20:45:14.873+11:00Comments on eGov AU: What's your view on collaborative legislation? - US Congressman piloting collaboration on Health Care BillCraig Thomlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350603210658700252noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post-47299936062005700482009-10-10T14:59:59.365+11:002009-10-10T14:59:59.365+11:00Hi Paul,
I think it's a learning journey.
Wh...Hi Paul,<br /><br />I think it's a learning journey.<br /><br />What's important is that we throw approaches at the wall and see which works best - exactly as society does in many other areas.Craig Thomlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350603210658700252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post-88484989424974289292009-10-02T18:56:45.873+10:002009-10-02T18:56:45.873+10:00Craig - I just had a look at the US congressman...Craig - I just had a look at the US congressman's site. I definitely think it is an interesting move, but just making the whole bill commentable has a very un-userfriendly impact. What you get, it seems, are fairly random comments and no real discussion. If you look at, it is hard to engage with what is supposed to be a consultative exercise and from the congressman's point of view it is hard to summarize the input - how can you tell from this exercise which bits people liked/hated most? where is there any discussion on solutions people think would work? I think all this underlines the need for discussions to be structured. Of course, structuring could be seen as distorting/manipulating, but without structure you tend to get a few random voices shouting and most people not sure how to contribute or what the point is.Paul Johnstonhttp://www.theconnectedrepublic.orgnoreply@blogger.com