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Lessig blog: Required Reading: the next 10 years
by bucy at 1:41 pm EDT, Jun 19, 2007 |
The bottom line: I have decided to shift my academic work, and soon, my activism, away from the issues that have consumed me for the last 10 years, towards a new set of issues. Why and what are explained in the extended entry below.
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Is the key to eliminating corruption being transparent?
by Worthersee at 10:27 am EDT, Jun 21, 2007 |
We've all been whining about the "corruption" of government forever. We all should be whining about the corruption of professions too. But rather than whining, I want to work on this problem that I've come to believe is the most important problem in making government work.
How does Finland do it? It is interesting that the name of the Berlin agency that ranks perceived corruption of countries is called "Transparency International". I also think it is interesting that the trend of transparency in professional organizations seems to be leading to a decrease in perceived corruption. From Wired 15.04 cover story: Smart companies are sharing secrets with rivals, blogging about products in their pipeline, even admitting to their failures. The name of this new game is RADICAL TRANSPARENCY, and it's sweeping boardrooms across the nation.
See... even Michael Scott gets it. |
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Is the key to eliminating corruption being transparent?
by ubernoir at 5:31 am EDT, Jun 23, 2007 |
We've all been whining about the "corruption" of government forever. We all should be whining about the corruption of professions too. But rather than whining, I want to work on this problem that I've come to believe is the most important problem in making government work.
How does Finland do it? It is interesting that the name of the Berlin agency that ranks perceived corruption of countries is called "Transparency International". I also think it is interesting that the trend of transparency in professional organizations seems to be leading to a decrease in perceived corruption. From Wired 15.04 cover story: Smart companies are sharing secrets with rivals, blogging about products in their pipeline, even admitting to their failures. The name of this new game is RADICAL TRANSPARENCY, and it's sweeping boardrooms across the nation.
See... even Michael Scott gets it. |
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Lessig blog: Required Reading: the next 10 years
by Decius at 11:46 pm EDT, Jun 19, 2007 |
The bottom line: I have decided to shift my academic work, and soon, my activism, away from the issues that have consumed me for the last 10 years, towards a new set of issues. Why and what are explained in the extended entry below.
In Code Lessig makes a statement very early on that I found shocking, coming from a lawyer, particularly one of his stature, and particularly given that the statement was unexplained and unqualified. Unfortunately I don't have the book with me, but it was something to the effect that our government is completely unprepared to face the challenges ahead, that it is completely incapable of reaching the right policy answers. I highlighted the passage and had intended to write him about it at some point. Now I don't have to. |
Lessig blog: Required Reading: the next 10 years
by Rattle at 9:14 am EDT, Jun 20, 2007 |
And so as I said at the top (in my "bottom line"), I have decided to shift my academic work, and soon, my activism, away from the issues that have consumed me for the last 10 years, towards a new set of issues: Namely, these. "Corruption" as I've defined it elsewhere will be the focus of my work. For at least the next 10 years, it is the problem I will try to help solve.
This is really good news. I can only see good things resulting from this change of focus. |
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