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The Obama administration
has articulated an open government initiative to transform
government to be more transparent, collaborative and
participatory.  Key principles of this initiative are:



• That the massive
  government data asset will be published for direct use by
  citizens, industry and other government agencies.
• That internet based
  social platforms can provide direct participation in
  government
• That internet
  technologies can enable the transformation of government to
  embrace these open principles

In view of this situation, you may think it desirable to have some permanent contact maintained between the administration and the entrepreneurs and researchers working on technology-enabled human chain reactions in America. One possible way of achieving this might be for you to entrust the task to a person who has your confidence and who could perhaps serve in an unofficial capacity. This person’s task might comprise the following:

    a) To approach government departments, keep them informed of the further development, and put forward recommendations for government action, giving particular attention to the problem of constructing effective technology-mediated social participation for the United States.

    b) To speed up the experimental work, which is at present being carried on within the limits of the budgets of university laboratories and entrepreneurs, by providing funds, if such funds are required, and perhaps also by obtaining cooperation of industrial laboratories that have necessary experience.