Rough notes from the session

Guido Stein - Broadband Survey - Shifting requirements - Where's the advocacy? Where's the outrage?

No level playing field - Large corporations have lobbyists to manage and advocate for the the requirements

Why open up the data?

Broadband grant went to Mass governors office. Need to read the RFP to divine the actual intent.

BTOP. Broadband Technology Opportunity Program. Money ended up going to "anchor institutions" not the small guy.

broadbandusa.gov

Association for community networking. CTCnet. There's been a devolution of organized community and advocacy.

NTEN still does it.

Organizing for America as means for feedback for on things like broadband policy.

Needs a community for advocacy.

New Organizing Institute.

Large scale community input:

          http://expertlabs.org/2010/03/introducing-thinktank.html

Why bother? Nobody cares until they can't get the information they need.

Organizing for America: The reports get read by the President.

4cs surveys web sites for transparency (I could not find the reference for this)

What's the link between the local and the federal?  "Why can't I get FIOS?"

Boston of Office of Urban Mechanics: Driven by the mayor wanting city services to work.

Open Planning Project. Policy mapping.