Comments on: What happens when crowdsourcing becomes part of the party-political contest?

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By: William Heath

William Heath — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:14:24 +0000

…and another thing. It’s a hell of a hostage to fortune. Sam Smith has been running “CommentonThis” services for some years, some linked with IdealGov. But now “comment on this” is becoming part of the political mainstream. And what goes around comes around. A future Tory administration can expect any half-thought-through or mediocre-quality policy document to be [ripped to shreds] ably examined and supplemented with constructive suggestions. Hey – it might improve policy-making. So much will depend on the quality of enagement, and the quality of listening.

By: John Fitzgerald

John Fitzgerald — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:03:02 +0000

Surely they’re missing a ‘meta’ crowd-sourcing point here? If the idea is that Govt don’t have a monopoly on good ideas, why should they have a monopoly on techniques for soliciting them?