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Reboot Britain - Steph Gray
1. And then magic happens:
why we need better online
discussions about policy
Steph Gray
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
Reboot Britain
London, 6 July 2009
2. How policy is made*
! Identification: Minister wants problem solved
Analysis: Civil servants come up with
clever solution
Consultation: Sensible people agree
Delivery: Problem solved
* not really
3. Anyway, the internet changes things
• Anyone can suggest problems to fix
• Policymakers can find people to help
• Together, we can refine the options
• Everyone looks for snags and refinements
• Lots of people do their bit to make it happen
• We can all validate whether it works
4. Three questions
Where do ideas come from?
Who chooses the solution?
How do we make change happen?
6. But
• The numbers involved are still tiny
• People are cynical about online gimmicks
• Not all contributions equally helpful
• Gov isn’t geared up for mass dialogue
• The incentives on both sides are still wrong
7. Three goals for policy discussion online
A wider range of contributors
Better ideas
Conversations which go somewhere
8. Policy deliberation in the future?
QuickTimeÂŞ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Different strokes for different folks