Nothing But Net

NII產業發展協進會/數位典藏與學習之學術與社會應用推廣分項計畫，請了歐巴馬的網路科技顧問 Dr. Michael R. Nelson 來演講，THE CROWD AND THE CLOUD: THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNET ON U.S. PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS，非常棒，可惜宣傳不佳，只有少少幾個人在台大國發所小小的教室裡聽到。會後拿到簡報檔，摘錄一些重點：

Keys to Success

• Clear vision and goals effectively communicated—over and over and over
• Flexibility to allow team members to find new ways to achieve the goals
• Talented people
  (who attract other talented people)
• Free flow of information
  • So good decisions are made quickly
  • So bad ideas are spotted early and corrected

Challenges for campaigns

• Picking the right technologies, esp. for cloud services
• Being flexible but not stupid
• Keeping information channels open
• Ensuring security of IT systems and information
• Installing a common vision and esprit de corps

The really big question

• How will Obama’s Internet campaign shape the way he governs?
• He knows he won because of the Net , the crowd, and the Cloud
• He’ll be the first Internet president:
  • More high-level focus on IT, S&T issues
  • Better people in tech policy positions
  • More investment in R&D and IT infrastructure
• Millions of Obama supporters ready to help

Roles for Mybarack.commy.barackobama.com

• More than 3 million person on-line army
  • Almost unlimited source of advice and ideas
  • Potential for frustration re: narrow issues
  • Independent efforts growing
  • Change.gov and change.com
  • Possible source of millions of amateur lobbyists
  • Mobilize for local action?

Conclusions

• The Internet Revolution is less than 15% complete
• We’ve seen less than 10% of the Net’s potential impact on US politics
• Wiki-style politics unleashes the “wisdom of crowds”—and the “power of crowds”
• Cloud computing will “change the game”
• When in doubt, empower the citizen!