Open Government

The strategies adopted by governments and public officials can have dramatic effects on people’ live. Packed with examples, and shaped by the author’s practical experience, the book shows that governments which give more weight to the long-term are not only more likely to leave their citizens richer, healthier, and safer; they’re

The End of Government examines how bureaucracy can be updated to deal with the quickly evolving demands of the twenty first century, and also uses real-world examples to help us understand how new alternatives can best be applied.

Collaborative democracy—government with the people—is a new vision of governance in the digital age. Wiki Government explains how to translate the vision into reality. Beth Simone Noveck draws on her experience in creating Peer-to-Patent, the federal government's first social networking initiative, to show how technology can connect the expertise of the many

At the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government, students are taught to ask Question “Zero” when considering a new policy, issue or initiative. Question “Zero” is, “What are we trying to accomplish?” What, then, is Servant Governing written to accomplish? The simple answer is that there is a way

Copyright conversations have become like a battleground between two worldviews. One is that of the mass-media corporations fighting for control of what they understand to be their enclosed garden, generating fruit to be sold on the harvested bushel. They have pushed for and won long and strong copyright – copyright policies