Web 2.0 Coming to a Government Near You

Recently this article came across my desk via @sunlightnetwork on twitter.

I think the key take-home point is this:

A survey conducted last month of local government Web 2.0 use and implementation revealed that 75 percent of about 50 responding cities and counties are using, or are beginning to use, RSS feeds to provide news and updates to citizens, and 100 percent of respondents are using wikis internally.

More and more governments are realizing that they can govern more effectively if they utilize online technology to communicate with constituents. The Voting Information Project would help state and local governments communicate with voters by providing answers to the questions most asked by voters:

Am I registered? Where do I vote? What's on the ballot?

VIP provides users with an appropriate link to answer the first question, and displays official data to answer the second question and third questions.