http://www.knightcomm.org A project of the Aspen Institute and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:10:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.knightcomm.org/executive-summary/#comment-4893 Seth Godin Misses the Point on Libraries, Again. | Librarian by Day Mon, 16 May 2011 11:55:42 +0000 http://www.knightcomm.org/?page_id=46#comment-4893 [...] Informing Communities:Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age This report by the Knight Foundation and the Aspen Institute is not about libraries specifically but addresses the many roles they play. There is a nice 2 page executive summary. [...] [...] Informing Communities:Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age This report by the Knight Foundation and the Aspen Institute is not about libraries specifically but addresses the many roles they play. There is a nice 2 page executive summary. [...]

]]> http://www.knightcomm.org/executive-summary/#comment-4192 Open Gov 2011: What’s Tried, True, New – March 15 Forum « Social Capital Review Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:49:31 +0000 http://www.knightcomm.org/?page_id=46#comment-4192 [...] A 2009 report from the Knight Commission On The Information Needs Of Communities In A Democracy saliently accented the importance of knowledge, capacity and engagement. In a recently published follow-up white paper written for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and The Aspen Institute – on fostering government transparency – authors Jon Gant and Nicol Turner-Lee emphasize it’s a journey on a series of two-way neighborhood arterial streets. Community anchor institutions such as libraries, schools and community colleges, as well as non-profits have an important role to play as open government mediators and facilitators, to draw local stake-holders into the conversation. (They) can accelerate individuals’ understanding of what is available, provide some rules of the road on what they have access to, and serve as a conduit to local governments on what other types of data need to be made available to the public. Community anchor institutions can also play a role in helping citizens learn how to develop public purpose applications that advance community interests through “citizen idea incubators”and other workshops that increase civic participation. Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee, photo courtesy of Joint Center For Political & Economic Studies [...] [...] A 2009 report from the Knight Commission On The Information Needs Of Communities In A Democracy saliently accented the importance of knowledge, capacity and engagement. In a recently published follow-up white paper written for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and The Aspen Institute – on fostering government transparency – authors Jon Gant and Nicol Turner-Lee emphasize it’s a journey on a series of two-way neighborhood arterial streets. Community anchor institutions such as libraries, schools and community colleges, as well as non-profits have an important role to play as open government mediators and facilitators, to draw local stake-holders into the conversation. (They) can accelerate individuals’ understanding of what is available, provide some rules of the road on what they have access to, and serve as a conduit to local governments on what other types of data need to be made available to the public. Community anchor institutions can also play a role in helping citizens learn how to develop public purpose applications that advance community interests through “citizen idea incubators”and other workshops that increase civic participation. Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee, photo courtesy of Joint Center For Political & Economic Studies [...]

]]> http://www.knightcomm.org/executive-summary/#comment-2388 Mobile Phones and the Digital Divide Part 2 | Librarian by Day Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:12:02 +0000 http://www.knightcomm.org/?page_id=46#comment-2388 [...] huge issues for me. Can you imagine trying to write a paper on one of these? In an age when being a citizen in a democratic society means participation and creation smartphones are still primarily a tool [...] [...] huge issues for me. Can you imagine trying to write a paper on one of these? In an age when being a citizen in a democratic society means participation and creation smartphones are still primarily a tool [...]

]]> http://www.knightcomm.org/executive-summary/#comment-1658 Improving Tax Treatment of Not-for-profit News Entities | KnightComm Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:03:16 +0000 http://www.knightcomm.org/?page_id=46#comment-1658 [...] Executive Summary [...] [...] Executive Summary [...]

]]> http://www.knightcomm.org/executive-summary/#comment-52 Read the Report and Comment | The Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in Democracies Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:50:30 +0000 http://www.knightcomm.org/?page_id=46#comment-52 [...] Executive Summary [...] [...] Executive Summary [...]

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