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Government regulations are often identified by subpart or number. In a world increasingly dominated by smart phone technology and related operating systems, links to information are identified by icons, symbols or isotype.
Suggestion - have regulatory agencies identify rules not only by text and subpart, but offer a standardized system of icons or isotype to facilitate smart phone browsing of rule sub-sections.
7 votes
QR Code, Microsoft Tag, and Bee Tagg are examples of object hyperlinks. Matrix bar code that can be scanned by smart phones to prompt the device to access an email or hyperlink.
Suggestion - create a standardized language of custom matrix code on business cards or documents for government employees to facilitate the transfer contact information, or websites of importance.
6 votes
QR Code, Microsoft Tag, and Bee Tagg are examples of object hyperlinks. Matrix bar code that can be scanned by smart phones to prompt the device to access an email or hyperlink. Suggestion - create a standardized language of custom matrix code for the public to access government regulations or contact information in multiple languages. Have a given code display the language of the information in a standardized icon ...more »
QR Code, Microsoft Tag, and Bee Tagg are examples of object hyperlinks. Matrix bar code that can be scanned by smart phones to prompt the device to access an email or hyperlink.
Suggestion - create a standardized language of custom matrix code for the public to access government regulations or contact information in multiple languages. Have a given code display the language of the information in a standardized icon or text system that accompanies the bar code.
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QR Code, Microsoft Tag, and Bee Tagg are examples of object hyperlinks. Matrix bar code that can be scanned by smart phones to prompt the device to access an email or hyperlink.
Suggestion - create a standardized language of custom matrix code for the public to access government regulations or contact information.
5 votes
Microsoft Zunes are being phased out in 2011 due to lack of adaptation and competition from the Ipod platform. Zunes have embedded wireless technology that allows users to transfer information at close distances (near field communication).
Suggestion - obtain discarded Zunes for utilization by emergency responders to transfer contact information, and improve communication during catastrophic incidents.
8 votes
Recycle old smart phones to store contact information for emergency responders. This would remove phones from the waste stream, and provide a use for outdated technology from low cost technology.
9 votes
For stakeholders interacting with certain agencies (ie EPA, DOT, OSHA), create regulation-specific Twitter or Facebook accounts that update interested parties in the progress of federal rulemaking. This would give stakeholders a rule-specific stream of updates on major issues.
Facebook allows users to link to sites outside of their network (ie You Tube).
6 votes
The Prezi presentation tool is proposed as an alternative software platform for public presentations that are not subject to FOIA. (from Wikipedia) Prezi is a web-based presentation application and storytelling tool that uses a single canvas instead of traditional slides. Text, images, videos and other presentation objects are placed on the infinite canvas and grouped together in frames. The canvas allows users to create ...more »
The Prezi presentation tool is proposed as an alternative software platform for public presentations that are not subject to FOIA.
(from Wikipedia)
Prezi is a web-based presentation application and storytelling tool that uses a single canvas instead of traditional slides. Text, images, videos and other presentation objects are placed on the infinite canvas and grouped together in frames. The canvas allows users to create non-linear presentations, where users can zoom in and out of a visual map. A path through different objects and frames can be defined, representing the order of the information to be presented. The presentation can be developed in a browser window, then downloaded so that an Internet connection is not needed when showing the presentation.
Prezi uses the freemium model. Customers who use the free Prezi Public license must publish their work on the Prezi site. Customers who pay for a Prezi Enjoy or Prezi Pro license can create and share private Prezis. Prezi also offers a special education license for students and educators.
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Recycle old flash drives to store the myriad of acronym definitions of government agencies, or utilize to distribute federal registers to stakeholders.
6 votes
Old ipods can be recycled to store the definitions of acronyms for military and government organizations. This would remove waste from our disposal streams, and allow government workers and the military to readily access acronym definitions for regulatory compliance.
14 votes
Using free software instead of licensed office products to save money.
Google docs and Gmail allows for users to create collaborative calendars to coordinate events and send invitations. Additionally, the free software allows for users to post documents for sharing.
5 votes
Modeled after Benjamin Franklin's Junto, create a government-owned invention capital firm that converts federal employee R&D into a revenue stream for humanitarian efforts, good will missions, and social entrepreneurship. Group efforts of a collaborative information network (COIN) would empower individuals to contribute intellectual capital to solve global problems. Requests for invention for individuals or groups could ...more »
Modeled after Benjamin Franklin's Junto, create a government-owned invention capital firm that converts federal employee R&D into a revenue stream for humanitarian efforts, good will missions, and social entrepreneurship. Group efforts of a collaborative information network (COIN) would empower individuals to contribute intellectual capital to solve global problems. Requests for invention for individuals or groups could be posted on a shared website. Related licensing and revenue would be controlled by a government owned entity.
Goals would be to fund domestic revitalization of urban areas, as well as good will missions with trade partners in times of crisis (ie Japan). Examples of private invention capital firms already exist. This suggestion would tap into the intellectual capital of federal employees and volunteers throughout the USA.
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Modeled after Benjamin Franklin's Junto, create a government-owned invention capital firm that converts federal employee R&D into a revenue stream for humanitarian efforts, good will missions, and social entrepreneurship. Group efforts of a collaborative information network (COIN) would empower individuals to contribute intellectual capital to solve global problems. Requests for invention for individuals or groups could ...more »
Modeled after Benjamin Franklin's Junto, create a government-owned invention capital firm that converts federal employee R&D into a revenue stream for humanitarian efforts, good will missions, and social entrepreneurship. Group efforts of a collaborative information network (COIN) would empower individuals to contribute intellectual capital to solve global problems. Requests for invention for individuals or groups could be posted on a shared website. Related licensing and revenue would be controlled by a government owned entity.
Goals would be to fund domestic revitalization of urban areas, as well as good will missions with trade partners in times of crisis (ie Japan). Examples of private invention capital firms already exist. This suggestion would tap into the intellectual capital of federal employees and volunteers throughout the USA.
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