FRAMINGHAM, MA – A strong advocate for using technology to make government more transparent and accessible, Representative Tom Sannicandro was recently featured in The Economist for a website that asks his constituents and other interested parties to collaborate on and ultimately draft a bill to regulate net neutrality.
The magazine featured an article titled Government by (all) the people, which looked at efforts around the world to include citizens in law making.
The article references Rep. Sannicandro’s participation in the website lexpop. He also has his own wiki-style website that allows constituents to collaborate on new ideas for legislation in different topic areas, YourVisionForMassachusetts.wikistyles.org.
“There are a lot of talented people and innovative thinkers here in the Commonwealth. These websites not only allow more direct participation (more…)
