Government Articles
Global problem solving? Stephen Harper defends the status quo
Although Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s speech on Thursday in Davos was received well, many of the delegates that I spoke with told me they thought Harper’s vision was too blinkered. With the conspicuous exception of global warming, Harper acknowledged that many...
The Future of Government at the World Economic Forum
Don Tapscott presents the future of government during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos 2010.
Young people are discouraged by Obama's approach to the big issues
I wrote yesterday that the new polling just released by Harvard’s Institute of Politics shows that young Obama supporters continue to say they will volunteer on his behalf despite misgivings with how the president is handling a number of issues. For many young...
Obama's youthful volunteers still keen to help
A new Harvard poll finds that a majority of 18-29 year-olds disapprove of President Barack Obama’s handling of major issues, but nevertheless most of them (58%) approve of the president’s job performance generally, and many intend to help get him re-elected. The poll...
The UK government's Digital Economy Bill is deeply flawed.
As the person who coined the term The Digital Economy in my 1995 book of that title, I feel obliged to comment on the UK government’s Digital Economy Bill, which was unveiled last Friday. The proposed law is fundamentally flawed because it punishes Internet users...
Governments need to re-think citizen engagement
I posted yesterday about my remarks to the 5th Ministerial eGovernment Conference in Malmo, Sweden. The first wave of democracy established elected and accountable institutions of governance, but with a weak public mandate and an inert citizenry. Citizens listened to...
Economic crisis makes government re-invention more urgent
I gave a speech today to the 5th Ministerial eGovernment Conference in Malmo, Sweden. My message was that governments should not let the world’s current economic crisis delay much-needed government reinvention around the Internet and other digital technologies....