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Collaboration Options

March 12th, 2008 by John Wonderlich · 1 Comment

From the OHP google group:

I wouldn’t be surprised if, over the next few years, governmental and
congressional administrators are approached, or presented with a mandate,
that says: You must initiate a pilot program to incorporate public input
into your (agency’s, committee’s) Web site.

I expect that administrators and online communications directors will
increasingly be in the position of scrounging around for public
collaboration options.

When they search for ways to benefit from the enthusiastic civilian
volunteer base that exists on the Internet, they should find some meaningful
suggestions.

My question is this: What are the options available to those looking to
invite public collaboration?

E-rulemaking is one good
example, and the best may be the USPTO’s Peer to
Patentproject.

Some broad options would include email lists (like this one), wikis, blogs,
and what else?

Is there a good way to organize our thinking about collaborative projects?

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