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Reprogramming Government: A Conversation With Mikey Dickerson (nytimes.com)
24 points by dctoedt on Aug 17, 2014 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



FTA: "One theme we’ve hit again and again is, when possible, use things that have already been invented. Use off-the-shelf products, not custom software. There are things that work in the private sector; there’s no reason we can’t use these in government, too."

Also: "We’re encouraging open-source software and access to government data everywhere it is possible to do it. In the campaign, we combined a lot of different data to create successful outcomes — open access to data is our best friend. The government has a ton of data. Nonprofits need to see it; the states need to see it."


Mikey Rocks.




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