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Save to My PortfolioFCC Chairman Proposes New Net Neutrality Plans

Darrell M. West, September 21, 2009, The Brookings Institution

FCC Chairman Proposes New Net Neutrality PlansFederal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced his plan to expand “net neutrality” rules for Internet providers. The chairman advocated an anti-discrimination rule that would prevent Internet providers from blocking or slowing the utilization of competing services, and a transparency rule that would require providers disclose how they manage traffic, writes Darrell West. Read More

Broadband Policy, Federal Communications Commission, E-Government, Internet Policy, Technology

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Save to My PortfolioBlogs as Public Forums for Agency Policymaking

Julianne Mahler and Priscilla M. Regan, August 31, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Blogs as Public Forums for Agency PolicymakingBlogs represent opportunities for individuals to express views, comment on the opinions of others and build a new online community. The U.S. government understands blogs’ dynamism and, as a result, agencies are seeking to increase their online presence by developing their own blogs. Julianne Mahler and Priscilla Regan examine the ways governmental and non-governmental blogs are used to link citizens and government officials. Read More

E-Government, Internet Policy, Information Technology, Technology

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Two Faces of Twitter: Revolution in a Digital Age for Iran

Darrell M. West, June 22, 2009, The Huffington Post

The role of Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter in recent Iranian street demonstrations shows the power of digital technologies. At the same time that these technologies facilitate grass-roots communications, they also sow the seeds for future political repression, writes Darrell West. Read More

Iran, Internet Policy, Technology, E-Government, Civil Society

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Scouting Report: Technology Innovation for Open Government

Wednesday, June 17, 2009
12:30 PM to 01:30
Washington, DC

Brookings expert Darrell West and Politico Senior Editor David Mark discussed ways the government can use the Internet and new technologies to provide better, faster, more transparent and accountable service to its people in the June 17 edition of the Scouting Report. Read More

Information Technology, E-Government, Technology, Innovation, Governance

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioInnovation in Government: How to Make the Public Sector Faster, Smarter and More Connected

Wednesday, June 17, 2009
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

On June 17, Brookings hosted an event on how new technology can make the public sector perform faster and smarter. Brookings Vice President and Director of Governance Studies Darrell West released a new study, “Comparing Technology Innovation in the Private and Public Sectors.” Read More

E-Government, Governance, Technology, Information Technology, Polling and Public Opinion

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioComparing Technology Innovation in the Private and Public Sectors

Darrell M. West and Jenny Lu, June 11, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Comparing Technology Innovation in the Private and Public SectorsTechnology can be a tool for making government better and democracy stronger. However, the public sector has continued to fall behind the private sector in technology innovation, writes Darrell West. Evaluating the web sites of leading U.S. corporations with state and national governments, West offers five reasons why the private sector has outpaced government in effective innovation, and ways the public sector could improve. Read More

E-Government, Information Technology, Technology, Corporations, Business

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioLosing Our Technology Advantage

Darrell M. West, February 17, 2009, StateTech Magazine

E-government expert Darrell West encourages the United States to invest more in its technology infrastructure. Once on the cutting edge of technological innovation and access, the United States now lags behind other industrialized nations. West recommends tax credits for private-sector research and development, greater support for higher education, and adult training programs that help workers transition to a 21st century economy. Read More

E-Government, Technology, Information Technology, Broadband Policy, Internet Policy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Obama Era and the Digital White House

Darrell M. West, Lee Raines and Andrew Rasiej, January 13, 2009, The Kojo Nnamdi Show

Barack Obama’s presidential campaign used an array of online tools to organize supporters and raise money. Now, his administration will try applying the same tools to governing. Darrell West joined The Kojo Nnamdi Show to discuss the future of e-government. Read More

E-Government, Internet Policy, Technology, Executive Branch, Governance

In Brief

E-government refers to the use by government agencies of information technologies that can transform relations with citizens, businesses and other arms of government. Brookings experts explore ways public officials can take maximum advantage of technology to strengthen democracy and make governments more accessible, effective and accountable to the needs of their citizens.

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Darrell M. West

Darrell M. West

Vice President and Director, Governance Studies

Darrell M. West is the vice president and director of Governance Studies at Brookings. His studies include campaigns and elections, political advertising, mass media, public opinion, technology policy and electronic government.
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ExpertFederiga Bindi

Federiga Bindi is a leading expert on European political integration. She has a broad experience in government and held a number of posts in international organizations. Bindi currently serves as an advisor to the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Her research focuses on the EU, transatlantic relations; EU states foreign policies, global governance issues.

Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers.

ExpertVanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

ExpertSuzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney studies Iran, the political economy of the Persian Gulf and Middle East energy policy. A former U.S. State Department policy advisor, she has also counseled private companies on Middle East issues.

ProgramGovernance Studies

Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.

TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any society requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work extends beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions, higher education and the challenges of education in developing countries.

ExpertIsabel V. Sawhill

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.

ExpertAmy Liu

Amy Liu is deputy director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Her policy studies include economic competitiveness, metropolitan growth and development, governance reforms, urban reinvestment, and social equity.

Policy CenterEngelberg Center for Health Care Reform

The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform provides practical solutions to achieve high-quality, innovative, affordable health care with particular emphasis on identifying opportunities on the national, state and local levels.

ExpertDomenico Lombardi

As president of the Oxford Institute for Economic Policy, Domenico Lombardi’s work at Brookings focuses on the international financial crisis and the reform of the IMF and the World Bank. He is an expert on G-20 and G8 Summits.

TopicHealth Care

Brookings is committed to producing innovative policy solutions to our nation’s most difficult challenges. The country may face no more important domestic policy challenge than the much-needed reform of our health care system. Through an institution-wide effort, Brookings delivers new ideas and offers policy solutions to improve health care both at home and globally.

ExpertMark McClellan

Mark McClellan works on promoting high-quality, innovative and affordable health care. Once commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. McClellan now directs the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform.

Research ProjectBrookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement

The Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement monitors displacement problems worldwide, works with governments, regional bodies, international organizations and civil society to create more effective policies and institutional arrangements for Internally Displaed Persons.

ExpertRichard Joseph

Richard Joseph is John Evans Professor of International History and Politics at Northwestern University. Former fellow of The Carter Center, Atlanta, he focuses on African governance, political economy, and democratization.

ExpertTed Gayer

Ted Gayer is the co-director of the Economic Studies program and the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He conducts research on a variety of economic issues, focusing particularly on public finance, environmental and energy economics, housing, and regulatory policy.

Policy CenterCenter on Children and Families

The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.