The Scouting Report: Technology Innovation for Open Government

President Obama is asking for ideas on how the government can use the Internet and new technologies to provide better, faster, more transparent and accountable service to its people.

On Wednesday, June 17, Darrell West—vice president and director of Governance Studies at Brookings—joined Politico Senior Editor David Mark in a live web chat assessing the president’s Open Government Initiative, and discussing a forthcoming Brookings report comparing public and private sector innovation. 

Read the chat transcript »