President-elect Obama is looking to create a position for Chief Technology Officer. This is a good thing. Frank Greve at McClatchy reports that Obama will use new media in the form of YouTube in order to speak directly to the people, bypassing the various biased media. This is a great thing, and will improve our democracy.
Barack Obama has created change.gov as part of his transition to the Oval Office. In addition, he has said he will appoint a Chief Technology Officer and will push to get broadband access to all Americans. This is a good thing.
Additionally, he has said he will have a five-day online comment period prior to signing any non-emergency legislation. This is also a good thing.
