Is The President Serious About Engaging Citizens Digitally?
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via Ronin Research Group by Alan on 1/19/10
Yesterday, President Obama was the first president in history to send a tweet, sent via the @RedCross account during a visit to the Red Cross's Washington DC headquarters. There were tweets from the @BarackObama account during the campaign, but these were from campaign staffers. This was the first time the President, our most technologically advanced so far, actually pushed the button.
What followed was "big news story" and the obligatory ribbing from the Republicans. But the real issue that is almost lost in the story is that for all of the hype about Government 2.0, Open Government, and other efforts, digital engagement is still not well accepted at the top levels of government and the word of the day remains "control."
In the story on CNN, Ed Henry points out:
It's unlikely the president will be doing much tweeting in office, however. White House personnel – other than a couple of top aides such as Bill Burton – are restricted from using social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. There are security concerns with White House computers, and administration officials are also not supposed to be tweeting on taxpayer time.FULL ARTICLE: http://www.roninresearch.org/2010/01/is-the-president-serious-about-engaging-citizens-digitally/
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