Connecting the Dots for Democratic Accountability: Semantic Web-Based Information Sharing Policy and the Future of Investigative

Connecting the Dots for Democratic Accountability:
Semantic Web-Based Information Sharing Policy and the Future of Investigative Journalism

iSolon
Friday, October 22
1:00pm - 2:30pm

Since 9/11, there has been a revolution in government information sharing technology and policy for national security purposes, such as tracking potential terrorists. It's now possible for government employees to connect the dots on national security risks across tens of thousands of government agencies at national, state, and local levels of government. If U.S. governments can empower their employees to connect the dots for national security purposes, why cannot they empower citizens and journalists to connect the dots to hold elected officials accountable? That is, does the new information sharing model for national security point the way to a revolution in government transparency and investigative journalism?

PANELISTS:
J.H. Snider, President, iSolon.org
Sheila Krumholz, Executive Director, Center for Responsive Politics
David Donald, Data Editor, Center for Public Integrity
Stephen Schultze, Associate Director, Princeton University's Center for Information Technology Policy
Scott Amey, General Counsel, Project on Government Oversight
Jeff Jonas, IBM Distinguished Engineer and Chief Scientist, IBM Entity Analytics

MODERATOR:
Chris Spence, Chief Technology Officer, National Democratic Institute