Talk:ARRA Broadband Mapping
I think that most of these paragraphs are better as about one sentance each.. I think we should get back to an outline or sketch phase and reprioritize what goes in [01Sep09 12:00 PST]
Some points:
- vendor interop / open standards
- committed to transparency
- acheivable with proven means
Other Notes:
The ability to map and work interactively with that mapped data is NEW. The trajectory is that it is getting more and more possible. "Why map" is an old topic, not worth anything. New topic - new maps, web accessible and using standards, can be sliced and diced up to fit the needs of a multitude of stakeholders! ajturner's Web 2.0 talk come to life.. now, please balance stability with instant response. an RSS or Twitter feed of changes has "wow", but may be a lot less important than data verifiability, an audit, security checkpoints.
Infrastructure growth doesnt happen over night. This is a long effort. So the ability to see *progress*, revisions, changes over time, are very useful. Both in assessment, and in accountability.
In the New Zealand example, they mapped both Supply and Demand. Starting from there, things like schools, health care, business vs home start to have a frame around them.
Publicly verifiable information trumps competitive card-sharking.. the "sunshine rule." There are powerful interests that want to take the most profitable markets and exclude the rest; to hoard infrastructure; to spin and delay while reaping advantage.. This Open Data position is an advantage to those on the flip side of that equation, AND to those in policy that want to see fast change.
On the other hand, private companies have done excellent work in providing real results. WHile others wring hands, and govt has meetings, companies have laid working structures in place. That has to be respected. Why mention this? Because this paper is presented to a sophisticated audience, that knows both sides of the arguments already!! By realizing the STRENGTHS of the OSGeo position, you dont have to blather on about basics.
What does OSGeo bring UNIQUELY ? What can OSGeo say out loud that others can't say ?
THere is an informational component - as in, hey , this exists.. and there is a, hmm, deeper situational component, as in, push the apple cart the way it wants to go, due to forces larger than OSGeo and the wind and the lay of the land, politically, economically. OSGeo has to tap into that to really make an impact here.
This is a chance to speak and that chance to speak is IMPORTANT. Dont waste your words
-- from the Webinar "Broadband penetration has stagnated" "Broadband is essential to compete in the world economy" also urban and rural problems are vastly different, and both matter. "Inefficiency has plagued the process.. we can no longer afford that"