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Transforming the Relationship Between Citizens and Government: Making Content Findable Online

Transforming the Relationship Between Citizens and Government: Making Content Findable Online, by Vanessa Fox, O’Reilly Radar, Mar 24 2009.

The most important feature government web sites can add isn’t really feature at all. But it would absolutely transform the relationship between citizens and government and make an amazing array of public data available. What’s this magic feature?

Make government web sites search engine friendly.

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