Q&A: We the People
"We the People" provides you with a new way to petition the federal government to take action on a range of issues. After the announcement of the new tool, Macon Phillips, Director of the Office of Digital Strategy, responded to some of your questions on Twitter. http://www.whitehouse.gov/wethepeople
Announcing "We the People" - a new way to petition govt to take action. Watch the video & sign up: t.co/JJF9q9F t.co/5vXbRi0
@macon44: On "We the People," is the thinking to have @whitehouse act as clearinghouse for petitions directed towards agencies? Or no?
@nancyscola People shouldn't have to decipher how the executive branch is organized in order to speak out about an issue. <cont>- @nancyscola Processing incoming petitions handled by WH, but relevant petitions will be coordinated w/others as needed, including Agencies.
- @NickTroiano @caltchek System design and development of We the People was developed in house
@macon44 Will there be an API for #WeThePeople, so that we can visualize & analyze civic data? t.co/mTWm2nN #WHWeb- @digiphile not now; API's for analysis & extending petition functionality on a long list of features we we are considering for future <cont>
- @digiphile with Steve upstairs now, thinking through how that can best work is both a priority & more informed
- @macon44 How will online ID be handled? How will @WhiteHouse authenticate citizens to e-petition govt? t.co/mTWm2nN #WHWeb #edem
- @digiphile @WhiteHouse lightweight - participation will require an email verification step
RT @digiphile: .@macon44 How will online ID be handled? How will @whitehouse authenticate e-petitions? t.co/vwsbCDa #WHWeb #edem- @McDapper @digiphile @whitehouse for now we are using first party WH accounts that verify an email address. <cont>
- @digiphile there will be a defined set of topic people can choose from but its a wide range, and there will also be ad hoc tags
- @digiphile Developing We the People ourselves means offers the flexibility to adapt to the public response to improve engagement <cont>
- @digiphile it's a false choice to say _either_ We the People _or_ others - there's lots of collaboration ahead, this space is still young
