Anil Dash creates Expert Labs to connect government policymakers with citizen-expert networks
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New York, NY – Earlier this afternoon at the Web 2.0 Expo, techie Anil
Dash announced the creation of Expert Labs, which will work to connect
government policymakers with science and technology experts from the
public.
Working under the assumption that the government doesn’t have all the
knowledge it needs from its internal experts nor from a handful of
industry leaders, Expert Labs will work with the American Association
for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Washington to network
government employees crafting new policies with the people who
understand the relevant technologies.
Anil is perhaps best known as a person behind the successful tech
company Six Apart.
My creative juices flowed a bit when Anil discussed an early iteration
of Expert Labs with me at the O’Reilly/Techweb-produced Gov 2.0 Summit
in Washington, DC this past September. I’m really pleased that he’s
followed up on his initial thoughts in such a thoughtful and
meaningful way.
Posted via email from Mark’s Cheeky Posterous
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