Wikis to broaden policy debate | Australian IT

I didn't think this would happen for some time. But here it is: Public Sphere made it to the news:

Mr Tanner told the second Public Sphere event in Canberra that Web 2.0 tools such as blogs and wikis had allowed citizens to "bring their knowledge, perspectives and resources inside the tent" of government.

Politicians and bureaucrats will have to overcome the old and reflexive mistrust over the release of information, and learn to accept that citizens will assemble and combine it in new ways, he said. We also have to accept that when we open ourselves to public discussion through chatrooms, blogs and online forums, we won't always like what we hear.

The link to the original article is here: Wikis to broaden policy debate Australian IT

Some related sites or those mentioning 'public sphere':

• Minister Tanner's Speech
• Gov 2.0 Taskforce
• Kate Lundy (includes a list of other blogs mentioning Public Sphere)
  
• Open Australia
• Open Forum
• TweetMP
• Technology & Business on 'Public Sphere'
• CASE Blog
• TechWorld
• Creative Commons Australia
• Computerworld
• Liveblog from Public Sphere #2