If the government in Estonia can do it, why can't Georgia?

Do you realize we still require paper expense reports? Which costs more than $100 per to process?

Online Biz Is Booming in Estonia. Despite its technological backwardness when Soviet control ended in 1991, Estonia has leapfrogged countries wedded to older technologies. The rapid embrace of online banking is just one example of the remarkable tech transformation of this Baltic nation. [Wired News]

7:17:09 AM    

Blog + lobby = blogby?

Just discovered (via technorati) a lobbyist I know at the Capitol has a blog.  We are both working against the MPA bill (HB 867).  And, his observations on communication are absolutely correct. 

News of the legislation sparked an interesting collaboration here; I linked up with a fellow lobbyist to pool our efforts against it . . . after reading a post about it on his blog. Use of e-mail and blogging have enabled us to keep each other fully armed with the latest information — and I've also managed to link up, as I've worked, with people at the Electronic Frontier Foundation and elsewhere to get other interested parties in the legal and academic communities involved.

I'll post more comments after this Wednesday's hearing.

More: Track the state-level cable and broadband piracy legislation, also known as "super-DMCA" legislation, through Google News.

Greg Greene @ 12:57 AM | # | Make a Comment

By the way, the press here hasn't a clue about the bill.  I'm relying on other states' press for analysis and "intelligence".  Greg's Google News link is very helpful.

7:07:16 AM