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How Government IT / Technology could be different



Humanitarian food assistance could not be diverted / stolen

A "document locker" could help people access social benefits

Rural water systems could be monitored with sensors

Bribes could not be required to access government services

Government positions could not be obtained by bribes

Taxes could be collected in developing countries

Adopting could be quicker, cheaper, less hurdled by bureaucracy, legal / safe, and open to more (single people / LGBTQ+) to prevent millions of abandoned / vulnerable children worldwide

The IRS could be modernized

Weapon sales could not get into the wrong hands / be tracked / not occur

Government operations could be paperless / automated

Finding and obtaining available affordable housing could be easier

Unemployment departments could protected against fraud

ProZorro could improve government contracting / corruption

U.S. public health departments could have updated technology for communication/distribution and improved data standards

Public benefit administrative burdens / forms could be reduced / be easier to comply with

Pretrial detention / waiting periods for prisoners worldwide could be shorter / done differently

Government RFPs could have be simpler, have less requirements, and elicit more solutions from industry

U.S. citizen payments to government could be easier to pay and less punitive

Judicial systems could be reformed by better case management technology

Software coders and new technology could improve government services