Reviewing the Knight Commission report
I wrote a quick summary/review of the Knight Commission (on the Information Needs…) report that was released about ten days ago that was just posted over at the Next American City website. Click here to read the piece on americancity.org. I should also mention here that I had a small part in supporting the Commission’s work. I helped organize a conference in Philadelphia that brought together an array of community leaders to discuss the information needs of the city and its various sub-communities. And, I also sent some of my research over to Peter Shane, who was an integral force behind the report, and eventually read and provided comments on a draft of the report. Not sure I had much influence in the results, but in the spirit of full disclosure…