Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Green Institute creates database
Dean Meyerson of the Green Institute wrote to the Green National Committee that they have developed a data base which will allow Green candidates and chapters to research existing and proposed Green policies for adaptation to local circumstances.
In other words, if your town, city or berg faces a problem, maybe there is already a "Green Solution" already out there. More behind the "Read more!" link...
Introducing
GREENPRO
Green Policy, Resolutions, and Ordinances
A database of best practices and proposed policy
During the summer of 2006, the Green Institute contracted to develop a user-friendly database of the highest caliber with the most contemporary "wiki" technology to catalog Green policies, including policy that has already been enacted and that which is still be proposed. We believe that some of the best innovation occurs at the local level, and our database will be devoted to policy at the local level. We will scour the country looking for examples of policy for the next seven generations. Where we can't find it, we will hire experts to write it.
The software development contract includes plans for an advanced "spider robot," sometimes just referred to as a "bot" which will crawl around the world wide web to find good policy content for the database.
Included in the database will be an occasional policy focus - a particular piece of innovative policy that will be accompanied by expert commentary - why it's good, what it's missing.
The first phase of the software development has been completed, and we will shortly (planned for Oct 11) be introducing readers to the actual database. You will be able to enter a search string and get a listing of initial policy entries, including instant runoff voting and proportional representation, local sustainability policies,
anti-corporate personhood/local control policies, and much more. Users will not be able to add their entries at this time.
Below there are a couple of examples of the kinds of local policies that will be included in the database.
Please share this announcement. And if you know of any local policies that should be included in the database, please contact is at dean@greeninstitute.net
In other words, if your town, city or berg faces a problem, maybe there is already a "Green Solution" already out there. More behind the "Read more!" link...
Introducing
GREENPRO
Green Policy, Resolutions, and Ordinances
A database of best practices and proposed policy
During the summer of 2006, the Green Institute contracted to develop a user-friendly database of the highest caliber with the most contemporary "wiki" technology to catalog Green policies, including policy that has already been enacted and that which is still be proposed. We believe that some of the best innovation occurs at the local level, and our database will be devoted to policy at the local level. We will scour the country looking for examples of policy for the next seven generations. Where we can't find it, we will hire experts to write it.
The software development contract includes plans for an advanced "spider robot," sometimes just referred to as a "bot" which will crawl around the world wide web to find good policy content for the database.
Included in the database will be an occasional policy focus - a particular piece of innovative policy that will be accompanied by expert commentary - why it's good, what it's missing.
The first phase of the software development has been completed, and we will shortly (planned for Oct 11) be introducing readers to the actual database. You will be able to enter a search string and get a listing of initial policy entries, including instant runoff voting and proportional representation, local sustainability policies,
anti-corporate personhood/local control policies, and much more. Users will not be able to add their entries at this time.
Below there are a couple of examples of the kinds of local policies that will be included in the database.
Please share this announcement. And if you know of any local policies that should be included in the database, please contact is at dean@greeninstitute.net
// posted by Gregg Jocoy @ 1:14 PM 
