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blaze

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Sat Nov 3, 2012, 05:12 PM Nov 2012

The 20 Most Innovative People in Democracy 2012

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Barack Obama
Once described by a senior advisor as having a “high geek quotient,” the most powerful man in the world has made innovative governance one of his cherished side projects. Before he was even elected, Obama’s groundbreaking use of social media secured him the Democratic nomination against a formidable insider. As President, one of his first executive orders created a senior level position tasked with developing creative technological solutions to problems of the federal government. The unprecedented opening of government data, YouTube town halls, and tracking federal spending online have been hallmarks of the Obama presidency.

http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/03/the-20-most-innovative-people-in-democracy-2012/

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The 20 Most Innovative People in Democracy 2012 (Original Post) blaze Nov 2012 OP
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