4.1.1: Background
Experiment with Web 2.0 tools as a way to increase public involvement and collaboration in the rulemaking process. Other Information:
The DOT’s work on this project began in the early days of the current Administration. As a recognized Government leader in
using the Internet to proactively inform the public on all aspects of its rulemakings, the DOT was asked to experiment with
Web 2.0 tools as a way to increase public involvement and collaboration in the rulemaking process. While the DOT was exploring
internal options, CeRI approached the DOT with an idea to conduct a pilot project in e-Rulemaking that would do everything
and more than we were considering doing internally. Cornell University is widely respected for its work at the intersection
of the Internet and the law. This is evidenced by projects such as the Legal Information Institute, one of the first and still
most widely used free sites for researching legal information. Therefore, the DOT was eager to work with CeRI to benefit from
the combined talents of both organizations. The CeRI’s multi-disciplinary team contains law professors, social scientists,
computer programmers, and trained facilitators to complement the DOT’s administrative law and transportation expertise.
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