5: Security
Employ a staged approach whereby the use and scrutiny of user-generated data is guided by required security levels. Other Information:
Crowdsourcing (e.g. mashups, wikis) techniques and online communities (e.g. activist and interest groups) can enhance the
knowledge of government practitioners in a particular field and therefore strengthen the evidence and argumentation for new
policy (many examples in the policing area, tracking and tracing of criminals). However, advanced technologies enable people
to easily manipulate content (e.g. change photos, videos, formal writings) that is disseminated through the networks. To deal
with the limitations in accuracy, the government could employ a staged approach whereby the use and scrutiny of user-generated
data is guided by required security levels. Only sensitive uses would demand certified sources, while general-purpose applications
would draw on wider, public databases.
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