<p>President Obama has earned his reputation as the Internet president. From the behavioral analytics used to run his campaign to the Google "fireside hangouts" to his Twitter sessions, Obama has been masterful in using technology to market his message. Now firmly entrenched in his second term, the question is, when will he use his Internet savvy to lead and transform digital government?</p><p>Obama has pledged to "ensure that our government and all its agencies have the right infrastructure, polices and services for the 21st century," but that's a pretty tall order. While his technology vision is quite compelling, it focuses much of the service delivery at the federal level. What isn't addressed is that a great deal of citizen interaction with government is at the state and local level. The same ideas that revolutionize Obama's presidency at the federal level can also be put to use in state and local governments.</p><p>E-government at the state and local level hasn't evolved much in the past 13 years. The initial charter of employing the Internet to deliver government information and services to citizens is still a good one. By its very nature, e-government is grounded in a foundation of good information management practices. In the private sector, information management has evolved greatly. What lessons learned in the private sector can be applied to the public sector?</p><p>Powered by Data</p><p><a href="http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2013/04/commentary-digital-government-has-ways-go/62475/?oref=ng-HPriver">Keep reading...</a></p>