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Opinion
Kasperzak: Institutional inertia in government is usually beneficial
“Things don't change quickly, which is usually a good thing if you really sit and think about it.”
Michael Kasperzak Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 3:28 a16z Podcast | Government Transparency Powered by Software
Insight
Kasperzak: Government tech adoption fails from resource constraints, not employee resistance
“They don't resist technology change, but it's unfamiliar and nobody has time to get out and really spend time learning something new. And that resources are so limited in government, which is probably one of the biggest challenges.”
Michael Kasperzak Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 4:01 a16z Podcast | Government Transparency Powered by Software
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Kasperzak: Local governments face a surge in financial public records requests
“We're having an explosion of public records requests, and a lot of those are financially based”
Michael Kasperzak Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 8:45 a16z Podcast | Government Transparency Powered by Software
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Kasperzak: Governments Will Phase Out Physical Mailings in Favor of Digital Delivery
“And at some point, I think governments large and small are just going to have to move on. And, you know, there will be alternative channels, but if you want to read it, you're going to have to come down to the library and read it. We're not going to mail it to…”
Michael Kasperzak Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 13:18 a16z Podcast | Government Transparency Powered by Software
Insight
Kasperzak: Governments are inherently risk-averse due to public participation requirements
“Governments are by their nature risk averse. That's one thing. They have a huge public trust that they have to maintain, and there is a public process, you know, public hearings, the rights of people to come out and be heard, And that is a slow process, and it…”
Michael Kasperzak Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 13:48 a16z Podcast | Government Transparency Powered by Software
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