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29 September
Computers in Government
Current Event
Anne Brannon
Class Uses 69 different devices identified Areas
Entertainment Commerce Transportation Communication Security Traffic control Kitchen Doors, elevators, … Medical School
www.cs.unc.edu/~pozefsky/25uses.xls
Top Uses Laptop/desktop Street light VCR, DVD, DVR Video games Cell phone Microwave Clock, Watch One Card
Television, radio Calculator Stereo, CD Car Laundry ATM Keyless entry Air conditioning
How Can You Tell if it’s a Computer?
Is it digital? Does it require power?
Electric battery
Does it adapt? Programmable Sensors
Computers in Government
First Use of Computers in Government 1890 Census
1880 census took 7 years Predicted 10 years for 1890
Use of punched cards Jacquard loom for controlling weaving patterns
(Joseph-Marie Jacquard, 1820) Used for storing instructions (Charles Babbage) Used for storing data (Herman Hollerith, 1889)
Single hole for numbers Multiple holes for letters
Results
1890 Census completed in 6 weeks Punched cards were the primary
input device to computers for 80 years
Hollerith went on to found Tabulating Machine Company (1896), which became IBM in 1924
How do We Interact with Government?
Same as everything else In person Phone Mail Web
What is e-government? Online access to government
services Information Transactions
Opportunity to increase citizen participation
How government works Question: Does e-government
disenfranchise people?
Is there a digital divide?
Facts: Nearly 70% of Americans have access
to the Internet 70% of those people access it daily Less than 10% access is less than
once a week Questions:
Is this good news or bad?
Demographic Differences
87% College degree vs. 48% high school degree
86% professionals vs. 58% blue collar
78% 18 – 34 years old vs. 43% over 65
70% Caucasian vs. 59% black No gender difference
What would you like?
Information sought Recreation (50%) Road closings (25%) Health information (25%) Voting records (25%)
Self reported Believable? Could we do better?
Transactions Wanted Address Change ONCE Respond to jury summons Renew driver’s license Copies of life event certificates (birth, death,
marriage, divorce) Confirm program eligibility and apply
Student financial aid, unemployment, Medicare, Medicaid, …
Passport or visa; marriage license Employment opportunities and application File taxes What’s not on this list?
VOTING!
Let’s explore
Federal: www.us.gov State: www.nc.gov City: www.ci.chapel-hill.nc.us